The Aspects Of The Industrial Age Trivia

20 Questions | By Mrsdon | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 1430

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1.

Which aspect of the Industrial Age is a term defined as a business where goods are manufactured quickly in large amounts with the aid of machines?
- A.
  
  Innovation
- B.
  
  Industry
- C.
  
  Urbanization
2.

What aspect of the Industrial Age is a term defined as a means by which we run machinery by using natural resources such as coal, gas, oil, and wood to generate power?
- A.
  
  Immigration
- B.
  
  Strike
- C.
  
  Energy
3.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
- A.
  
  The United States
- B.
  
  France
- C.
  
  Great Britain
4.

Who brought the Industrial Revolution to America?
- A.
  
  Samuel Slater
- B.
  
  J.P. Morgan
- C.
  
  Teddy Roosevelt
5.

What innovations were made in manufacturing or production of goods in factories during the Industrial Age?
- A.
  
  Irrigation, dry farming, and the crop rotating
- B.
  
  Interchangeable parts, assembly lines, and division of labor
- C.
  
  Panning, dredging, and sluicing
6.

What was the Lowell Mill Project?
- A.
  
  The first industry in America who hired mainly women
- B.
  
  The industry in Great Britain where the industry idea was stolen
- C.
  
  The first industry to produce iron
7.

What business terms best describe business in the Gilded Age?
- A.
  
  Socialism, public ownership, equal shares
- B.
  
  Communism, government controlled, equal wealth distribution
- C.
  
  Free market, monopolies, trusts
8.

What is the name of the place where stocks and bonds are bought and sold?
- A.
  
  Stock market
- B.
  
  The capital
- C.
  
  Factories
9.

What place brings all the manufacturing steps together to increase the amount produced and the speed in which it is produced?
- A.
  
  Stock market
- B.
  
  A grange
- C.
  
  A factory
10.

Why did Industrialists use child labor in their industries?
- A.
  
  The children would work harder
- B.
  
  It was cheaper to employ them
- C.
  
  Adults were too big to work on the machines
11.

What are the two views of the Industrialists of the Gilded Age?
- A.
  
  Union Bosses or Labor Progressives
- B.
  
  Captains of Industry or Robber Barons
- C.
  
  Angels or Devils
12.

What immigrant station did most European Immigrants go through when moving to the United States?
- A.
  
  Ellis Island
- B.
  
  Angel Island
- C.
  
  Alcatraz Island
13.

What sparked the rise of labor unions in the Industrial Age?
- A.
  
  The women's suffrage movement
- B.
  
  Immigrants angered by the immigration process
- C.
  
  Workers fed up with poor conditions and low pay
14.

What is a strike?
- A.
  
  When factories sell goods at wholesale and slash the price
- B.
  
  When workers refuse to work to protest poor treatment
- C.
  
  When women are hired over men because men required more money
15.

What is a political party?
- A.
  
  A type of society where only rich people can be a member
- B.
  
  The representative voters in the electoral college
- C.
  
  A group of people who share the same ideas about government
16.

What is urbanization?
- A.
  
  When an area is quickly abandoned making it a ghost town
- B.
  
  When an area becomes populated and establishes services for the citizens who live there
- C.
  
  When the original citizens of a town move out when immigrants begin moving there
17.

What was the political party that stood for the common people during the Gilded Age?
- A.
  
  The Republican Party
- B.
  
  The Libertarian Party
- C.
  
  The Populist Party
18.

What was the result of the Progressive Era?
- A.
  
  The U.S. became a socialist economy
- B.
  
  Political, social, and economic reform
- C.
  
  Riots, strikes, and the organized crime
19.

Which president was a progressive?
- A.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- B.
  
  Abraham Lincoln
- C.
  
  Teddy Roosevelt
20.

Which term is defined as when a strong, wealthy nation attempts to control or influence a smaller or weaker nation?
- A.
  
  Communism
- B.
  
  Industrialization
- C.
  
  Imperalism