Urbanization and Industrialization in the Late 1800s

Which factor contributed the most to urbanization in the late 1800s?

• assimilation

• industrialization

• imperialism

• nullification

In the late 1800s, rapid industrial development resulted in

• a decrease in tariff rates

• a decrease in population growth

• an increase in the rate of urbanization

• an increase in the price of farm products

In the late 1800s, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller was intended to

• protect small, independent oil firms

• control prices and practices in the oil refining business

• increase competition among oil refining companies

• distribute donations to charitable causes

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term robber barons best defined a person who

• controlled large tracts of western lands

• used ruthless business tactics

• stole from the rich to give to the poor

• encouraged the conservation of raw materials

In the late nineteenth century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily to

• encourage the passage of compulsory education laws

• explain the differences in income between the rich and the poor

• urge Congress to end immigration

• support the growth of new political parties

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the steel industry?

• government regulation of the industry

• employee ownership of the industry

• new production technique that increased efficiency

• court decisions that allowed collective bargaining

Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon?

• supply and demand

• mercantilism

• monopoly

• trade

Business leaders John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt were referred to as robber barons primarily because they

• bought titles of nobility from foreign governments

• were ruthless in dealing with competitors

• stole money from state and local governments

• gained all of their wealth by illegal means

The “new immigrants” to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from

• southern and eastern Europe

• northern and western Europe

• East Asia

• Latin America

Which statement best expresses the melting pot theory as it relates to American society?

• only European immigrants will be allowed into the United States

• all immigrant groups will maintain their separate cultures

• different cultures will blend to form a uniquely American culture

• immigrant ghettos will develop in urban areas