CH. 6 Test Review

You will be given two  of the following essays to answer in essay form.  (40pts each)

1.  The inventions and improvements following the Civil War changed people and their way of life forever.  Comment.

2.  Men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller made significant contributions to American society but it was at the expense of the public.  Comment.

3.  American Expansion would not have been possible if it had not been for immigrants and workers willing to work in often times dangerous working conditions/situations.  Comment

4.  Labor Unions and strikes helped reform wages and working conditions which have lasting effects today.  Comment.

You will be given 5 of the following ID terms and asked to explain each one.  Relate the significance of each one to present day America. (5pts each)

mass production

patent

monopoly

sweatshop

scab

cartel

Bessemer process

oligopoly

transcontinental railroad

industrial union

productivity

social Darwinism

economies of scale

horizontal consolidation

Sherman antitrust act

vertical consolidation