EOC Rev 2- Gilded Age, Industrialization

What was the purpose of the "Gentlemen's Agreement"?

• to increase the number of skilled immigrants

• to ban all Mexican immigrants except for agricultural workers needed for seasonal farming.

• to ban all Chinese immigrants except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government

  officials

• to limit the number of Japanese unskilled emigrants in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco

  segregation order

Nativism is the political position of demanding a favored status for certain established inhabitants of a nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants.

Based on their beliefs, which legislation would have been supported by Nativists of the late 1800s?

• the Dawes Act of 1887

• the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

• the Southern Homestead Act of 1866

• the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

• Car

• Assembly Line

• Bessemer Process

• Combustible Engine

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased temperance regulations

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic classes began to disappear
• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations
• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and safer working conditions

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• The discovery of oilfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money in circulation
• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt officials for material gain and political power
• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration bought a boom in construction and industry
• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

One of the main reasons John D. Rockefeller was able to succeed in the oil industry was because he

• encouraged competition.

• treated his competitors fairly.

• 
  combined vertical and horizontal integration.

• urged government regulation of the oil industry.

Which statement BEST describes the point of this late-19th century cartoon?

• The United States is increasing its exploration for natural resources.

• American society is being controlled by the coal, railroad, and steel industries.

• Major industry is in control of much of American government and society.

• The Federal Government is controlling big business in the United States.

This photograph shows

• the effects of the stock market crash in 1929.

• the economic and social benefits of the Industrial Revolution.

• the conditions faced by workers in the south in the early 20th century.

• the common conditions faced by child laborers in the early 20th century.

The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger

• houses.

• iron.

• mines.

• steel.