Monopolies Quiz

Which figure would support the idea of Social Darwinism?

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• J.P. Morgan

What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?

• Immigrants were exploited by political machines

• Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference

• American workers formed labor unions

• Many immigrants lived in tenements

What idea is the cartoon addressing?

• Monopoly

• Laissez Faire

• Americanization

• Industrial Revolution

What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?

• Paying their workers low wages

• Philanthropic donations to charity

• Supporting social darwinism

• Working with political machines

What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?

• Tenements

• Condos

• Shack

• Hotel

Answer explanation

Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)

• long hours & low wages

• child labor

• Plenty of vacation & sick days

• often unsafe working conditions

Answer explanation

Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)

• long hours & low wages

• child labor

• Plenty of vacation & sick days

• often unsafe working conditions

Answer explanation

Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Sherman Antimonopoly Act
• Sherman Shortly Act
• Sherman No Business Act

Which industry did Carnegie lead?

• Oil

• Railroad

• Shipping

• Steel

Became the head of US Steel after buying the company

• Rockefeller

• Morgan

• Carnegie

• All of them