APUSH Capitalism, Labor Immigration in the Gilded Age

Select all of the following that the labor unions focused on during the Gilded Age

• 8-hour workday

• Lower wages

• Better working conditions

• Maternity leave

Select all of the following that apply to Andrew Carnegie

• He owned the steel industry

• He believed that the wealthy should pass their wealth to their children

• He promoted philanthropy

• He wrote the Gospel of Wealth

What type of labor increased during the Gilded Age?

• Cottage industries

• Artisans & craftsmen

• Skilled labor

• Unskilled labor

Cleveland's decision to send federal troops to end the Pullman strike demonstrated what?

• That the government cared about the concerns of the unions
• That the government was frustrated with big businessmen
• That the government cared more about big businesses rather than the workers
• That the government wanted to take on a stronger role in regulating businesses

In this political cartoon, who is in charge of the Senate?

• The US Senators
• the US Constitution
• The owners of monopolies/ industrialists
• the American people

At the end of the nineteenth century, the desire of American business to control supplies and processes of raw materials and shipping led to

• automation of industry
• horizontal integration
• vertical integration
• development of the "putting-out system"

What group of people were banned from the United States for 17 years?

• The Polish

• The Dutch

• The Irish

• The Chinese

What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?

• Paying their workers low wages

• Philanthropic donations to charity

• Supporting social darwinism

• Working with political machines

Select all the statements that describe a settlement house

• A house in the new frontier for people to settle in

• A place where immigrants could live and adjust to American life

• Focused on providing education and skills for women and children

• A place where wealthy people could settle in at the beach

Select all the statements that led to an increase in urbanization during the Gilded Age

• Increased immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

• Increased immigration from Mexico

• Increase in factory jobs

• A rise in political machines that provided services in exchange for political support