Industrialization & Urbanization GA 23

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

• labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

• Labor unions decreased nativism

• Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

• Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

An organized group of workers created to protect and further the interests of workers

• 'scabs'

• lobbyists

• overseers

• labor unions

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

• Union
• Robber Barron
• Monopoly
• Captain of Industry

The Populist Party was established in the 1890s to

• ensure that the US stayed on the gold standard

• reduce the tax burden on the wealthy industrialist class

• support the candidacy of William McKinley

• protect the political and economic interests of farmers and laborers

what impact did US governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?

• the US government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation

• the US government had little or no influence on business and industry

• the US government regulated industry for the public good

• the US government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth

Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the US in the last half of the 19th century?

• more people became craftsmen and artisans

• the economy was increasingly controlled by big corporations

• fewer women and children were used in industrial jobs

• more people moved to rural areas in search of work

Andrew Carnegie's system of vertical integration

• combined all facets of an industry, from raw material to final product, within a single compnay
• created an industrial association through which member companies could wield much power
• embraced the notion of buying up competitors and forming a monopoly
• required smaller competitors to agree to standard rates set by larger firms

What was the first nationwide industrial union?

• the Knights of Labor

• the AFL

• the Pinkertons

• the Anarchists

In the 19th century, John D. Rockefeller was MOST associated with the company named

• American Telephone and Telegraph

• General Motors

• Standard Oil

• US Steel

What is a trust?

• Shares in the business

• Money

• Group of corporations runs by a single board of directors

• Business that are owned by shareholders or investors