Industrial Revolution Test Review

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Why were business leaders John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt referred to as robber barons?

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They were ruthless in dealing with competitors.

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During the last quarter of the 19th century, large numbers of immigrants were admitted to the United States primarily because of the economy's need for more

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unskilled factory workers

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Which major population shift in the late 1800s occurred as a result of industrialization?

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Rural residents to urban areas

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Which type of business organization is being criticized in this cartoon?

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Monopoly

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Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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"America is for Americans."

Front

The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to…

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Eliminate unfair business practices

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Who is largely responsible for developing the tourism and transportation along Florida's East coast during the late 19th century?

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Henry Flagler

Front

During the late 1800s, the principles of Social Darwinism were used to justify what?

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the accumulation of great wealth by industrialists

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A laissez faire government had what kind of control?

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Ignored the issues of big business.

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Most nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the...

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Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act