Gilded Age Review

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How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age? Options: The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy, There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty, Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities, There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens

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There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty

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Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant from this country, who built a fortune in this industry: Scotland, Steel

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Scotland, Steel

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Andrew Carnegie used this business strategy, where a company owns or controls every part in the creation of its product (resources, factories, transportation)

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Vertical Integration

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This Scottish immigrant invented the telephone in 1876

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Henry Ford was known for bringing the "assembly line" method of mass production to American factories. Why was this method so important to the economy?

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It made it easier to produce large quantities of products, which made them cheaper for the American consumer.

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Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what? Urbanization, Industrialization, Nativism, Assimilation

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Urbanization

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Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

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Nativists

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How would the arrival of Asian Immigrants be described during the early 1900s?

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Restricted

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Why were individuals like John. D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan and Vanderbelt called Robber Barrons?

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They used ruthless business tactics against other companies and competitors

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Which of the following is the best definition for the term POLITICAL MACHINES?
A party organization headed by a single boss or small group that commands enough votes to ensure elections are fair and accurate reflections of the people's will.
A party organization that caters only to Nativist candidates and tries to keep immigrants out of their city.
A party organization that does not command many votes or power in a city, but is quite annoying.
A Party organization, headed by a single boss or small group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control.

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A Party organization, headed by a single boss or small group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control.