Guilided Age

Which of the following is TRUE of monopolies?

• They promoted safe working conditions

• The limited competition

• They lowered prices

• The discouraged labor unions

One of the primary reasons that labor unions were formed was to:

• Support big business

• Promote immigration

• Protest poor working conditions

• Protest poor living conditions

Some big business owners were called robber barons because they-

• Provided workers with better working conditions

• Eliminated competition through unfair business practices

• Used their wealth for philanthropy

• Promoted a free enterprise economy

The Chinese Removal Act was passed primary because-

• Nativists were angry at immigrants taking US jobs

• It promoted segregation

• European immigrants did not share the same cultural background

• Railroad companies did not favor Chinese workers

Which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

• Government regualtion

• Employee ownership

• The formation of labor unions

• New production techniques

Why did industrial workers create labor unions?

• Long hours and low pay

• Child Labor

• Unsafe working conditions

• All of the Above

What is the bessemer process?

• The method of shipping across the US

• A new way of mining for natural resources

• A new way to make steel faster and cheaper

• A new way to make steel into iron

After 1880, where did a majority of "New Immigrants" to the US come from?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Latin America

• China and Southeast Asia

• Southern and Europeans

During the late 1800's and the early 1900's, prejudice against "New Immigrants" grew because they

• Had job skills superior to those of most American workers

• They formed their own labor unions

• Came from cultural backgrounds that were different than most Americans

• Tried to help build democracy

Which of the following is a PULL factor?

• Freedom

• Oppression

• War

• Poverty