gilded age test

Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron
• Philanthropist
• Consolidator

"The rich and successful have an obligation to take their rewards and help those that have been less fortunate"
The quote represents the opinions of a Captain of Industry who practices

• Philanthropy
• Social Darwinism
  (we can talk about this)
• Chemistry
• Philosophy 

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

• There owned all the businesses in California
• They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
• They opened too many restaurants
• They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs

What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?

• Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
• Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
• Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

• They settled in warmer climates
• They settled near water
• They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
• They settled where immigrant officials sent them

Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?

• He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors

• He was a government inspector looking for corruption

• He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government

• He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

• Large monopolies

• small private business

• political machines

• labor unions

The Interstate Commerce Act...

• Created jobs
• Promoted the steel industry
• Regulated businesses
• Expanded our natural resources

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

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

• by inventing new technology.

• by developing new farming techniques.

• by using mainly slave or forced labor.

• by creating monopolies and establishing trusts.