Ch. 6 Review: American History (Schoch)

Who was the first to CREATE and practice the "Gospel of Wealth" philosophy?

What was the #1 reason the American Federation of Labor was AGAINST women working?

Which person did NOT work to perfect electricity and/or the light bulb?

What precedent was set by the Pullman strike?

Which of the following does NOT describe a robber baron?

Which of the following MOST helped American industrial growth in the late 1800s?

Who created that monopoly called Standard Oil and Trust? What did this monopoly sell?

TRUE/FALSE: Social Darwinism argued that government should be laissez-faire towards businesses.

A loose associations of businesses (like OPEC) that produce the same product and agree to set prices is called ____

The MAJORITY of Americans viewed industrialists like Rockefeller and Carnegie with ____ .

The more a company produces, the cheaper it is to make that product, this is called ___ .

Labor unions were denied legal recognition by the fed. govt for 30 years., what did this mean?

Built across the Great Plains

Several companies managed as a single unit is called ____

Who had a steel monopoly in the United States?

John D. Rockefeller created a monopoly using ______ .

This inventor is best known for his work with electricty

Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly using ______ .

TRUE /FALSE: Social Darwinism argued that govt should raise taxes on the rich to help the poor.

Which of the following was NOT impacted by the Bessemer Process?

True or False: Social Darwinism argued that government should protect the rights of workers.

What happen to the gap between the rich and the poor during the Second Industrial Revolution?

How did the U.S. government help in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Buying out competitors of a similar industry is called

According to the "Gospel of Wealth,"

Which group was paid the HIGHEST wage in a factory?

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was created to regulate

The first MAJOR labor strike, which quickly spread to cities across the U.S. was started by

Overall, did the federal government support labor unions during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Many workers in the U.S. believed that ___would help end poor working conditions and low pay.

Of the choices below, which group had the LOWEST pay in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

An agreement with an employer to never join a labor union was called ____ .

Which of the following helped with communication in the United States?

Hired many Irish workers

Built through the Sierra Nevada Mountain range out of Sacramento, California

What does the gap between the rich and the poor indicate about a nation?

Hired many Chinese laborers

During the Homestead Strike, the striking labor union lost popularity after a(n)

Which of the following does NOT describe the members of the Knights of Labor?

Technique to mass produce steel in an affordable way was called ___ .

True or False: Social Darwinism argued that government should regulate businesses.

Why did children of families in poverty in the late 1800s and early 1900s have to work?

License to make, sell, or use an invention for a set period of time is called a

Efficiency was improved in factories when bosses used _______

What type of monopoly did Rockefeller manage? Standard Oil _______

Survival of the fittest applied to humans and human society is known as

Controlling EVERY part of the production of a product is called

After which strike did the fed. govt. refuse to legally recognize labor unions (in court) for 30 yrs?

Which of the following does NOT describe a captain of industry?

Which businessman created a monopoly by buying out competitors and creating a trust?