Gilded Age / Progressive Era

Which is true of leadership following the Civil War?

• Leaders continued to be like the ones before, political leaders who led with their words.

• Leaders were no longer political leaders, but businessmen and inventors.

The Gilded Age refers to... *

• a time where everything was painted gold

• a time where things were good for everyone

• a time where many felt guilty

• a time where progress made things seem great, but really there were problems underneath.

Which of the following WAS NOT a major industry during the late 19th and early 20th Century? *

• coal

• iron

• dairy

• steel

A standard work hour week during the late 19th and early 20th Century was... *

• 48 hours

• 20 hours

• 40 hours

• 84 hours

Labor unions...

• protect workers of different industries by representing their needs

• are groups of women having babies

• are people who choose to not work

• is the marriage of two workers from the same industry

Monopoly is...

• when someone wins Hasbro's greatest game

• when one person has control over an industry or service

• one insect that rolls into a ball when touched

• a man that is married to many different women

At what age did most children go to work in factories? *

• 9 or 10

• 19 or 20

• 12 or 13

• 5 or 6

The "Progressive Era" was... *

• a time of widespread social activism and political reform.

• a time where insurance agencies became very popular.

• a time when it was professional to be very aggressive.

• a time when it was seen as a problem, or error, to be progressive.

What did Progressives do? *

• purchase insurance

• acted very aggressively

• caused problems

• encouraged changes to protect people

Which is NOT true of muckrakers? *

• They went undercover to expose conditions in factories, hospitals, and asylums.

• They were authors and artists during the Progressive Era.

• They were ineffective at causing changes.

• They raked through the muck to expose the truth.