Gilded Age 10

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Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

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Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

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During the Gilded Age, there was a notable increase in federal support for-

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased temperance regulations

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the growth of big business

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Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries and other philanthropic ventures?

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"The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise"

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Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

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The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

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Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group? Options: Increased urban population, The passage of labor laws, Decreased regulation of urban rail systems, The establishment of immigration quotas

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Increased urban population

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Which result completes the diagram? Options: Ratification of a suffrage amendment, Building of the transcontinental railroad, Passage of prohibition legislation, Expansion of labor unions

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Expansion of labor unions

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In the late 1800s, why did Congress pass restrictions on immigration from China?

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To satisfy nativist prejudices in the United States

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^{- Founded what became US Steel - Wrote the Gospel of Wealth - Used profits in philanthropic activities}
What Gilded Age individual best represents the description above? Options: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, George Pullman, Thomas Edison

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Andrew Carnegie

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Social Darwinism can best be described as the theory that-

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Life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive

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Which action is best described by this excerpt?

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Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities