How does horizontal integration differ from vertical integration?

It consolidates similar companies into one big corporation

Why was steel such a significant material during the Gilded Age?

It was used in the construction of skyscrapers and bridges

How did capitalism contribute to the growth of industry?

It encouraged entrepreneurs to invest in business

What was an effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

It was easier for industry and people to reach the West

Big business leaders argued that they were "captains of industry" because they...

Supported technology which helped the economy

Which best characterizes the life of factory workers in the late 1800s?

They worked long hours in terrible conditions

What actions did the federal government take against unions?

Called on private law enforcement forces to stop strikes

Why did many immigrants move to America in the late 19th century?

Economic opportunities and religious freedom

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A New Industrial Age

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A Quiz! about the Gilded Age, which covers industry, technology, the labor movement and immigration

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1
What institutions were the most devoted to "Americanizing" immigrants?
Congress and the Supreme Court
Labor unions and factories
Ethnic enclaves
Schools and settlement houses
2
How does horizontal integration differ from vertical integration?
It owns all the methods of production
It consolidates similar companies into one big corporation
It encourages entrepreneurs to pool their stock together
It has multiple people own the company
3
Why was steel such a significant material during the Gilded Age?
It encouraged the US to establish time zones
It was instrumental in the development of electricity
It was used in the construction of skyscrapers and bridges
It enabled the invention of radio
4
Which labor organization focused on long-term, rather than immediate, social and economic changes?
Knights of Labor
Congress of Industrial Workers (CIO)
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
5
Which person would have been the least discriminated against by nativists?
A Chinese railroad worker
A person born to Eastern European Jewish immigrants
An Italian Catholic immigrant
A Midwestern Protestant farmer
6
Which of these is a result of the mechanization of farms?
Farm workers form their own businesses
Farmers move to cities
Immigrants buy a lot of land
More people decide to become farmers
7
How did capitalism contribute to the growth of industry?
It required inventors to file patents
It provided the US with many natural resources
It encouraged entrepreneurs to invest in business
It granted high wages to al workers
8
What was an effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Industrial progress stalled
It was easier for industry and people to reach the West
Utah became one of the most populous states in the nation
The United States lost a lot of land
9
Prior to the Civil War, which group tended to characterize immigration to the US?
East Asian laborers
Southern European Catholics
Western European Protestants
Eastern European Jews
10
Which adjectives best describe immigrant travel conditions in the Gilded Age?
First-class cabins
Dirty and crowded
Affordable and comfortable
Spacious and roomy
11
What did the Interstate Commerce Commission oversee?
Patents
Labor Unions
Interstate Communications
Railroads
12
Where did most of the new post-Civil War immigrants settle?
Farms
Cities
Suburbs
Villages
13
Big business leaders argued that they were "captains of industry" because they...
Forced small companies out of business
Lowered wages while profitting from business
Supported technology which helped the economy
Inflated prices
14
Which best characterizes the life of factory workers in the late 1800s?
They had increased amounts of time in the day for rest and leisure
They owned stock in their factories
They worked long hours in terrible conditions
They worked together with big business leaders to reform factories
15
This event resulted in several deaths, the execution of four labor leaders, and a growing distrust of unions
Pullman Strike of 1893
Homestead Incident
Haymarket Riot
1877 Railroad Strike
16
Which of these government measures encouraged people to buy domestic rather than inmported goods?
Passing protective tariffs
Forming monopolies
Taking a laissez faire approach
Issuing patents
17
Which person served as the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Eugene V. Debs
Samuel Gompers
Terence V. Powderly
Uriah Stephens
18
John Rockefeller's monopoly over US oil led many critics to call him a...
Captain of Industry
Progressive
Robber Baron
Muckraker
19
What actions did the federal government take against unions?
Required the firing of employees who joined unions
Called on private law enforcement forces to stop strikes
Executed Eugene V. Debs for his role in a strike
Completely banned unions
20
Why did many immigrants move to America in the late 19th century?
Military security and police protection
Social equality and a classless socity
Superior educational opportunities
Economic opportunities and religious freedom

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