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This political cartoon was published in 1894. Which trend does it refer to?

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The disparity in income between laborers and industrialists

Answer explanation

This political cartoon refers to the disparity in income between laborers and industrialists, highlighting the economic inequality of the time.

Front

What is the term for the way labor unions achieve their goals by negotiating on behalf of all their members?

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collective bargaining

Answer explanation

Collective bargaining is the term for labor unions negotiating on behalf of all their members to achieve their goals.

Front

Which one of the following descriptions best describes 'horizontal integration'? Options: When the government controls the factors of production, A company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods, When the government lets businesses operate without restrictions, A company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity

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A company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity

Answer explanation

Horizontal integration refers to a company acquiring and merging competing businesses into a single entity.

Front

Organized in 1869.
· Terrance Powderly was a famous leader.
· Over 700,000 members at its peak.
· Favored 8-hour work day, opposed child labor.
· Fell from importance in the 1890s.

These statements are describing which organization?

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The Knights of Labor.

Answer explanation

The organization being described is The Knights of Labor. It was organized in 1869, led by Terrance Powderly, and had over 700,000 members at its peak. It favored an 8-hour work day and opposed child labor. However, it fell from importance in the 1890s.

Front

Which issue of the Gilded Age does this cartoon express?

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The rights of the workers are becoming overshadowed by the power of big business.

Answer explanation

The cartoon expresses the issue of the rights of workers being overshadowed by the power of big business.

Front

With which era of American history are the terms "Robber Barons", "Captains of Industry", Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Mellon, Monopolies, trusts, and controversial business practices, The "Gospel of Wealth" and "Social Darwinism" MOST closely associated?

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The Gilded Age

Answer explanation

These terms and people are most closely associated with the Gilded Age, a period of controversial business practices, monopolies, and the ideologies of the Gospel of Wealth and Social Darwinism.

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Which is the BEST example of a "Robber baron" using his wealth in a "philanthropic" manner? Options: Jay Gould and his involvement with the "Tammany Hall" political ring, Cornelius Vanderbilt and the $1 million endowment he gave to Vanderbilt University, Alexander Graham Bell using his capital to purchase all of the stock of his competitors, The sale of Carnegie steel for $480 million to J.P. Morgan and the creation of U.S. Steel in 1901

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Cornelius Vanderbilt and the $1 million endowment he gave to Vanderbilt University

Answer explanation

Cornelius Vanderbilt demonstrated philanthropy by giving a $1 million endowment to Vanderbilt University.

Front

Which state best describes the impact the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act had on business in the Gilded Age?

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Both proved to be ineffective in the regulation of business abuses and economic controls.

Answer explanation

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were both ineffective in regulating business abuses and economic controls.

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How was convict leasing a loophole of the Thirteenth Amendment?

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Convicts technically were not slaves and therefore could be used to work on railways, mines, and plantations without pay and under inhumane conditions.

Answer explanation

Convict leasing allowed convicts to work without pay and under inhumane conditions, exploiting a loophole in the Thirteenth Amendment.