Heritage Studies 5 Chapter 9 Quiz

What was the name of the time of prosperity in the United States during the 1800s?

Complete each sentence with the correct term.

A business that is owned by many people is called a ​ (a)  

A combination of several smaller companies into one gigantic corporation is called a ​ (b)  

An economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses is called ​ (c)  

• corporation
• trust
• capitalism
• social Darwinism

Complete each sentence with the correct term.

An organized group of workers that unite to go on strike to force their employers to make changes is called a ​ (a)  

A person who gives large sums of money to help public causes is called a ​ (b)  

The idea that only the fittest people can survive in society is called ​ (c)  

• labor union
• philanthropist
• social Darwinism
• trust

What was the name of the act passed in 1890 that limited the power of corporations?

Explain why social Darwinism could be problematic.

Match the name of the person with the invention or industry they were known for.

• steel manufacturing

• Christopher Sholes

• paper bags

• Margaret Knight

• comfortable train car for passengers

• George Pullman

• typewriter with QWERTY keyboard

• Alexander Graham Bell

• the telephone

• Andrew Carnegie

Match the name of the person with the invention or industry they were known for.

• air brake for trains

• George Westinghouse

• lightbulb and phonograph

• Thomas Edison

• the oil industry

• James J. Hill

• Kodak camera and rolled film

• George Eastman

• the Great Northern Railway

• John D. Rockafeller