Industrialization - American Studies 1

Why did most women work in the late 1800s?

Allowed for faster movement of goods and people, national markets, and lower production costs.

Created to reform the spoils system, by requiring exams for government jobs

When one company gains complete control of one product or service it is said to have a?

A business leader who mistreated his workers and bribed government officials might be called a?

Which business leader created a giant oil empire using horizontal consolidation?

The ________ led to the creation of skyscrapers, bridges, more RRs, more jobs, and city growth.

Which of the following DID NOT contribute to the rise of big business?

What did most strikes of the time period have in common?

A business leader who created jobs and expanded production might be called a?

Which of the following statements is true about the Gilded Age?

Helped bail out the U.S. economy.

Working conditions in the late 1800s were...

Which individual changed the nation by creating a very useful new product?

Which business leader created a giant steel empire using vertical consolidation?

The ________ was passed to break up big businesses.

These were formed to fight for better pay, better hours, and better working conditions.

Factory jobs in cities were filled by all of the following EXCEPT...

Why did so many children work in factories during the Gilded Age?

Oil Co. A + Oil Co. B + Oil Co. C = Giant Oil Trust

Social Darwinism refers to...

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used by unions to influence employers?

Carnegie's belief that it was the duty of the wealthy to take care of society's problems

Laissez-faire means...