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Which statement best describes Carnegie’s ideas about the wealthy class?

A
The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.
B
The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.
C
The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.
D
The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.
E
The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.
F
The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.
G
The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.
H
The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.
5

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the American Federation of Labor
B
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C
the American Railway Union
D
the Lowell Mill girls
6

During the Gilded Age, a factory worker who was injured while working generally received

A
pay and some health benefits.
B
a leave of absence with decreased pay.
C
no pay but a promise that the job would be held for the worker.
D
neither pay nor health benefits.
8

Under the leadership of Eugene Debs, how did the Socialist Party of America become involved in politics?

A
The party campaigned to make labor unions illegal.
B
The party worked to make child labor laws less stringent.
C
The party stayed out of politics altogether.
D
The party ran candidates for political office.
11

Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
move employees to company towns.
B
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
C
force scabs to cross picket lines.
D
report on and bust unions.
17

Which type of American would be the least likely to support Marxism?

A
a socialist
B
a factory worker
C
a factory owner
D
a poor person
19

The Pullman strike ended with

A
the appointment of Eugene V. Debs as company president.
B
record profits for the Pullman Company and its shareholders.
C
the company rehiring workers who withdrew from other unions.
D
a new union that received the Pullman Company’s support.
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23

The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

A
to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.
B
to enable their children to attend universities there.
C
to discover and create new technologies.
D
to enjoy different cultural events.
24

The income divide and excesses of the rich during the Gilded Age caused

A
workers to abandon labor unions.
B
workers to abandon labor unions.
C
some people to stop working at factories.
D
some people to stop working at factories.
E
workers to seek education to get better jobs.
F
workers to seek education to get better jobs.
G
some people to work for economic and social reform.
H
some people to work for economic and social reform.

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