Big Business through Imperialism

In the 19th century, John D. Rockefeller was MOST associated with what company?

• U.S. Steel

• Standard Oil

• General Motors Corporation

• American Telephone and Telegraph

What did President Harrison designate as the official entry point for immigrants arriving to the east coast of the United States?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Alcatraz

• New York City

Following the Civil War industry began to expand westward thanks MOSTLY to

• the increasing number of railroads that connected the east coast with the west coast.

• an end to the immigration quotas that kept the population low during the mid-1800s

• the improving diets of Americans

• foreign alliances with Europe

What Scottish immigrant rose to create a monopoly in the steel industry?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

This place is the major point of entry for Asian immigrants coming into America.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Devils Island

• Long Island

One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they have tended to

• Reduce business competition

• Keep prices low

• Give consumers a greater choice in purchasing goods and services

• Lead to a greater variety in the price for a particular product or good.

The American Federation of Labor became the first long-lasting, successful labor union in the United States mainly because it

• Refused to participate in strikes against employers

• Concentrated on organizing workers in industries in the South

• Formed its own political parties and elected many pro-labor public officials

• Fought for the rights of skilled workers

The "New Immigration" to the United States in the late-nineteenth century refers to the increased numbers of people arriving from

• East Asia.

• South America

• Northern Europe

• Southern Europe

Which of these would BEST describe an immediate effect of the invention and mass production of the light bulb?

• time became standardized

• agriculture worked longer hours

• railroad companies expanded routes

• longer factory hours for all workers

The first major law restricting immigration in the US was the

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Angel Island Act

• European Union Exclusion

• Closing of Ellis Island in 1910