Chapter 6 Section 3 Big Business and Labor

Who was the Scottish immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What is the process in which a company buys out its suppliers called?

• vertical integration

• horizontal integration

• divestiture

• outsourcing

What is the process in which companies producing similar products merge called?

• horizontal integration

• vertical integration

• conglomerate merger

• divestiture

What is the theory that taught only the strong survived?

• Social Darwinism

• Marxism

• Existentialism

• Utilitarianism

Who was the head of the Standard Oil Company?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What law outlawed trusts?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Pendleton Act

Who was the union leader mentioned in the worksheet?

• Samuel Gompers

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

What is the name of the union led by Gompers?

• American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• Knights of Labor

• Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

• Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

Who was the leader of the American Railway Union?

• Eugene V. Debs

• Samuel Gompers

• John L. Lewis

• Terence V. Powderly

What is the union of radicals and socialists nicknamed the Wobblies?

• Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

• American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• Knights of Labor

• Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)