Unit 2 Review: Gilded Age and the Progressive Era- Reg

He made is money from the steel industry and sold his company to become the wealthiest American at that time.

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• JP Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

How did reformers from the Progressive Era seek to end government corruption?

• Provide more welfare services

• Give voters more of a direct say in lawmaking

• Establishing an income tax

• Using the army to get rid of political machines

Answer explanation

Progressive created the initiative, allows citizens to propose laws, and referendums, allows citizens to vote if a bill becomes a law.

Which of the following is NOT a problem resulting from urbanization?

• Poor water supply

• Poor sanitation

• Poor transportation

• Poor job opportunities

-1st progressive president

-Offered a Square Deal

-Ran for a third term under the "Bull Moose" Party

What president am I?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

This required federal examinations of beef, pork, and chicken.

• Meat Inspections Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Workmen's Compensation

• White Wings

The US had a lot of coal, wood, and oil.

These are examples of what factor of industrialization?

• Labor

• Raw Materials

• Capital

• Government policies

Which amendment created the graduated income tax?

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

How did the huge increase in immigration help businesses at the turn of the 20th century?

• They brought important raw materials.

• They typically started new businesses

• They were great customers

• They provided cheap labor

A method to form a monopoly by controlling all phases of production in an industry?

• Horizontal Integration

• Vertical Integration

• A Holding Company

• Hostile Takeover

What nickname did Industrialists earn because they mistreated their workers, used unethical business practices, and bribed government officials to get their way?

• Monopoly Monger

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

• Big Business Burglar