US History: Gilded Age Test for Exam 2023 Verified
Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company?
John D. Rockefeller
Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded
Age?
Low tariff
Politics during the Gilded Age was dominated by all the following issues except
what?
Aid to the poor
What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others?
Standard Oil Company
What was the most significant communications achievement during the Gilded
Age?
Telephone
What was the most significant goal of the Grange during the 1870s?
State regulation of railroads
Which type of industry was controlled by vertical integration?
Steel
What Stalwart vice president supported Half-breed positions once he became
president?
Chester A. Arthur
What industry was the main cause for passage of the Interstate Commerce Act?
Railroads
When did the American Federation of Labor defy an injunction by federal courts?
Pullman Strike
What philosophy argued the goodness of mankind and helping one another will
promote human progress?
Reform Darwinism
What goldbug defeated the silver-tongued "Great Commoner" in the presidential
campaign of 1896?
William McKinley
What philosophy was used to defend the development of monopolies in
industries such as oil and steel?
Social Darwinism
Who was the most popular realist of the Gilded Age?
Mark Twain
What severe economic problem hit America during Grover Cleveland's second
administration?
Panic of 1893
Who won the 1896 presidential campaign from his "front porch?
William McKinley
Which was the significant effort of the Pendleton Act?
Eliminated the spoil system
Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company?
John D. Rockefeller
Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded
Age?
Low tariff
Politics during the Gilded Age was dominated by all the following issues except
what?
Aid to the poor
What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others?
Standard Oil Company
What was the most significant communications achievement during the Gilded
Age?
Telephone
What was the most significant goal of the Grange during the 1870s?
State regulation of railroads
Which type of industry was controlled by vertical integration?
Steel
What Stalwart vice president supported Half-breed positions once he became
president?
Chester A. Arthur
What industry was the main cause for passage of the Interstate Commerce Act?
Railroads
When did the American Federation of Labor defy an injunction by federal courts?
Pullman Strike
What philosophy argued the goodness of mankind and helping one another will
promote human progress?
Reform Darwinism
What goldbug defeated the silver-tongued "Great Commoner" in the presidential
campaign of 1896?
William McKinley
What philosophy was used to defend the development of monopolies in
industries such as oil and steel?
Social Darwinism
Who was the most popular realist of the Gilded Age?
Mark Twain
What severe economic problem hit America during Grover Cleveland's second
administration?
Panic of 1893
Who won the 1896 presidential campaign from his "front porch?
William McKinley
Which was the significant effort of the Pendleton Act?
Eliminated the spoil system
