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Look at the graph below, which shows women’s professions in 1900. Which of the following best interprets the graph?

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A
The smallest number of women worked in factories.
B
The smallest number of women worked as teachers.
C
The largest number of women worked on farms or in homes.
D
The largest number of women worked in factories.
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Jan Matzeliger’s invention had an impact on which of the following industries?

A
steel production
B
shoe manufacturing
C
automobile production
D
furniture manufacturing
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, factory owners hired children

A
in spite of the laws against this practice.
B
because they could pay them less money.
C
because they did not want to hire women.
D
in the interest of keeping families together.
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Look at the circle graph. Income of US Population, 1890In 1890, people who lived comfortably earned $1,200 a year or more. What does the circle graph indicate about the US population at that time?

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A
Most people did not earn enough money to live comfortably.
B
Most people earned enough money to support their families.
C
Most people earned about the same amount of money.
D
Most people were factory owners or corporate magnates.
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Which of the following best describes reform movements during the Gilded Age?

A
Reform movements focused on labor unions, child labor laws, safety in the workplace, and women’s suffrage.
B
Reform movements focused on implementing mass-production methods and equal pay for equal work.
C
Reform movements focused on implementing mass-production methods and safety in the workplace.
D
Reform movements focused on blocking government regulations, switching to new technology, and changing old business models.
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Which of the following best describes child labor in the late 1800s?

A
Children who worked hard were paid higher wages.
B
Children did physical labor after school each day.
C
Children did physical labor instead of going to school.
D
Children had the opportunity to learn a skilled trade.
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Which best describes what occurred following the passage of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916?

A
The act stopped all factories from hiring child workers.
B
The act stopped most factories from hiring child workers.
C
The act was not signed by the president.
D
The act was later overturned by the Supreme Court.
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Workers of the Gilded Age faced dangerous conditions working in factories and

A
on railroads.
B
in hospitals.
C
on farms.
D
in households.
9

Economic and social changes during the Gilded Age caused

A
most workers to abandon labor unions.
B
people to stop working at many factories.
C
workers to seek training to get better jobs.
D
activists to work for a variety of reforms.
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During the Gilded Age, most laborers were considered to be in

A
the middle class.
B
the upper class.
C
the ruling class.
D
the working class.

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