Unit Test Review- The Gilded Age

Front

Why was this period of time known as the “Gilded Age”?

Back

While it was a period of great economic growth, the late 19th Century was also a time of great social problems.

Front

Andrew Carnegie was MOST associated with which industry? Steel, Oil, Banking, Railroads

Back

Steel

Front

Cornelius Vanderbilt was MOST associated with which industry? Options: Steel, Oil, Banking, Railroads

Back

Railroads

Front

John D. Rockefeller was MOST associated with which industry?

Back

Oil

Front

What term BEST describes the idea that a business ends up crushing the competition and dominating an entire industry?

Back

Monopoly

Front

What term BEST describes the idea that a few individuals would control an entire industry by entering into agreements to consolidate their businesses (and destroy competition)?

Back

Trust

Front

What term BEST describes the idea that an industrialist (or business) controls all steps in the manufacturing and trade of a product in order to dominate an industry?

Back

Vertical Integration

Front

What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?

Back

A deadly fire killed over 100 people, mostly young women

Front

What was the purpose of places like Ellis and Angel Islands?

Back

To regulate & inspect the immigrants coming into the US

Front

Which Union was made up of skilled workers and only allowed white men to join?

Back

AFL