Name: _________________

Hour: __________________

Matching
Part 1: Directions: Write the letter in the blank of the best answer to the questions below.
_____ 1) Philanthropist A) An economic system where businesses are privately owned
and compete with each other.

_____ 2) Robber Baron B) A corporation that completely dominates an industry.

_____ 3) Monopoly C) A business owner known for being greedy, doing all they
can to get rich, and is known for poor working conditions

_____ 4) Capitalism D) A form of capitalism that lets businesses compete without

government intervention.

_____ 5) Laissez Faire E) A person who donates money to support a worthy cause.

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_____6) Which of these working conditions is false about factory workers in the late 1800s?
A) They usually worked six days a week for 10 or more hours a day.
B) They performed repetitive tasks and had no control over the pace of their work.
C) They worked tough jobs, but in healthy environments with many safety regulations.
D) They were paid low wages and struggled to afford the cost of living.

_____7) Which is the correct definition of labor union?

A) A group of people who do something together to earn money.
B) A group of workers who perform some action together with the goal of improving
working conditions.
C) A group of workers who are always successful at doing something together to
improve their working conditions.

_____8) Why did the Social Gospel movement believe there should be a response to problems
in society?
A) Because the hardest working and most talented deserve to be rich and should be paid the
most.
B) They believed the poor, the sick, and the exploited should be helped, based on Christian
values.
C) Because people who go to church should get better things in life than those who do not.
 Name: _________________
Hour: __________________

______9) Which idea would argue that the best employee in a company deserves to be paid the
highest salary?
A) Social Gospel
B) Social Darwinism
C) Philanthropism
D) Communism

______10) Industrialization led to greater economic equality in the US.

A) True
B) False

______11) Laissez Faire Capitalism was an idea that,

A) Government should leave businesses alone to operate and compete
B) Government should regulate businesses to make competition faire
C) The equality of all people should be enforced through government programs
D) Survival of the fittest is what has made America a strong nation and economy

______ 12) Which of the following statements best describes the governments role in business
and the economy around the year 1900? Think about the term Laissez-Faire.
A) Very limited involvement
B) Only involved in making sure pay and working conditions were fair
C) Highly involved in how businesses operated and competed

______ 13) Monopoly/trust is when

A) A corporation dominates an industry and is able to prevent competition
B) The government regulates businesses from getting too large
C) Horizontal Integration turns into Vertical Integration

______ 14) What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A) To restrict monopolies and trusts and encourage fairer competition and trade
B) Limit all government regulation in businesses

_______15) Did the Sherman Antitrust Act work:

A) Yes
B) No

______ 16)Why did you answer the way you did in #15?
A) It was very effective in breaking up monopolies
B) It was fully effective at making sure workers were paid a fair wage
C) Courts were often biased in favor of big businesses and the law was not every effective
 Name: _________________
Hour: __________________

______17) Which of the following is an argument for Social Darwinism ?

A) Immigrants are forced to learn a new language and begin a new career, so they deserve
help
B) Giving every person a great education is better for society, because we will have more
smart people inventing things we need
C) If you force people to compete for money, they will be motivated to make the best
products for society
D) If the government is involved and makes sure competition is fair, companies will work
harder to innovate products that benefit society

______ 18) What was the purpose of the gathering that led to the Haymarket Square riot?
A). to show support for the police
B). to protest the killing of two striking workers
C) to support factory owners
D) to protest the Granger Laws

______ 19) A person who believes that it is all right for rich people to own big businesses, but
that workers should get to band together to get better wages or better working conditions is a
A) communist
B) anarchist
C) labor unionist
 Name: _________________
Hour: __________________

From the Donald Trump video OR your poster project, decide if they are a Robber Baron or
Captain of industry. You must include:
Claim
Three supporting pieces of evidence
Counter-claim

____________________________ is a CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY/ROBBER BARON (circle) because

of:
1. _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Even though his/her actions prove that __________________________ is a CAPTAIN OF

INDUSTRY/ROBBER BARON (circle), some may make the argument that they are CAPTAIN OF

INDUSTRY/ROBBER BARON (circle the one your person is not)

because______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________.

Concluding Sentence:_____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________.