Industrialization Quiz

What is the process that revolutionized steel production in the late 19th century?

• The Cotton Gin
• The Bessemer Process
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Assembly Line

What was the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Promoted urbanization
• Improved working conditions for employees
• Encouraged collective bargaining
• Chinese people couldn't come to America for a while

Which two immigration entry points were significant in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Plymouth Rock and Jamestown
• Plymouth Rock and Ellis Island
• Ellis Island and Angel Island
• Angel Island and Jamestown

Which of the following is an example of vertical integration?

• A company that owns multiple railroads
• A company that owns multiple steel mills
• A company that owns both a steel mill and a coal mine
• A company that owns both a steel mill and a railroad

Which location served as an immigration entry point for many people coming to the US from Europe?

• Melting Pot
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Tenement

What is the economic concept that advocates for minimal government interference in business?

• Socialism
• Laissez-faire
• Mercantilism
• Communism

What is the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• To improve working conditions for employees
• To restrict immigration from China
• To promote urbanization
• To stop companies from having too much power and hurting competition

What is it called when a company does all the steps of making a product from start to finish?

• Horizontal Integration
• Collective Bargaining
• Vertical Integration
• Sherman Antitrust Act

What is the term for the belief in favoring native-born citizens over immigrants?

• Vertical integration
• Laissez-faire
• Collective bargaining
• Nativism

What is the term for the concept of disliking new people from other countries?

• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Urbanization
• Mass Transit
• Nativism