Growth of America Quiz #3

What is another name for a Big Business that controls an entire market?

• Nativist

• Political Machine

• Monopoly

• Boss Tweed

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Letting Chinese in America with open arms
• Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
• The Europeans taking over China
• Italians Immigrating to China

These 3 products allow other businesses to develop and grow.

• Oil, Steel, Electricity

• Oil, Gold, Timber

• Steel, Silver, Iron

• Iron, Coal, Electricity

Which term is used to describe people that have a strong dislike for immigrants?

• Nativism

• Robber Baron

• Muckraker

• Captain of Industry

Which entrepreneur was head of the Oil Monopoly during the Gilded Age?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Which Captain of Industry is known for leading the Steel Monopoly?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• J.P. Morgan

How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?

• The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy

• There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty

• Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities

• There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens

More people moving to cities caused overcrowding, disease, and pollution. The rapid growth of cities was called

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Nativism

• Assimilation