Gilded Age

Political Machines took advantage of what major groups?

• The Immigrants and the Poor

• The Immigrants and Big Businesses

• The Poor and the Chinese

• The Chinese and the Big Businesses

Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Protectionism

• Temperance

Americans who grew angry and resentful at the increased Immigrant migration into the country, especially those from Southern and Eastern Europe

• Nativists

• Populists

• Philanthropists

• Social Workers

Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Nativism

• Assimilation

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

• Rural areas to Urban areas

• Urban areas to Rural areas

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

• "Boss" Tweed

• John Rockefeller

• Jane Adams

• Andrew Carnegie

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

• Railroads

• Oil

• Steel

• Finance

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

• Political Machines

• Industrial Capitalists

• Robber Barons

• Labor Leaders

A wealthy person who donates to charity is known as a ...

• Philanderer

• Philonthrope

• Philistine

• Philanthropist

Rockefeller and Vanderbilt came to control nearly everything in the railroad and oil industries. As a result, they were able to set prices high for their products and services. Control over an entire industry is known as having a ....

• integration.

• oligarchy.

• monopoly.