EOC Review Unit 4-6

What industry was greatly impacted by the development of railroads in the late 19th century?  

• Meat
• Steel 
• Cotton 
• Oil

Who were the majority of workers during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad? 

• African American slaves  
• White colonists 
• War veterans
• Chinese immigrants  

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Prevented Chinese immigrants from working in the factories.
• Genocide of all Chinese immigrants in the United States
• Allowed Chinese immigrants to enter the U.S. on the west coast but not the east.
• Banned Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. and becoming U.S. citizens.

What is nativism? 

•   Belief that immigrants posed a threat to native-born Americans
• Love for native American Indians
• Belief that only native-born Americans have the right to vote
• Pride in your country 

Which explains horizontal integration? 

• Dividing up business in an area and set high prices which eliminates competition and keeps prices high. 
• Group of companies that are part of the overall manufacturing process controlled by one board of directors
• Business has complete control over other similar or closely related businesses.
• Smaller businesses controlling a small area of the country 

Which explains horizontal integration? 

• Dividing up business in an area and set high prices which eliminates competition and keeps prices high. 
• Group of companies that are part of the overall manufacturing process controlled by one board of directors
• Business has complete control over other similar or closely related businesses.
• Smaller businesses controlling a small area of the country 

Upton Sinclair was the ____________

• founder of the Hull House
• Muckraker who investigated standard oil
• Steel Tycoon
• Author of the Jungle who investigated the meatpacking industry.

Jane Addams was the __________

• muckraker who investigated standard Oil
• founder of the Hull House
• inventor of the light bulb
• Steel Tycoon

What was the main purpose of the first labor unions?

• allow business owners to share information with each other

• eliminate anarchists from the workplace

• get better conditions and better pay for workers

• provide labor when workers went out on strike

Which best explains the reason for the failure of the Populist Party?

• Southern farmers supported political issues and candidates found in other parties.

• The economic prosperity amongst farmers in the late 1800s made the party unnecessary.

• The Democratic Party adopted several of the Populist Party's reforms

• William McKinley's campaigning techniques appealed to Midwest farmers.