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What does GILDED mean?
Rotten on the outside rotten on the inside
Gold on the outside rotten on the inside
Strong and brave
Gold on the outside strong on the inside
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What is capitalism?
A system where the government dictates how much $ you get
A system where everyone is paid the same
A system that encourages private ownership of business and competition
A system where the government owns all property
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Who is Samuel Gompers?
President of the United Mine Workers
President of the Knights of Labor
President of the American Federations of Labor
President of the United utomobile Workers Union
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Which was NOT a reason children were hired in factories?
They could be paid less
Children had great pride in bringing home $ for themselves
Children could be easily manipulated
They were small enough to fit in cramped spaces
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What is the melting pot effect?
Combination of different cultures
Marriage of two different races
Removal of immigrants from America
Melting gold to create coins
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What is a muckraker?
Journalist reporting on corrupt leadership and issues.
A corrupt political figure
News reporter on TV.
Violent protesters
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In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
business practices of the Standard Oil Company
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
dangers faced by coal miners
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How do monopolies threaten capitalism?
They drive prices too low
They discourage competition and drive prices up
They challenge them to a game of Monopoly Deal
They allow for too much competition
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Who was Lewis Hine?
He photographed child labor, immigrants, workers
He exposed the meat packing industry
Mr. StealYoGirl
He exposed Rockefeller
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What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
Didn't do anything
There was no such act
Invited the Chinese/Asian immigrants to the United States
Banned the Chinese/Asian immigrants
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Where was Ellis Island
New York
California
Florida
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Nativism was the
A policy of protecting the interests of native-born over immigrants
Attempting to keep West and East Berlin separated in Germany
Practicing Native American rituals and beliefs
The intense dislike of Native Americans and attempting to reform them
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Business of John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Steel
Standard Oil
Pullman Cars
General Electric
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What immigrants came to Angel Island?
Venezuelan immigrants
chinese immigrants
Canadian immigrants
swedish immigrants
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Why did the government have a hard time regulating monopolies?
Robber barons were in the government
Monopolies were overseas
Because robber barons contributed so much charity and job opportunities
The government thought monopolies would commit violence
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was a...
Doctor
Rancher
singer
Railroad tycoon
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Where is Angel Island located?
Massachusetts
Off the coast of San Francisco
Off the coast of Oregon
Near Santa Barbra
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A labor union
all of the above.
organizes workers to get their rights.
gets workers better pay
represents workers in negotiations.
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Immigration
when people move from one country to another
the spread of wealth, goods, and services
the legal rights guaranteed by law
the process of making decisions
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What is Horizontal Integration?
Buying all of the other steps in the process of production.
Buying all of the other companies in the same industry.
Competing with other companies fairly.
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Why would you be accused of being a political radical for going on strike?
Asking for more pay aligned with ideals of socialist equal wealth
Because people on strike hated capitalism
You may have voted for neither republican or democrat
Many labor movement leaders were socialist sympathizers
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What was the objective of the Gentlemen s Agreement?
to decrease Japanese immigration
it prohibited immigrants from working in industrial jobs
to end the First World War
regulate working hours for children
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Which was NOT something they checked for at Angel and Ellis Island?
disease
to see if you were a felon
your social security number
vaccine status
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Upton Sinclair
Author of Shame of the Cities
Saw sucess of the settlement houses
Author of The Jungle
Creator of the Progressive Party
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Robber Baron
business owner who robs the rich
business owner who came to wealth through inheritance
business owner who came to wealth through ruthless methods
business owner who shared their profits with the public
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What is a monopoly?
When a company files bankruptcy
When you worship one god
When one company controls an entire industry
When one company produces only one product
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What is vertical integration?
Controlling all aspects of your profit
Controlling distribution, transportation, and manufacturing
None of the above
controlling your opponents business
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Ellis Island and Angel Island were both...
centers of shopping and industry
locations of settlement houses
immigrant processing centers
amusement parks
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What industry did Andrew Carnegie expand?
Agriculture
Steel
Energy
Manufacturing
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JP Morgan was known for:
Oil
Iron
Finance
Steel
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Who was Eugene Debs?
Leader of the United Mine Workers(UMW)
Leader of the Factory Owners Union
Leader of the American Railway Union
Lead the Pullman Strike
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What is an Immigrant Enclave?
Immigrant Groups merge their culture with the dominant one
A Large dense,ethnic group, self sufficient community
A viable strategy for Immigrants to achieve economic success
Immigrants using ethnically based connections to find jobs
