Unit Test Answers

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Which of the following groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

A

scabs

B

guilds

C

trade unions

D

labor unions

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Which statement best describes Carnegie’s ideas about the wealthy class?

A

The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.

B

The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.

C

The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.

D

The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.

E

The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.

F

The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.

G

The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.

H

The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.

5

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A

the American Federation of Labor

B

the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen

C

the American Railway Union

D

the Lowell Mill girls

6

During the Gilded Age, a factory worker who was injured while working generally received

A

pay and some health benefits.

B

a leave of absence with decreased pay.

C

no pay but a promise that the job would be held for the worker.

D

neither pay nor health benefits.

8

Under the leadership of Eugene Debs, how did the Socialist Party of America become involved in politics?

A

The party campaigned to make labor unions illegal.

B

The party worked to make child labor laws less stringent.

C

The party stayed out of politics altogether.

D

The party ran candidates for political office.

11

Companies hired Pinkertons to

A

move employees to company towns.

B

negotiate with unions in the workplace.

C

force scabs to cross picket lines.

D

report on and bust unions.

17

Which type of American would be the least likely to support Marxism?

A

a socialist

B

a factory worker

C

a factory owner

D

a poor person

19

The Pullman strike ended with

A

the appointment of Eugene V. Debs as company president.

B

record profits for the Pullman Company and its shareholders.

C

the company rehiring workers who withdrew from other unions.

D

a new union that received the Pullman Company’s support.

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23

The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

A

to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.

B

to enable their children to attend universities there.

C

to discover and create new technologies.

D

to enjoy different cultural events.

24

The income divide and excesses of the rich during the Gilded Age caused

A

workers to abandon labor unions.

B

workers to abandon labor unions.

C

some people to stop working at factories.

D

some people to stop working at factories.

E

workers to seek education to get better jobs.

F

workers to seek education to get better jobs.

G

some people to work for economic and social reform.

H

some people to work for economic and social reform.

25

The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

A

raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.

B

finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.

C

finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.

D

raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.

26

The economy grew more quickly during the Gilded Age than at any other time in US history. Two factors that caused this growth were

A

a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.

B

a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.

C

a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.

D

a great increase in steel production and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.

27

Read this quote from Walter Rauschenbusch.“The preventable decimation of the people is social murder.”Rauschenbusch believed that

A

many less fortunate people became ill and died unnecessarily.

B

a preventable disease was wiping out large segments of the population.

C

the death rate of the less fortunate was about the same as other economic groups.

D

immigrants likely became ill after being exposed to new diseases in America.

28

How did railroad expansion affect the growth of major urban centers?

A

New networks were built in the rural West.

B

Traveling to and from cities became easier.

C

Traveling between the North and the South became easier.

D

New networks linked Canadian and US cities.

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