Hostility and fear towards immigrants

The term robber baron was used to describe

Capitalists who used ruthless business tactics

Corporations helped American businesses grow in the late 1800s by providing them with

Easy access to investment capital ($)

A corporation is a business with

Many owners, called stockholders

Why were new immigrants mistreated by "real Americans"?

They were socially and culturally different

A low income multi-family apartment

Two major benefits of corporations are

Limited liability and access to investment capital

What was a common theme of strikes in the late 1800s?

Government sided with businesses over workers

Captains of Industry were business leaders who

Gave back some of their wealth through philanthropy

Social Darwinism was used by business leaders at the time to justify

Creation of monopolies and trusts

Monopolies and trusts were able to dominate the U.S. economy in large part due to

The laissez-faire economic policy of the government

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1
What is Nativism?
Hostility and fear towards immigrants
A Native American advancement philosophy
A belief in the need for more immigrants
All of these answers
2
The term robber baron was used to describe
Criminals in the slums of the growing cities
Capitalists who used ruthless business tactics
Business leaders who helped the economy grow
Government officials who accepted bribes
3
Corporations helped American businesses grow in the late 1800s by providing them with
Government ownership of private property
Easy access to investment capital ($)
Increased tariffs to protect American business
Competition to drive companies to produce better products
4
The industry dominated by John D. Rockefeller was
Steel
Oil refining
Finance
Railroads
5
A corporation is a business with
Two or three owners
Many owners, called stockholders
None of the above
One owner
6
Why were new immigrants mistreated by "real Americans"?
They were socially and culturally different
None of the above
They refused to become American citizens
They caused a raise in tariffs
7
The industry dominated by Andrew Carnegie was
Oil refining
Railroads
Steel
Finance
8
What is a tenement?
A large luxury apartment
A low income multi-family apartment
A form of business organization in the late 1800s
A word used to describe immigrants in the Gilded Age
9
Two major benefits of corporations are
Increased risk and government regulation
All of the above
Full share of profits and control over decisions
Limited liability and access to investment capital
10
What was a common theme of strikes in the late 1800s?
Unions usually achieved their goals
Government sided with businesses over workers
Unions and businesses worked out their differences
Police tried to help unions organize the strikes
11
Big business leaders were able to retain their power and influence by
All of these answers
Bribing state and Federal lawmakers
Using immigrants as a source of cheap labor
Using ruthless business tactics to eliminate competition
12
Captains of Industry were business leaders who
Took advantge of the poor
All of the above
Raised prices and cut wages
Gave back some of their wealth through philanthropy
13
Social Darwinism was used by business leaders at the time to justify
Creation of monopolies and trusts
Increased government regulation of business
Increased importation of natural resources
Periodic downturns in the American economy
14
Which of the following was a result of overcrowding in cities in the late 1800s?
Competition for jobs
All of these answers
Increases in crime
Health concerns
15
A monopoly is able to dominate its industry by
All of the above
Eliminating competition
Raising taxes
Increasing its number of foreign workers
16
Where were "new immigrants" mostly from in the late 1800s?
India and the Middle East
Latin America and Asia
Southern and Eastern Europe
Northern and Western Europe
17
Monopolies and trusts were able to dominate the U.S. economy in large part due to
Government regulation of workers rights
Quotas placed on immigration in the late 1800s
The laissez-faire economic policy of the government
Competition from overseas companies

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