U.S. History Review Unit 5
What did alexander graham bell invent?
Telephone
Who is responsible for creating the assembly line?
Henry Ford
What are people called who invest in corporations by buying stock? Bondholders Corporation bosses Shareholders Stock traders
c. shareholders
What are people called who start businesses?
entrepreneurs
Gaining almost total control of an industry is called
A monopoly
What is the term used to mean combining two or more companies into one?
merger
Which symbol of hope greeted immigrants at new york harbor?
Statue of liberty
Who was the photographer who captured the poverty of new york city?
Jacob riis
New immigrants arrived from which areas?
Eastern and southern europe
This is a type of residence that if often run down and crowded
tenement
Immigrants were expected to assimilate. What does that mean?
Adapt and learn the new language and culture
Which of the following was not a problem in major U.S. cities? Pollution Water Supply Businesses Crime
Businesses
This term means the Hands off Government policy during the rise of big business
Laissez Faire
What is the main reason the industrial revolution was able to begin? Lots of money Availability of natural resources Smart people moved to U.S. Business tycoons took over the government
B. Natural resources
Rockefeller was a tycoon of which industry? Oil Steel Railroads Coal
A. Oil
Which tycoon controlled railroads? Rockefeller Carnegie JP Morgan Vanderbilt
d. vanderbilt
What is the main idea behind horizontal integration? Forming a monopoly Buying competing companies to make one big company Buying all the means of production to run a company Creating trusts with partner companies
B. Buying competing companies to make one big company
What is the main idea behind vertical integration? A. Buying all the means of production to run a company Creating a labor union Buying competing companies to create a big company Creating a monopoly
A. Buying all the means of production to run a company
Why would a tycoon be called a robber baron?
Made a profit at the expense of the weak
This term means: Some people/businesses are stronger and better than others.
Social Darwinism
What is a person called who gives a lot of money to community programs and charity?
philanthropist
What is a business owned by investors called? Sweatshops Trust Monopoly Corporation
D. Corporation
The move from hand making things to machine making things is called?
industrialization
Which factor impacted the rise of the modern city? Skyscrapers Cars Railroad Education
A. Skyscrapers
What was the name of Roosevelt's plan to control big business?
The Square deal
Why did people move to cities? Clean cities Safety Jobs Food
C. Jobs
Which group of people weren’t welcome to emigrate to the U. S Which group of people weren’t welcome to emigrate to the U.S. during this time period?
Chinese
A group that joins together to fight for their worker’s rights
Unions