According to the video, why did Teddy want to break up the trust companies?

business combinations limited competition

Which statement most accurately describes the main argument in this 1919 cartoon?

Disputes between Labor & business leaders hurt the economy

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly

In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to

increase competition in business

Prior to 1890, United States businesses made few foreign investments mainly because

investment opportunities were better in the US

One reason Rockefeller, Carnegie, and JP Morgan were called "robber barons" was because they

used ruthless business tactics against their competitors

the Sherman Antitrust Act & the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem of

business combinations limiting competition

During the late 1800’s, labor unions in the United States had their greatest success in

organizing skilled workers into craft unions

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased

What was one major impact of industrialization in the United States?

a rise in the standard of living

In the late 19th century, big businesses embraced Social Darwinism because they believed that

economic success demonstrates fitness to lead

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USHG Industrialization

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1
According to the video, why did Teddy want to break up the trust companies?
companies refused to hire minority workers
businesses hired illegal immigrants
working conditions in factories were unsafe
business combinations limited competition
2
During the late 19th century, businesses tried to maximize profits by
eliminating tariffs
resisting laissez-faire policies
creating monopolies
supporting labor unions
3
After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
developing overseas markets
forming monopolies or trusts
increasing the prices of their products
paying high wages to their workers
4
Which statement most accurately describes the main argument in this 1919 cartoon?
Labor & management have the same goals
The US government should take control of major industries
Organized workers are more productive than non-union workers
Disputes between Labor & business leaders hurt the economy
5
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Foreign competition in the oil industry hurt U.S. companies
Proprietorships help the economy
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly
Government regulations strangled the Standard Oil Company
6
In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to
protect the environment
encourage the growth of monopolies
strengthen the rights of workers
increase competition in business
7
“Prices & wages should be determined by the marketplace.” The author of this statement supports
wage and price controls
minimum-wage laws
laissez-faire capitalism
government ownership of utilities
8
Prior to 1890, United States businesses made few foreign investments mainly because
investment opportunities were better in the US
foreign nations didn't accept investments from US businesses
foreign investments were prohibited by Congress
state governments discouraged foreign investments
9
One reason Rockefeller, Carnegie, and JP Morgan were called "robber barons" was because they
robbed from the rich to give to the poor
used ruthless business tactics against their competitors
stole money from the federal government
made unnecessarily risky investments
10
In the late 1800s, which idea was used to justify accumulating great wealth & economic power?
Self-determination
Manifest Destiny
Conspicuous consumption
Social Darwinism
11
the Sherman Antitrust Act & the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem of
companies refusing to hire minority workers
businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants
business combinations limiting competition
unsafe working conditions in factories
12
During the late 1800’s, labor unions in the United States had their greatest success in
organizing skilled workers into craft unions
achieving a legally guaranteed minimum wage
winning the great majority of strikes
persuading the government to limit most immigration
13
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased
Restrictions on immigration created a homogeneous culture
The US experienced the disappearance of the traditional
Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South
14
What was 1 effect of the Industrial Revolution on U.S. agriculture in the late 1800s?
decrease in tenant farming and sharecropping
decrease in the size of farms
increase in agricultural imports
increase in productivity
15
What was one major impact of industrialization in the United States?
the elimination of urban tenements
the disappearance of social class distinctions
a rise in the standard of living
an increase in the birth rate
16
In the late 19th century, big businesses embraced Social Darwinism because they believed that
all wealth should be returned to society
economic success demonstrates fitness to lead
business monopolies are contrary to the social order
economic competition should be regulated

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