1.2 Industrialization

Multiple Choice

Which attitude about immigration is reflected in this poem, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

• People from all nations should be welcomed.

• Educated professionals should be given preference.

• Quotas should be adopted to limit certain ethnic groups.

• The influx of unskilled people should be restricted.

Open Ended

Refer back to your answer on the previous question & the excerpt to the left, what in the excerpt made you infer it was their attitude toward immigration? Explain & make the connection for me.

Multiple Choice

Few restrictions were placed on immigration to the United States in the late 19th century primarily because immigrants

• would work for low wages

• provided a rich source of investment capital

• would add to the diversity of the population

• faced little opposition from citizens

Hotspot

The following are all pro-business policies. Which one of them describes laissez-faire?

Multiple Choice

Which title is most appropriate for this graphic organizer?

• Rise of Labor Union

• Innovations & Technology

• Vertical Integration of Business

• Factors Contributing to Industrialization

You are going to watch a clip from Big Bang Theory. You will get a quick lesson in starting a business, but there are a few content pertinent lessons. Entrepreneurs are mechanizing manufacturing to make it faster and more profitable. Fredrick Taylor recommended breaking down the manufacturing process into smaller tasks would make things more efficient. This idea will turn into the assembly line. You'll see Sheldon do that for Penny's business.

Hotspot

How did this invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

Open Ended

Look at the infographic to the left on communication.

Below show your work.

How many hours earlier would you get information with the telegraph over the Pony Express?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of the trends shown on the graph?

• closing of the western frontier

• industrialization in the North and Midwest

• passage of the Homestead Act

• completion of the transcontinental railroad

Match

Match the following

rural

urban

street car

• rural

• urban

• street car

Hotspot

Select the appropriate effect into the diagram to accurately explain the trend of the late 1800s.

Multiple Choice

In the late 1800s, the corporation became an important form of business organization primarily because it

• had closer ties with its employees

• could raise large amounts of investment capital

• made better quality products

• called for conservation of natural resources

Hotspot

Identify one effect of the US's laissez-faire policies.

Mrs. Deatherage

How to remember MONOPOLIES: Have you ever played the game? You have to get all the like types of real estate, like the Green Cards or the Railroads. This means you control all of those. At this point in the game, you can build and charge larger rents. If you have a monopoly, you can limit production and charge higher prices.

Match

Andrew Carnegie is someone you have to know for the test. They want you to know that he used the Bessemer Process to create a steel monopoly. He made it faster and cheaper, but he also ran his competitors out of business by vertical integration. They also want you to know that he gave lots of money to charities and to build libraries, theater, etc.

Match the term to the image that represents his significance.

monopolist

philanthropist

Andrew Carnegie

• monopolist

• philanthropist

• Andrew Carnegie

Multiple Choice

Mark Twain coined the term Gilded Age in his satirical book of that title. Which of the following doesn't fit with the description provided on the left?

Open Ended

Refer back to the previous question and your answer. Why did you feel the answer you selected wasn't representative of the term Gilded Age?

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protect the ownership of new inventions. ​

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helped people's ability to work after dark. ​ New inventions like washing machines helped to increase ​

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and improved ​

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process made steel cheaper and stronger and it would be ideal for building tall ​

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and long ​

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were formed. They sold stock and used the capital to expand. ​

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is where the government doesn't interfere with big businesses, because they respect their role in creating wealth. ​

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is based on natural selection and rationalizes why the rich are rich and the poor are poor.

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REVIEW. Entrepreneurs like Carnegie, Rockefeller & Vanderbilt could be viewed negatively as ​

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and positively as ​

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. Businesses were able to influence and benefit from the ​

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because they contributed to their elections. ​

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coined the term Gilded Age, because it represents the extremes of wealth and poverty.

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legislation was passed to stop ​

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, like the ​

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regulated railroad rates.