Industrialization (Gilded Age)

Industrialization (Gilded Age)

8th Grade

27 Qs

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Industrialization (Gilded Age)

Industrialization (Gilded Age)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does gilded mean?

to cover in gold to make something appear more expensive

a new steel process

to make silver out of stones to increase value

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which industry best benefited from the Bessemer process in the mid 1800s?

ranching

steel

cotton

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a true statement concerning the Gilded Age?

The steel industry never hired immigrant workers.

The steel industry provided opportunities for Europeans with little to no expertise to create a new life for themselves in the U.S.

The United States had no job opportunities for immigrants because we had enough Americans to fill all the jobs.

Immigrants on the west coast were processed into the country at Ellis Island.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did immigrants make a positive contribution to the United States?

immigrant workers needed very little expertise

immigrants sent money back to their homelands

immigrants built culturally rich communities

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains why the U.S. experienced a larger early 20th century surge in immigration?

The 20th century immigration surge was larger because it was a continuation of the late 19th century surge in immigration.

The immigration surge of the late 19th century was smaller because iron work was less prestigious than steel work.

The larger 20th century immigration surge was because the quickly growing steel industry needed many unskilled workers.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following policies, would Robber Barons prefer?

laws that guaranteed a minimum wage for workers

quotas that restricted labor competition from immigrants

antitrust legislation that prevented monopolies

patent laws that protected innovations

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the contributions of men such as Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller affect the United States post-Reconstruction?

Their generous charities helped foster a system of social welfare in the United States

Their entrepreneurship helped the Untied States become a world industrial power.

Their donations to the arts encouraged an increase in the U.S. tourism industry.

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