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Quiz- Big Business
Name: Raina Bonilla Era of Big Business Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Name two captains of industry we discussed in class and identify the industry in which they are known. | Andrew Carnegie – American steel industry John D. Rockefeller - Standard Oil Company |
| 2. Explain the term “laissez faire” economics. | It is a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society. |
| 3. Explain the concept of Social Darwinism. | It is the theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin perceived in plants and animals in nature. |
| 4. Identify the term Robber Baron. | It’s a derogatory term of social criticism originally applied to certain wealthy and powerful 19th-century American businessmen. |
| 5. Name the two earliest acts of government regulation over the business world. For each, identify what they specifically attempted to regulate. | The Interstate Commerce Act – railroad rates Navigation Acts – regulate trade with and within the North American colonies |