Gilded Age

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What innovation made manufacturing more efficient?

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Electricity

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What innovation contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) of the United States? Options: Railroads, Telephone, Dry farming, Sewing machine

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Railroads

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Many immigrants found work as-

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unskilled labor in factories

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Which idea summarizes the Gilded Age? Options: Many Americans moved west to farm, Native Americans were placed on Reservations, The discovery of Gold increased western migration, Industrialists used their wealth to influence politics

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Industrialists used their wealth to influence politics

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What is the main idea of the cartoon?

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Political Corruption

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What idea is the cartoon addressing?

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Monopoly

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What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions? Options: By homesteading on the Great Plains, By joining labor unions, By working for Political bosses, Through better education

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By joining labor unions

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What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?

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Philanthropic donations to charity

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What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?

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fill government jobs based on merit

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What law was created to prohibit businesses from destroying competition but was used to limit power of labor unions?

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Sherman Antitrust Act