Unit 8: Industrialization & Immigration

Why did labor unions first form?

• To protect the rights of workers

• To protect the rights of the business owners

• To protect the rights of the customers

• All of the above

Which of the following reasons contributed to the success of industrial giants such as Rockefeller & Carnegie during the Gilded Age?

• Inherited wealth to fund their businesses

• Lack of competition and few government regulations

• High wages and good working conditions

• Strong support of labor unions

Muckrakers were writers and critics of the early 1900s who wanted to

• prevent integration in cities

• put an end to immigration

• shut down all factories and industries

• expose corruption and abuses in industry

All of the following were reasons for immigration except

• Religious persecution

• Political oppression

• Fleeing wars or military service

• Environmental pollution

This government act, passed in 1890, allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry or concern:

• Dawes Act

• Sherman Anti -Trust Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Roosevelt Rally Act

He built a monopoly out of steel

• J P Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

He built a monopoly out of oil.

• J P Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

He was the first to implement the assembly line on a large scale.

• J P Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

Steamships and railroads were this man’s monopolies.

• J P Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

He is best known for banking, US Steel , and General Electric.

• J P Morgan

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller