Gilded Age 22/23

A corporation that has little competition is called a _______.

• liability

• monopoly

• vertical combination

• horizontal combination

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the _______ industry.

• steel

• copper

• gold

• oil

• Horizontal Integration
• Vertical Integration
• Scientific Management
• Trust

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

• Banksters
• Tycoons
• Fat Cats
• Robber Barons

Which is the best example of a political machine?

• A group of immigrants gather together and demand rights, and better pay
• The government breaks apart big businesess
• A political organization that uses corruption to buy and cheat votes
• A politician asks for donations for his campaign 

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

This act made trusts and monopolies illegal.

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Wilson Anti-Trust Act
• Pugsley Anti-Trust Act

The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the...

• Pendleton Act of 1883
• National Industrial Recovery Act 
• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961 
• Truman Doctrine

A disappointed office seeker, ____________, blamed President James Garfield for his failing to get the job he wanted.  In July 1881, He shot President Garfield in a train station. 

• Charles Dudley Warner
• Charles Guiteau
• Horatio Alger
• Grover Cleveland

What voting restriction tested the ability of individuals to read or write, thus limiting voters?

• Literacy Tests 
• Grandfather Clauses
• Poll Taxes
• Voting Vouchers