The Gilded Age

One factor that furthered industrialization in the United States between 1865 and 1900 was the

• development of the airplane

• expansion of the railroads

• mass production of automobiles

• use of semi-diesel trucks to transport

How did the expansion of railroads create a revolution in the economy?

• Railroads increased the need and desire for slavery in the U.S.

• Railroads increased the amount of time it took goods to travel to market.

• Railroads were dangerous and very expensive.

• Railroads connected regional markets into one huge national market.

After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by...

• developing overseas markets.

• raising prices of their products.

• forming monopolies or trusts.

• paying high wages to their workers.

According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government...

• does not interfere in business.

• subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide.

• regulates businesses for the good of the majority.

• owns major industries.

The term business monopoly can best be described as..

• a company that controls or dominates an industry.

• the most common form of business in the United States.

• government control of the means of production.

• and agreement between partners to manage a corporation.

One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because they..

• robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

• used ruthless business tactics against their competitors.

• made unnecessarily risky investments.

• stole money from the federal government.

Which of the following was possible because of the Bessemer Process?

• The standardization of oil.

• The invention of the lightbulb

• The building of skyscrapers.

• Meat could be preserved for several weeks before sale.

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The percentage of Americans living in urban (large cities) areas increased.

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.

• Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.

• The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional government.

Which statement describes a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• All answers are correct.

• Slavery in the South increased.

• The population of the cities decreased.

• Immigration of the United States increased.

What was one of the major reasons why many American's supported the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• Many white Americans believed that Chinese Immigrants were taking job opportunities away.

• The act mandated that Chinese Immigrants be paid the same as all other workers.

• Chinese Immigrants didn't allow other immigrants into their neighborhoods

• To protect the Chinese Immigrants from the acts of hate committed against them.