What organization was headed by Samuel Gompers?
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
If a wine company established a monopoly by owning vinyards, railcars, and retail outlets, what kind of integration would it be practicing?
verticle integration
Why were time zones created?
So that times would be uniform and not vary between cities.
What made the construction of skyscrapers possible?
Steel
What does this political cartoon satirize?
The power of Standard Oil (and John D. Rockefeller)
Which radical union was headed by William "Big Bill" Haywood?
the International Workers of the World (IWW)
What does this cartoon satirize?
The political influence of John D. Rockefeller
Why are scabs unpopular?
They are replacements for striking workers.
What was unusual about the town of Pullman, Illinois?
It was built by a company to house its workers.
What did the Bessemer process revolutionize?
The process of making cheap steel.
What did the Credit Mobilier scandal expose?
railroad company/congressional corruption
What was the term used to describe ultra-wealthy corporate executives?
Robber Barons
Who was the Irish woman famed for leading strikes during the Gilded Age?
Mary Harris (Mother) Jones
Who oranized the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?
radical unionists and socialists
The American Federation of Labor was what type of union?
a craft union (representing skilled workers)
What resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Regulations to improve safety for women and child workers
Who was the radical woman who fought for the United Mine Workers?
Mary Harris Jones
What was the violent strike against US Steel known as?
The Homestead Strike
Who led the strike against the Pullman Company in 1897?
Eugene V. Debs
Who led the American Railway Union?
Eugene V. Debs
If a wine company established a monopoly of only all the vineyards, it would be an example of what kind of integration?
horizontal integration
What is this cartoon satyrizing?
The power of Gilded Age railroad owners.
How did craft unions and industrial unions differ?
Industrial unions sought to organize all workers while craft unions sought to organize only skilled workers.
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to build new railroads
to increase the power of railroads
to destroy the railroad industry
to lower excessive railroad shipping rates
What was the first national railroad strike?
The Great Strike of 1877
Why were some people rich and others poor according to Social Darwinists?
The rich were more fit, therefore more deserving than the poor.
Who was the Grange organized to represent?
farmers
What does this political cartoon satirize?
Capitalism
What did the Pullman company manufacture?
sleeping cars
Which farmers' advocacy groups succeeded in getting reforms which the railroads resisted?
The Grange
Which of the following did Social Darwinists reject?
hard work
industrialization
government regulation
the accumulation of wealth
What did Munn - v.- Illinois allow?
the regulation of railroads
Why is Alexander Graham Bell famous?
He invented the telephone.
The belief that a person's wealth indicated their level of intelligence is known as what?
Social Darminism
Which company was found to be overcharging for building railroads while bribing congressmen?
Credit Mobilier
Which tycoon fouded US Steel?
Andrew Carnegie
In which of the following places did 146 women and children die in a fire?
the Pullman Factory
Carnegie Steel's Hoestead Plant
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Haymarket Square
Who invented the typewriter?
Christopher Sholes
Who became the richest man in history during the Gilded Age?
John D. Rockefeller
What happened at Promontory Point, Utah?
The first transcontinental railroad was completed.