Industrialization and Immigration

How did monopolies negatively affect consumers?

• Monopolies charged high prices and created high-quality goods

• Monopolies charged low prices and created high-quality goods

• Monopolies charged low prices and created low-quality goods

• Monopolies charged high prices and created low-quality goods

Workers formed unions in the late 1800s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• They worked under dangerous conditions for long hours with little pay

• Negotiations as a union were more effective than negotiating as individuals

• Business leaders encouraged their workers to form unions to create harmony among the workforce

• Actions such as strikes and boycotts worked better with the support of a union

What is a characteristic of a laissez-faire economic policy?

• High government intervention in business operations

• Strict regulatory compliance for all businesses

• Minimal government interference in business activities

• Government ownership of major industries

How did tariffs benefit American businesses?

• Prices on goods imported from foreign nations increased so consumers would choose cheaper American-made products

• Tariffs did not benefit American businesses – instead, they harmed businesses by imposing heavy taxes on the business

• There were few laws and regulations businesses had to follow which helped businesses maximize profits

• Businesses sold products to foreign nations at a reduced price to build up new markets overseas

Many workers suffered health issues from working in factories that were poor lit, heated, or ventilated.

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

Natural resources were being used up and wasted by business and industry.

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

Such inventions as the vacuum cleaner, automobile, and telephone saved hours of work and improved transportation and communication.

• Captain of Industry

• Robber Baron

Mail order catalogs allowed what group of Americans to purchase the new consumer goods available as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Residents of major American cities

• Industrialists

• Farmers and people living in rural areas

• Immigrants

Why did the Second Industrial Revolution begin in the late 1800s?

• Foreign nations wanted to buy new products so new businesses were created to fill this demand

• World War I created a need for a massive supply of products to be sent to Europe to support the war effort

• Millions of immigrants were arriving in the U.S. poor and unskilled so factories were built to provide jobs

• The Civil War created a demand for supplies on a large scale and production of new goods continued after the war

All of the following were characteristics of old immigrants EXCEPT:

• They arrived after 1890

• They mainly spoke English

• For the most part they were skilled middle-class workers

• They were mostly Protestant