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chapter 6-7 gilded age questions and answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explain how electricity affected manufacturing facilities? | Enabled industry to grow as never before. |
| Describe Social Darwinism. | Biological theories to explain the evolution of human society. |
| How did the development of steel production affect the country? | It made innotative construction possible. |
| List ways business owners reduced their competition. | Make products more cheap. |
| What factors led to the industrial boom of the late 1800’s? | Industrial growth, the south was still trying to recover. |
| Explain how Andrew Carnegie gained control of the steel industry. | Began investing in other companies. |
| Describe the Sherman Anti Trust Act. | Outlawed efforts to consolidate business under trusts. |
| What was the reason for adopting standardized time zones? | Railroads can move. |
| Describe the ICC Act. | A permanent international court established to investigate, prosecute and try individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes. |
| What was Angel Island? | Immigration center. |
| What is a Graft? | The illegal use of political influence for personal gain. |
| What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act? | Response to complaints by workers on the West Coast. |
| Explain the purpose of the Americanization Act. | It was to the immigrate to the United States from eastern and southern Europe. |
| What was Tammany Hall? | The name given to the democratic political machine. |
| Describe the regulations of the Pendleton Civil Service Act. | To regulate and improve the civil service. |
| What was the purpose of the Social Gospel Movement? | Emerged among protestant Christians to improve the economic. |
| Explain the importance of the Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois? | Its growth has been rapid. |
| Explain horizontal integration. | Occurs when there is a merger between two firms in the same industry. |
| Who was John D Rockefeller? | He was the co-founder of the standard oil company. |
| Who did the term Robber Baron describe? | Business tycoons. |
| Explain vertical integration. | The combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies. |
| What was the effect of the Haymarket Affair on the Labor Movement? | 8 hour work day. |
| Describe the immigration shift of the late 1800’s. | Patterns. |
| Explain the movement of African Americans in the late 1800’s. | Freed people seeking a better life. |
| Who was William Tweed? | The "Boss of the Tammany Hall" |
| Who coined the term Gilded Age? | Mark Twain |
| Who was Grover Cleveland? | The 22nd and 24th president. |
| What time period is described as the Gilded Age? | 1873 |
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