US History: Gilded Age UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Gilded Age
US History: Gilded Age UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company? - Correct Answer- John D.
Rockefeller
Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry? - Correct Answer- Andrew Carnegie
What was not a major cause of Amer...
US History: Gilded Age UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company? - Correct Answer- John D.
Rockefeller
Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry? - Correct Answer- Andrew Carnegie
What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded Age? - Correct
Answer- Low tariff
Politics during the Gilded Age was dominated by all the following issues except what? -
Correct Answer- Aid to the poor
What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others? - Correct Answer-
Standard Oil Company
What was the most significant communications achievement during the Gilded Age? -
Correct Answer- Telephone
What was the most significant goal of the Grange during the 1870s? - Correct Answer- State
regulation of railroads
Which type of industry was controlled by vertical integration? - Correct Answer- Steel
What Stalwart vice president supported Half-breed positions once he became president? -
Correct Answer- Chester A. Arthur
What industry was the main cause for passage of the Interstate Commerce Act? - Correct
Answer- Railroads
When did the American Federation of Labor defy an injunction by federal courts? - Correct
Answer- Pullman Strike
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