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Honors US History Chapter 9 Test

Authored by Tim Peterson

History

11th Grade

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Honors US History Chapter 9 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Which group settled in California and helped build the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Irish
Chinese
German
Scandinavian

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

heavy taxation of manufacturers

strict government control of the economy

minimal government involvement in the economy

government investments in major industries

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition

Union
Robber Barron
Monopoly
Captain of Industry

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

Carnegie

Morgan

Rockefeller

Vanderbilt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

The sometimes unethical business practices of some business owners led them to be given this nickname

Banksters
Tycoons
Fat Cats
Robber Barons

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?

Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.
Industralists stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
Industrialists were shared buisness partnerships controlled by a CEO.
Industralists often formed conglomerates to rob smaller industries.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which incident was a result of a Chicago labor disturbance on May 4, 1886, in which people were killed by a bomb thrown during a demonstration?

the Great Railroad Strike

the Haymarket Square Riot

the Homestead Strike

the Pullman Strike

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