Unit I - Ind & Progressivism

Andrew Carnegie was a true American "rags to riches" story who created a monopoly in what industry?

• oil

• steel

• coal

• railroads

John D. Rockefeller was accused to using questionable tactics in creating total domination over which industry?

• oil

• steel

• coal

• railroads

3. Which description best describes what the theory of Social Darwinism believed?

• Only American owned companies should be allowed to merge or grow in size.

• That all companies should be on equal footing.

• That the best companies would succeed in the end, and the weaker ones would be weeded out.

One tactic that Andrew Carnegie used was called vertical integration. Which description best explains how that worked?

• When a company buys out another company.

• When you gain control over all the materials & suppliers that create your product.

• When the government assists your growth.

What did the Bessemer Process do for the steel industry?

• Turned Iron into Steel cheaply.

• Allowed Steel to be produced in Europe.

• It produced a cheaper, but lesser quality of steel.

• It made steel extremely expensive for American builders.

Nickname given to industrialists like Rockefeller who many felt were taking advantage of Americans and bending the rules.

• muckrakers

• robber barons

• scabs

• socialists

Just like the industrialists, J.P. Morgan created a monopoly in which other industry?

• banking

• textiles

• meatpacking

• insurance

Which of the following descriptions fits what the progressive movement was attempting to do?

• wanted to focus on expanding our impact on the global economy.

• wanted to maintain the status quo and support industry.

• made effort at restoring economic opportunity and correcting injustices in American life.

What were the muckrakers attempting to do?

• Expose the worst parts of industrialized America.

• Expose the inefficiencies in the workplace.

• Expose stories of American success and promote them.

• Expose hwo civilization could be brought the world through American intervention.

Jacob Riis was attempting to show Americans living in poverty through which medium?

• film

• radio

• novels

• photographs