Gilded Age Railroad Expansion Quiz

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What did the railroads create in the Gilded Age?

  • Great concentrations of capital
  • Massive corporations
  • Vast fortunes
  • All of the above (correct)

What did the railroads impel the creation of across the country?

  • Innovative corporate organization
  • National markets
  • Uniform time zones (correct)
  • Advanced management techniques

What did the vast capital requirements of the railroads lead to?

  • Incorporation as a legal innovation (correct)
  • Government support and subsidies
  • Creation of a national market
  • Vast national operations

What did the Republican Party do during the Civil War and Reconstruction?

<p>Passed legislation granting vast subsidies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the railroads link during the Gilded Age?

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

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