Honors US History Chapter 9 Test

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

• Irish
• Chinese
• German
• Scandinavian

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

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

• Union
• Robber Barron
• Monopoly
• Captain of Industry

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

• Carnegie

• Morgan

• Rockefeller

• Vanderbilt

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

• Banksters
• Tycoons
• Fat Cats
• Robber Barons

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.

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

Which immigrant group provided labor to build the transcontinental railroad from the east to the west?

• Irish

• Chinese

• Plains Indians

• English

What typically happened to individual employees who complained about working conditions?

• They were given a pay raise
• They were promoted
• They were fired
• They quit their jobs

What concept does this image refer to?

• political machines

• nativisim

• labor unions

• graft