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During the Gilded Age, the shift to a system of mass production that paid workers low wages affected

men, women, and children.

both men and women.

only children.

only men.

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During the Gilded Age, industrialists got rich as the price of manufacturing products

increased because products were handmade by skilled workers.

increased because workers demanded and received high wages.

decreased because skilled workers agreed to lower wages.

decreased because more products were made rapidly by machines.

Which of the following characterizes the role of women during the Gilded Age?

The majority of women stayed at home to take care of the children.

Women were generally not allowed to work in factories.

Many women had more than one job in addition to responsibilities at home.

Women usually worked outside the home and did not have a great deal of responsibilities at home.

The system of large amounts of products produced rapidly by machines is called

skilled production.

unskilled production.

mass production.

limited production.

Which of the following best describes the scope of social reform movements during the Gilded Age?

Reform movements aimed to organize labor unions and worked for child labor laws, safety in the workplace, and women’s suffrage.

Reform movements worked only for women’s suffrage and equal pay for equal work.

Reform movements worked only for child labor laws, safety in the workplace, and women’s suffrage.

Reform movements worked only to reform labor unions and for child labor laws.

What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

Instead of whole families working at home, children went to work in factories.

Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.

Instead of working together in factories, families worked at home.

Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.

As a result of the system of mass production, the majority of factory owners

replaced skilled workers with unskilled workers.

eliminated women workers and hired only male workers.

used only child laborers.

replaced unskilled workers with skilled workers.

How did shoemaking change during the Gilded Age?

In 1800, shoes were made by hand. In 1900, shoes were being mass-produced in factories.

In 1800, shoes were mass-produced in factories. In 1900, shoes were still made in factories.

In 1800, shoes were made by hand. In 1900, shoes were still made by hand.

In 1800, shoes were mass-produced in factories. In 1900, shoes were made by hand.

The new system of production during the Second Industrial Revolution meant that unskilled workers did

different tasks all day.

one complicated task for many hours.

repetitive tasks for only a few hours.

repetitive tasks for many hours.

During the Gilded Age, people who worked in factories

had only moderate health benefits in case of accidents.

had to work long hours.

had many opportunities for job promotions.

were often taught new skills.

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