Review of the IR & the Gilded Age

The theory used by the wealthy to justify their wealth and treatment of the poor.  

• Darwinism
• Natural Selection
• Selectionism
• Social Darwinism

These measures are passed to discourage foreign competition.

• Interest Rates
• Embargo Acts
• Protective Tariffs
• Anti-Trust Acts

This book espouses the view that the wealthy have a moral obligation to improve society with their wealth and to be philanthropic.

• How the Other Half Lives
• The Social Gospel
• The Gospel of Wealth
• The Capitalists' Guide to Wealth

Political Machines were symbols of Gilded Age corruption because:

• They relied on immigrants.
• They engaged in immoral and illegal activities to get and maintain power
• They were exclusively run by the wealthy
• They addressed industrial-era demands in urban areas

The Bessemer Process

• Enabled the growth of cities and fostered transportation
• Resulted in extended work hours as it banished the darkness
• was implemented in most factories to increase productivity
• was credited to Henry Bessemer though Andrew Carnegie invented it

Weis buys Giant and Redners.  This is an example of:

• A Pool
• A Trust
• Vertical Growth
• Horizontal Growth

Most "new" immigrants of the industrial era came from:

• Asia
• Western Europe
• Southeastern Europe
• Latin America

The System of Interchangeable Parts resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

• increased demand for skilled workers
• reduction of prices on manufactured items
• mass production
• changes in the relationship between business and workers

New markets were expanded by all of the following EXCEPT:

• innovations in transportation
• new methods of advertising
• increasing immigration
• increased government regulations

Religious persecution, political instability, exhausted resources, and war.  These are examples of:

• Push Factors
• Pull Factors