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How did employment change during the Second Industrial Revolution?

Unskilled workers became more important.

Skilled workers became more important.

Wages dramatically increased in a short period.

More people began to work on farms than in factories.

How was Rockefeller’s monopoly different from Carnegie’s?

Rockefeller could gather raw materials and refine them.

Rockefeller controlled all steps in production and distribution.

Rockefeller combined many corporations into a trust.

Rockefeller had one corporation that controlled a market.

Which industry was made possible by Thomas Edison’s ideas and inventions?

the automobile industry

the communications industry

the mass transit industry

the movie industry

Which of the following was an important reform during the Gilded Age?

Workers formed labor unions.

Workers took safety precautions.

Employers stopped hiring children.

Employers protected child workers.

Which of the following best describes the role of lower-class women during the Gilded Age?

Most lower-class women stayed at home to take care of their children.

Lower-class women generally were not allowed to work in factories.

Many lower-class women had to work as well as take care of their homes.

Lower-class women usually worked outside the home and hired child care.

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