Industry & Labor (4.1) (4.2)

What did the U.S. Congress pass in 1938 that restricted child labor?

• Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Occupational Safety and Health Act

•  Labor-Management

Who made their fortune in the railroad industry?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

What was the first organized strike in U.S. history?

• Haymarket Affair

• The Great (Railroad) Strike

• Homestead Strike

• Pullman Strike

Which of the following means the intent to take over their competition?

• Monopoly

• Shareholders

• Vertical Integration

• Trusts

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

• By creating monopolies and establishing trusts

• By developing new farming techniques

• By collective bargaining and forming unions

• By selling stock to employees

Who was the first billionaire and remains the richest American of all time?

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

What was the single most common cause of strikes?

• Wage disputes

• Shorten the workday

• Improve working conditions

• Win union recognition

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons for the U.S. becoming a large industrial nation?

• Immigration

• Politics

• Resources

• Government

Under the theory of Social Darwinism was:

• Justified

• Supported

• Disapproved

• Declining  

Who published the article “The Gospel of Wealth?”

•  J.P. Morgan

•  John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt