Industrialization/Immigration

In the late 1800s, the corporation became an important form of business organization primarily because it

• had closer ties with its employees

• could raise larger amounts of investment capital

• made better quality products

• called for conservation of natural resources

What did the mechanization of agriculture in the United States lead to?

• an increase in production

• less dependence on railroads by farmers

• fewer agricultural exports

• the decreasing size of the average farm

The theory of Social Darwinism was often used to justify the

• creation of the Ku Klux Klan

• formation of business monopolies

• use of strikes by labor unions

• passage of antitrust laws

In the late 1800s, what was the creation of the Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller intended to do?

• to protect small, independent oil firms

• to control prices and practices in the oil refining business

• to increase competition among oil refining companies

• to distribute donations to charitable causes

The term "robber barons" was used during the Gilded Age to characterize

• plantation owners

• carpetbaggers

• leaders of big business

• union organizers

One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are similar is that they both

• served in the United States Congress

• treated their workers with respect

• gave large sums of money to charitable causes

• made fortunes in the automobile industry

Andrew Carnegie carried out the ideas expressed in this statement by

• funding numerous libraries and educational institutions

• serving many years in the federal government

• investing his fortune in several new industries

• promoting programs to benefit the wealthy

Industrialists of the late 1800s used pools and trusts to

• promote fair business practices in the marketplace

• increase profits by minimizing competition

• work cooperatively with labor unions

• exclude immigrant workers from factory jobs

The term "robber barons" is used to describe many industrialists of the late 19th century mainly because they

• made large charitable donations to worthy causes

• attempted to stimulate the economy by keeping the prices of their products as low as possible

• sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers

• opposed the entry of poor and uneducated immigrants into the United States

Which speaker best expresses the main idea of "rugged individualism"?

• A

• B

• C

• D