Vertical integration involves

buying out raw material producers and distributors

Which of the following is an advantage of a corporation over a small business

Corporations can create economies of scale/mass production

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

outlawed trusts that interfered with free trade

Which of the following is true about Andrew Carnegie?

He believed in vertical and horizontal integration

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers in the late 1800s?

They were workers used to break strikes

According to the theory of social darwinism

certain people or races were inferior and would naturally fail and be poor

William M. (Boss) Tweed was a(n):

political boss,corrupt, but provided NYC important services

Most of the immigrants during "new immigration"

settled in cities and worked in factories

Most of the presidents of the Gilded Age were

dedicated to laissez faire economic policies

was an inclusive organization advocating for many changes

The Homestead Steel Strike....

resulted in the union being eliminated from Carnegie mills

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The Gilded Age - Unit 6 APUSH 2021

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1
Tammany Hall was the name of...
a famous settlement house
a federal courthouse in NYC
a New York Customs House
a NYC political machine
2
Vertical integration involves
using new methods to increase production
buying out raw material producers and distributors
forming trusts
merging with companies producing similar products
3
Which of the following is an advantage of a corporation over a small business
all of the above
Corporations can create economies of scale/mass production
Corporations usually cease to exist if a stockholder dies
Stockholders are liable for the debts of a corporation
4
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights
encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses
outlawed trusts that interfered with free trade
was supported by millionaire industrialists
5
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to....
stop Chinese Americans from attending college in US
settle a disagreement between China & US
create segregated classrooms
decrease Chinese immigration
6
The American working class
lived in desperate conditions
worked under safe conditions
did not include women and children
was paid less than their European counterparts
7
Overt favoritism toward native-born Americans is called
steerage
open door policy
nativism
the quota system
8
Where did most of the immigrants in the wave of "new immigration" come from?
northern Europe
western Europe
Asia
southern and eastern Europe
9
Which of the following is true about Andrew Carnegie?
He believed in vertical and horizontal integration
He was born in Pittsburgh
He helped the workers at his plants unionize
He was born wealthy
10
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers in the late 1800s?
They were socialists
They were workers used to break strikes
They were federal troops
They were part of management
11
According to the theory of social darwinism
rich people should give money to the poor to make society more equal
wealth should be distributed evenly so that social classes disappear
people should go out and use the teachings of Jesus to fix social problems
certain people or races were inferior and would naturally fail and be poor
12
William M. (Boss) Tweed was a(n):
infamous precinct worker in Chicago
political boss,corrupt, but provided NYC important services
corrupt landlord in tenements
civic reformer, introduced clean gov't to NYC
13
Most of the immigrants during "new immigration"
were wealthy
were protestant
settled in cities and worked in factories
settled on the Great Plains and became farmers
14
Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" asserted that the rich were....
more competent than the poor
supposed to live lavishly
more pious than the poor
obliged to help the poor
15
The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the....
steel industry
coal mining industry
textile industry
railroad industry
16
Most of the presidents of the Gilded Age were
opposed to the spoils system
democrats
dedicated to laissez faire economic policies
progressive reformers
17
The Knights of Labor
never had more than a few hundred members
organized only skilled, white, native-born workers
did not admit women
was an inclusive organization advocating for many changes
18
The Gilded Age was characterized by a booming economy and
greater social equality
prosperity for everyone
political corruption
sweeping political reforms
19
The Homestead Steel Strike....
resulted in the union being eliminated from Carnegie mills
resulted in the union winning concessions from Carnegie
resulted in Carnegie being killed by strikers
was settled peacefully

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