Worksheets2.7 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following were not priorities of Labor Unions?
Longer breaks
Higher wages
Shorten hours
Better working conditions
What strike took place at the Carnegie Steel Plant in 1892?
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Strike
Homestead Strike
Railroad Strike
Where did the Haymarket Strike happen?
New York
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
What was the first nationwide industrial union?
the Knights of Labor
the AFL
the Pinkertons
the Anarchists
Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because
unions were unconstitutional
strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues
government supported business instead of workers
strikers failed to use militant tactics
Andrew Carnegie
Steel
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
J.P. Morgan
Banking
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Railroads
George Pullman
Rail Cars & Company Towns
Social Darwinism
Capitalism that allows companies to conduct business without government intervention
Theory that taught only the strong survived
Group of businesses owned by competing companies that is controlled by a single group of trustees
Complete control over an industry’s production, wages, and prices
Andrew Carnegie
Banker who made his money by taking over and merging other businesses
Head of the Standard Oil Company
Scottish immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry
Railroad Tycoon with a university named after him.
Vertical Integration
Complete control over an industry’s production, wages, and prices
Group of businesses owned by competing companies that is controlled by a single group of trustees
Process in which companies producing similar products merge
Process in which a company buys out its suppliers or owns each step of production & distribution process
Horizontal Integration
Process in which companies producing similar products merge
Process in which a company buys out its suppliers
Group of businesses owned by competing companies that is controlled by a single group of trustees
Complete control over an industry’s production, wages, and prices
Trust
Complete control over an industry’s production, wages, and prices
Group of businesses owned by competing companies that is controlled by a single group of trustees
Capitalism that allows companies to conduct business without government intervention
Theory that taught only the strong survived
Negotiations between labor and management to win higher wages and shorter workweeks
vertical integration
collective bargaining
horizontal integration
Sherman Antitrust Act
Why were individuals like John. D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan and Vanderbelt called Robber Barrons?
They were nice to people
They stole money from the government
They robbed the rich
They used ruthless business tactics against other companies and competitors
Making large quantities of products quickly and cheaply is called:
Monopolies
Nativism
Urbanization
Mass production
Which of the following are examples of assimilation?
Changing your address
Learning a new language
Changing your name
Wearing new clothes
Why did Asian immigrants have a more difficult time entering the U.S. than Europeans?
Because they did not want to come
Because their families did not want them in America
Congress made strict laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, to limit Asian immigration
The Angel Chinese Act
What were Labor Unions?
A group of workers from the same industry or company
A group of housewives
A group of children
A group of people that refused to work
How did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) help American workers?
Made them work in poor conditions
Made them work more hours
Made them spend a lot of money
They made a decrease in child labor, an increase in wages, an improvement of working conditions, and a decrease in working hours.
