Unit 5 Review

How did industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?

• by developing new farming techniques

• by collective bargaining and forming unions

• by selling stock to employees

• by creating monopolies and establishing trusts

Andrew Carnegie was to _______ as Cornelius Vanderbilt was to railroads and shipping. Which best completes the analogy?

• real estate

• steel

• oil

• finance

Which best explains the term "cultural pluralism"?

• state of being overwhelmed by unfamiliar social customs

• blending of many ethnic identities and cultures into one unified American culture

• maintaining diverse, unique ethnic customs within a larger American culture

• attempts by skilled workers to maintain their standard of living

In the late 1800s, specially designed buildings constructed to house large numbers of immigrants in New York City were called which of the following?

• skyscrapers

• melting pots

• settlement houses

• tenement houses

Which Alexander Graham Bell invention had a great impact on communication?

• telegraph

• airplane

• telephone

• typewriter

Which feature of the U.S. economy in the late 1800s served to keep wealth in the hands of a few by limiting competition?

• dependence on imported oil

• technological improvements in agriculture

• governmental success in regulating business competition

• creation of monopolies

The years 1880-1900 saw unlimited immigration and rapid industrialization. What impact did these changes have on urban life?

• women's suffrage

• suburbs disappeared

• tenement slums developed due to the split of income levels

• free-public education

Which one was not a reason the nativist did not like immigrants?

• they believed immigrants were smarter than Americans

• they believed that immigrants were stealing US jobs

• they believed that immigrants were not loyal to the US government and might put Pope over the US president

• they believed immigrants brought diseases

Why was this time period called "The Gilded Age?"

• US cities were built very fast. They looked beautiful but were in danger of being destroyed easily

• America was the place of hopes and dreams for immigrants

• all the answers are correct

• only a small percentage of Americans were very wealthy while the rest of the population lived in horrible conditions

What is a shareholder?

• A person who sets the prices for a company's products

• A person hired by a company to run a business

• A person who makes sure a company's workers are safe

• A person who buys stock in a company to own part of it