Industrialization and the Gilded Age — Test

Question 1

Which three factors transformed industry during the Gilded Age?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads

Question 2

Which best explains how railroad companies were able to standardize their timetables in 1883?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by working together voluntarily

Question 3

Which of these men created a monopoly in the oil industry?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

John D. Rockefeller

Question 4

What does the graph tell you about the balance of income during the late 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Most people did not earn more than $1,200 in a year.

Question 5

How did the railroads impact the relationship between eastern cities and the Great Plains?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Railroads brought crops and food to cities in the East, and settlers to farms in the Great Plains.

Industrialization and the Gilded Age — Test Answers