Gilded Age Test Review

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Some critics during the Gilded Age argued that big business leaders unfairly reduced competition in the market by-

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forming trusts and creating monopolies

Front

During the Gilded Age, increased immigration to the United States from southern and eastern Europe resulted in-

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growing nativist sentiments

Front

How did the introduction of assembly line manufacturing influence business during the Gilded Age?

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Productivity increased

Front

Civil Service reform during the Gilded Age were a response to-

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the growth of political machines and corruption of the "spoils system"

Front

Which condition prompted this type of headline during the Gilded Age? Rise of political machines, Immigration policies with quotas, Westward migration, Increased rates of urbanization

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Increased rates of urbanization

Front

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

Front

The change depicted in the above maps was largely a result of:

• the completion of the Erie Canal
• signing into law the Homestead Act
• the imposition of immigration restrictions
• federal government regulations on the railroad industry

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signing into law the Homestead Act

Front

Which statement best completes the information in the excerpt? Options: homesteaders, land speculators, wealthy merchants, open-range ranchers

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homesteaders

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By 1900, at least 40% of Americans lived in urban areas, with New York City and Chicago having populations of over one million. This increased urbanization largely resulted in:

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cities that were overcrowded, congested and polluted

Front

Which event would best complete the diagram? Options: The California Gold Rush, The Dawes Act of 1887, The Immigration Act of 1882, The Transcontinental Railroad

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The Transcontinental Railroad