US HY 11 Unit 1 Subunit 1

Some businesses formed powerful combinations to control the market. What were these called?

Which of the following was a processing station for new immigrants arriving from Europe?

In a socialist society, the government would run factories for the good of what group?

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Nelson Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie were all______

At the start of the 1870's America was an agrarian nation. What does agrarian mean?

Mark Twain said that the late 1800's were not a "golden age," but a _________.

Immigrants were expected to join majority American culture in a process called_______

Which of the following WAS NOT built to deal with problems caused by urbanization?

What is the term for the political organizations that traded favors and jobs for votes?

What was the most important reason that America's population grew during this time?

Which group of people were legally banned from coming to the U.S.?

Nativism is a form of prejudice against_________

The number of factories in America increased. This was an example of:

If a person in government gave someone a job in exchange for money, that would be _________.

In a capitalist society, who owns all of the factories, farms, and mines?

This unit was all about urbanization. Urbanization means the growth of what?

What is the purpose of unions?

Where did most Americans live in the 1870's?

What is the definition of a corporation?

Which of the following people might go on strike in order to create a change?

Which of the following is the idea that rich people are naturally superior to poor people?

A tariff is designed to encourage people to buy goods made in this country. What is a tariff?

Settlement houses were meant to help _____________

What term was used to describe the businessmen who became very rich during the Gilded Age?

Which of the following existed in 1870?