Gilded Age Review

The Gilded Age describes which time period of American history?

• 1870-1900

• 1500-1600

• 1861-1865

• 1900-1970

John D. Rockefeller's oil industry represents the growth of what?

• sporting events

• international power

• big business

• poverty

The growth of cities is called . . .

• rural

• technology

• immigration

• urbanization

Some big businesses used _______ practices that hurt other businesses or their own workers.

• Ethical

• Fair

• Sincere

• Corrupt

Many immigrants settled in the _____ where their ships came into harbor (e.g. Boston).

• Towns

• Farming areas

• Cities

• Western territories

Businessmen who gave back to their communities by helping to build roads, schools, churches . .

• Philanthropists

• Politicians

• Monopolists

• Do-gooders

Selling newspapers, shining shoes, sewing, & working in coal mines were some jobs of _________.

• Tycoons

• Philanthropists

• Children

• Labor Unions

Owned the largest steel company in the United States

(~ 1900)

• Collis Huntington

• J. P. Morgan

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Carnegie

How did horizontal and vertical integration affect American companies

• Competition flourished in all industries

• Technology was shared within companies

• Small businesses benefited from the business strategy

• Large companies grew and eliminated competition

How would the arrival of Asian Immigrants be described during the early 1900s?

• Welcoming

• Restricted

• Open

• Convenient