Gilded Age-Age of Industry Test

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What was a significant factor in the rapid industrial growth in the United States during the late 19th century?

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Abundant natural resources and a large labor force

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What was one significant change in people's lives caused by the introduction of machines during the Industrial Revolution?

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Goods could be produced more quickly and efficiently

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What was one major impact of Edison's invention of the light bulb on American industry?

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It allowed factories to operate after dark, increasing production

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How did the Transcontinental railroad help the economy during the Age of Industry (1870 -1920)?

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Moved raw materials (steel, lumber, coal) to factories quickly

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What age represented a time in American history (from about 1870 to 1900) that looked shiny and golden on the surface, but had many serious problems underneath, such as great wealth for a few people and poverty for many others?

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Gilded Age

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The illegal or unfair business practices of some industrialist bosses led to them being given this negative nickname.

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Robber Barons

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Belief that economic success is a result of natural selection, where only the most capable businesses thrive.

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Social Darwinism

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Why were John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie sometimes referred to as "Captains of Industry"?

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Because they contributed to economic growth and supported philanthropic causes

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What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

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An economy that works best when there is very little involvement or interference by the U.S. government

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What problems did factory workers face during the Age of Industry (1870 to 1920)?

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Low wages, long hours, and dangerous conditions