Standard 3

Which of the following are MOST associated with Andrew Carnegie? (Choose 2)

• Bessemer Process

• Horizontal Integration

• Vertical Integration

• Standard Oil

Which of the following are most associated with John D. Rockefeller?

Choice (2) that apply

• Standard Oil

• Horizontal Integration

• U.S. Steel

• Vertical Integration

Which idea of the late 1800s is MOST closely associated with the cartoon above?

• Gospel Of Wealth

• Social Darwinism

• Laissez Faire Economy

• Captain of Industry

Which of these was an outcome of the Industrial Revolution?

• rise of monopolies

• decline in union membership

  
  

• more skilled labor

• population shift from urban to rural

The factory system of the early-19th century caused

• a decrease in farm production.

  
  

• an increase in rural population.

• an increase in urban population.

• high unemployment in other areas.

Which of the following statements would be found in the "Gospel of Wealth," supported by Andrew Carnegie and Horatio Alger?

• A graduated income tax is needed to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest members of society.

• The value of any product is determined by the labor that went into it and workers should be paid for the value they create

• The accumulation of wealth is beneficial to society and the government should take no action to hinder this accumulation .

• The wealth and resources in a society should be equitably distributed among the members of that society.

During the mid 1800s, how did the federal government encourage the settlement of the West?

• provide forty acres of land and a mule to formerly enslaved persons

• provide mining claims for prospectors seeking gold and silver

• provide land to companies to build transcontinental railroads

• provide free land to people who would create a home there

What term BEST describes the U.S. government's policies towards the regulation of businesses during the Gilded Age (late 1800s)?

• Imperialist

• Mercantilist

• Laissez-faire

• Protectionist

In the 1890s, which of the following were results of increased industrialization in the United States? (Choose ALL that apply)

• lower wages for factory workers

• longer hours and unsafe working conditions for factory workers

• women and children added to the workforce

• . overcrowded housing in the cities

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

--William Jennings Bryan, 1896

According to this excerpt, which idea did William Jennings Bryan promote?

• Granger laws

• socialism

• bimetallism

• diamond standard