How Well Did You Read About Robber Barons And Rebels?
Just a fun quiz with a funny video at the end.
- 1.What was the Lynch Law first used for?
- A.
Terrorizing and controlling African Americans
- B.
The purpose of suppressing criminals
- C.
To keep immigrants from coming into America
- 2.What was a reason for the worker strikes?
- A.
People were feeling lazy
- B.
There was a great economic depression in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- C.
Factory workers were getting declining wages.
- 3.Who created the Standard Oil refinery of Ohio?
- A.
John D. Rockefeller
- B.
J.P. Morgan
- C.
Henry Clay Frick
- 4.Who created the largest bank in all of the United States?
- A.
J.P. Morgan
- B.
Eugene Debs
- C.
John D. Rockefeller
- 5.What was an organization that Eugene V. Debs founded?
- A.
Industrial Workers of the World
- B.
Knights of Labor
- C.
American Federation of Labor
- 6.What year was the Homestead Strike?
- A.
1917
- B.
1887
- C.
1892
- 7.What were the the workers on strike at Haymarket Square asking for?
- A.
Better treatment
- B.
An 8 hour work day
- C.
Higher wages
- 8.What did Congress pass the Espionage Act of 1917?
- A.
To be able to imprison the leaders of worker strikes
- B.
For the ability to imprison and fine the interference with the operation or success of the military or naval forces.
- C.
To prevent African Americans from being lynched
- 9.What is Karl Marx most famous for?
- A.
Building a million dollar steel plant
- B.
Co-founding the American Railway Union
- C.
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