Unit Test

An action taken by employers or by the government against workers who wanted to organize was

Those who believed that poverty was due to laziness or sinful behavior were most likely to believe in

Population growth during the Gilded Age was due in large part to

How did living in company towns make union membership more difficult for workers?

Which idea would Washington Gladden have been most likely to support?

Which of the following was a significant social change during the Gilded Age?

Which of these innovations was made possible by Alexander Graham Bell?

Which of these inventors most directly contributed to changing the way people functioned during the evening?

The growth of business led to the development of a new type of business organization called the corporation. Which of the following was a characteristic of a corporation?

Which is one reason that factory work was dangerous in the 1800s?

Why was Carnegie Steel considered a vertical monopoly?

How did the Bessemer process contribute to the development of Carnegie's monopoly?

Which of the following groups became the main residents of the inner city during the Gilded Age?

A direct result of landlords not maintaining their tenements during the early 1900s was that

Which statement reflects similarities between Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie?

Which political, economic, and social systems best related to the ideals of American society during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Which statement describes an effect of urbanization?

How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation?

During the Gilded Age, working women had

The majority of immigrants and rural migrants who moved to American cities at the turn of the twentieth century became part of the

How did Carnegie's early job with the railroads greatly contribute to his success in the steel business? It taught him how to lay railroad tracks with steel. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was his best customer when he built his business. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company paid him well enough so he eventually could invest in his own business. It helped him predict that the demand for steel to build railroad tracks and bridges would grow.

Which invention allowed the greatest personal freedom of travel?

What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?

Read the quote attributed to Theodore Rhodie, a former Pullman employee. "I do not like to walk up there and hand up my membership in the American Railway Union because when a man asks me to give up my principles, my rights as an American citizen, he might just as well ask for my life." What result of the Pullman Strike is the worker describing?

Wealthy businessmen of the Gilded Age who followed in the footsteps of Andrew Carnegie in donating their wealth included

In which of the following situations would the government have been most likely to become involved in union protests?

Which business practice did Rockefeller repeatedly use that helped him succeed in building his oil monopoly?