Gilded Age Review Q 11-14-23

Which act provided 160 acres of public land to settlers for a small fee if they improved the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops?

• Dawes Act

• Bessemer Process Act

• Transcontinental Railroad Act

• Homestead Act

What was the method for mass-producing steel by blowing air through molten iron to remove impurities called?

• Homestead Process

• Transcontinental Process

• Bessemer Process

• Edison Process

Who developed the practical electric light bulb in the 1870s?

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Thomas Edison

What term refers to large corporations gaining control over entire industries?

• Monopolies

• Trusts

• Cartels

• Syndicates

Who dominated the steel industry during the Gilded Age?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

What term refers to the growth of cities and the migration of people from rural areas to urban centers?

• Modernization

• Globalization

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

What were working conditions like during the Gilded Age?

• Moderate with average hours, average wages, and average environments

• Flexible with short hours, high wages, and safe environments

• Fair with reasonable hours, high wages, and safe environments

• Harsh with long hours, low wages, and unsafe environments

What term refers to the discrimination against new immigrants during the Gilded Age?

• Multiculturalism

• Nativism

• Xenophobia

• Assimilation

What was the first significant federal law restricting immigration based on nationality?

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Homestead Act

• Transcontinental Railroad Act

What was a major issue during the Gilded Age characterized by widespread corruption?

• Labor Corruption

• Judicial Corruption

• Government Corruption

• Corporate Corruption