Laissez-faire means..

gov't gets involved in business

Social Darwinism is...

survival of the fittest in a business/economic sense

Which of the following did the Bessemer Process NOT do?

Made it so workers had more rights

Made it so steel could be made faster

Made it so the railroad industry had a cheaper supply of steel

Made it so that skyscrapers could be built more cheaply

Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?

Control all of a product's production

put all competition out of business

Images such as this illustrate that many US companies were —

employing children as a source of cheap labor

requiring vocational training programs for children

seeking government regulation of child labor

providing safe working conditions for child laborers

The invention of electricity made many things possible. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

Industrial workers had to work fewer hours, because electric machines were faster.

Manufacturing plants could now be built away from sources of power, like rivers.

The size of cities grew because urban travel became cheaper and faster.

Time-saving appliances helped out in the home.

Which of these was NOT true of the town of Pullman, Illinois

carefully observed all aspects of the American Constitution and Bill of Rights

was created by George M. Pullman for his railroad workers

was carefully laid out and strictly controlled

is an example of how large companies attempted to control workers’ lives

This law, signed in 1890, made it illegal for companies to form trusts that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries.

The Commerce Reconciliation Act

Tammany Hall was the name of

the New York City political machine

the federal courthouse in New York City

Immigrants voted for members of the political machine in big cities because

they received help from the political machines

they were afraid of being deported

they always agreed with the political machine's policies

Often times the Tammany Ring used “graft” to rob the NY city treasury. What is graft?

using political position to profit financially

What happened as a result of the Sherman Anti-trust Act?

Nothing. The law was undefined and difficult to enforce, and the consolidation of businesses continued as usual.

Trusts such as Carnegie's steel monopoly were broken up by the law.

The government heavily taxed monopolies to ensure their breakup.

Horizontal integration was banned as a business practice, but vertical integration was not.

Which of these was NOT a result of the Pendelton Civil Service Act?

the problem of campaign contributions affecting policy was eliminated

people now received government jobs based on merit and performance on a civil service exam

a bi-partisan civil service commission was created

the problem of unqualified people getting government jobs was reduced

What did the "Gentleman's Agreement" ask the Japanese government to do?

Limit the number of Japanese immigrants to the US

Desegregate Japanese schools in the US.

Allow additional Americans to immigrate to Japan.

De-fund its advanced weapons program

What did the "Gentleman's Agreement" ask the American government to do?

Ensure that San Francisco schools accept Japanese children into formerly "white only" schools.

Enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act

Allow additional Japanese immigrants to come through Angel Island

Enforce the Sherman Anti-trust Act

Which of these was NOT something most new immigrants went through upon their arrival at Ellis Island?

Their fingerprints were taken, and they were photographed

They underwent a "six-second physical"

They waited for hours in lines, separated like cattle

They were checked for a disease called trachoma.

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Carnegie is associated with...

steel

oil

railroads

water

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Rockefeller is known for...

standard oil

sub-par oil

stark industries

rockefeller university

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Morgan is associated with...

cat nip

kitty litter

banking/financing

oil

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Who coined the term "gilded age?"

Mark Twain

Derek Jeter

Jim Fisk

Stanley Chapman

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The term Gilded Age can be summed up by which phrase?

all that glitters is not gold

all that glitters is gold

all that is shiny is pretty

all that is pretty is worth a lot

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Horizontal integration means...

buying out your competition

buying all the means of production

buying everything around you

all of the above

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Tenement houses are..

clean

sophisticated

upscale

disgusting

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Gilded Age

Carnegie is associated with...

Rockefeller is known for...

Morgan is associated with...

Who coined the term "gilded age?"

The term Gilded Age can be summed up by which phrase?

Horizontal integration means...

Tenement houses are..

Laissez-faire means..

Social Darwinism is...

Ellis Island is in...

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