Gilded Age and Progressive Era Review

In the United States, many of the reform movements of the early 1900's were primarily the result of

• the growth of States rights as a political issue 

• the increase in taxation

•  the continuing decline in immigration

• industrialization and the growth of cities

Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800's?

• Business and industry depended on the foreign money brought by immigrants 

• The American economy needed many unskilled workers

• Most Americans desired a more varied culture

• The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in poor people.

In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire capitalism was used by many industrialists to

• petition the government for assistance during times of financial crisis

• oppose colonial expansion in Africa and Asia

• argue against government regulation of business practices

• defend limits on the number of immigrants allowed to work in factories

One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Vanderbilt were sometimes called robber barons was because they

• robbed from the rich to give to the poor

• made unnecessarily risky investments

•  used ruthless business tactics against their competitors

• stole money from the federal government

The term business monopoly can best be described as

• the most common form of business in the United States

• government control of the means of production

• an agreement between partners to manage a corporation

• a company that controls or dominates an industry

Which feature of the United States economy in the late 1800's is symbolized by the rose in the cartoon?

• technological improvements in agriculture

• dependence on imported oil

• Creation of monopolies

• governmental success in regulating business competition

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• A) Big business greatly influenced the actions of the Senate 

• The Senate had to continue to pass legislation to support conservation efforts

• The Senate needed more financial support from monopolies

• Relations between industry and the Senate benefited the general public.

A basic economic goal of labor unions of the late 19th-century was to achieve

• government ownership of industry

• a shorter workday and higher wages

• increased benefits and medical coverage

• equal pay for equal work

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly

• The best way to develop major industries was to form small businesses.

• Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company

• Foreign competition in the oil industry was hurting American companies.

Base your answer on How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1890) The Jungle, Upton Sinclair (1906) What has been the impact of these authors and their books on American society?

• Most Americans like romantic literature

• Most American authors have adopted a conservative viewpoint

• American business has corrected poor conditions quickly.

• These works have had influence on social, political, and economic reforms.