Industrialization and Urbanization

Define Gilded Age.

• The era when the country relied upon the gold standard.

• When things that look good on the outside but might really be bad underneath.

• The era when the farmers rejected the gold standard.

• When things look bad on the outside but might really be good.

Vertical integration was used by

• Thomas Nast in the newspaper industry.

• J.P Morgan in the cattle industry.

• John D Rockefeller in the oil industry.

• Andrew Carnegie in the steel industry.

Horizontal integration was used by

• Thomas Nast in the newspaper industry.

• J. P Morgan in the cattle industry.

• John D Rockefeller in the oil industry.

• Andrew Carnegie in the steel industry.

Who were the two industrialists/financiers that were involved in the creation of US Steel in 1901 which was the world's first billion dollar comapny ? Choose 2.

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D Rockefeller

• J. P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which law which was an attempt at regulating business was later used against unions to break them up?

• Interstate Commerce Act 1886

• Sherman Anti Trust Act 1890

Which Supreme Court case was really a victory for anti union forces because it declared unconstitional a law that limited hours for bakers?

• Lochner v. New York, 1905

• Munn v. Illinois, 1877

• U.S. v. E.C. Knight Company, 1895

Which Supreme Court decision hurt the Sherman Anti Trust Act by ruling that the federal government could not regulate manufacturing because it was not commerce and protected by the commerce clause.

• Lochner v. New York, 1905

• Munn v. Illinois, 1877

• U.S. v. E.C. Knight Company, 1895

Which Supreme Court decision was good for farmers when it decided that states could regulate businesses with a 'public interest' like railroads.

• Lochner v. New York , 1905

• Munn v. Illinois, 1877

• U.S. v. E.C. Knight Company, 1895

Which labor union wanted to form cooperatives where the employees would own and manage the means of production?

• National Labor Union

• Knights of Labor

• The Grange

• American Federation of Labor

Which group of immigrants arrived after 1880 and were from southern and eastern Europe? They were looked at as being very different from "Americans" and harder to assimilate.

• "Old" immigrants

• "New" immigrants