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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Cherokee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Dawes Act not provide for Native Americans?

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

    Which president passed the 17th Amendment in 1919?

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

    Who founded the Legislative Reference Bureau?

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

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

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

    Who won the 1916 presidential election?

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

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