Industrialization (Gilded Age)
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Pennie Buchanan
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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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