19th Century Urban Reforms and Industrialists Quiz

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Which inventor is credited with inventing the phonograph?

  • Nikola Tesla
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Thomas Edison (correct)
  • James Watt

Who founded US Steel, a major player in the Gilded Age politics?

  • John D. Rockefeller
  • Henry Ford
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • J.P. Morgan (correct)

Which battle allowed the United States to gain control of the Philippines?

  • Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Manila Bay (correct)
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

Who wrote the novel 'The Jungle' that shed light on the meatpacking industry during the Gilded Age?

<p>Upton Sinclair (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which president admitted that 'politics make me sick' and later became a Supreme Court Justice?

<p>William Taft (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which party of progressives did Theodore Roosevelt form during the Gilded Age politics?

<p>Bull Moose Party (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau?

<p>Negotiate labor contracts for freemen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was not a goal of the Grangers?

<p>Nationalizing the banking sector (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the last 'battle' of the Indian Wars take place?

<p>Wounded Knee, SD (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following tribes was one of the '5 civilized tribes'?

<p>Cherokee (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Dawes Act not provide for Native Americans?

<p>Reservation land ownership by tribes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the Gilded Age, what characterized politics in terms of party balance?

<p>Both Democrats and Republicans were evenly balanced (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which president passed the 17th Amendment in 1919?

<p>William Howard Taft (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was NOT an approach to business regulation considered by progressives?

<p>Deporting supporters of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who founded the Legislative Reference Bureau?

<p>Robert LaFollette (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alliance system was the Entente Cordial a part of in WWI?

<p>The Allies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who won the 1916 presidential election?

<p>Woodrow Wilson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the term 'flapper' refer to in the 1920s?

<p>Modern, single women who smoked and wore short dresses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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