What economic approach did the government initially take towards big business?
Understanding the Sherman Antitrust Act

Interactive Video
•
Social Studies
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Hard
Rex Batie
Used 4+ times
FREE Resource
11 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Subsidization
Protectionist
Laissez-faire
Interventionist
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major effect of monopolies on the market according to the video?
Suppression of competition
Lower prices for consumers
Increased innovation
Expansion of the global market
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed?
1870
1880
1890
1900
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
To prevent the formation of monopolies and trusts
To eliminate all forms of business
To promote free trade agreements
To support the growth of small businesses
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was president when the Sherman Antitrust Act was signed into law?
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For what unexpected purpose was the Sherman Antitrust Act initially used?
Targeting labor unions
Regulating interstate commerce
Controlling inflation
Breaking up railroad monopolies
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the government view unions in relation to the Sherman Antitrust Act?
As supporters of monopolies
As illegal combinations
As beneficial to the economy
As irrelevant to the act
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
11 questions
Causes of Civil War Vocabulary

Quiz
•
8th Grade
17 questions
An Age of Big Business

Quiz
•
8th Grade
16 questions
SS8H5 Test Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
15 questions
Progressive Era Texas History

Quiz
•
7th Grade - University
11 questions
EOC Flashcard Quiz - Gilded Age

Quiz
•
7th - 12th Grade
17 questions
Unit 2 : Industrialization Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
15 questions
The Progressive Movement

Quiz
•
7th Grade
11 questions
William Howard Taft

Quiz
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade