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  • What law was passed in 1882 to restrict immigration from a specific country?
    • Chinese Exclusion Act
  • What is the term for extremely wealthy business leaders who used exploitative practices to gain power?
    Robber Barons
  • What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?
    o To break up monopolies and prevent anti-competitive business practices
  • What major event in 1886 led to a decline in the labor movement due to violence?
    • Haymarket Riot
  • Which business strategy involves controlling all steps of production from raw materials to distribution?
    Vertical integration
  • What was the name of the first national labor union that accepted skilled and unskilled workers?
    o Knights of Labor
  • Which major labor strike in 1894 involved railroad workers and led to government intervention?
    o Pullman Strike
  • What philosophy
    argued that only the strongest businesses and individuals would succeed?
    supported by many industrialists
  • Who coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 19th century?
    Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  • Which group of immigrants primarily worked on the Transcontinental Railroad in the West?
    • Chinese immigrants
  • What industry did Andrew Carnegie dominate?
    Steel industry
  • What was the main goal of political machines like Tammany Hall?
    • To maintain political power through patronage and corruption
  • Which African American leader promoted economic self-sufficiency and vocational education during the Gilded Age?
    • Booker T. Washington
  • Who was the famous political boss of Tammany Hall in New York City?
    o Boss Tweed (William M. Tweed)
  • What immigration station processed millions of European immigrants in New York Harbor?
    o Ellis Island
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