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1
One major purpose of
pools, trusts, and holding companies
was to...
promote socialism
sharing wealth with the poor
raise corporate income taxes
reduce competition
2
Why did United Statesbusiness interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800s?
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
to establish military bases around the world
to establish a commonwealthof colonies
3
What was a tenement?
Rural duplex
Single family home
Urban apartment building
Large luxurious apartment
4
How did these developmentsalter the physical landscape of the United States?
Apartment complexes were built for factory workers.
Roads were built to accommodate traffic congestion.
Trolleys were used to transport the vast urban population.
factories were relocated to isolated rural areas.
5
Who supported the Populist Party?
Communists
White Farmers
White and Black Farmers
Black Farmers
6
What was one strategy businesses after the Civil War used to eliminate competition?
Raising prices
Monopolies and trusts
Shifting business overseas
Paying workers higher wages
7
How did industrialization effect farmers?
Farmers began to use semi-trucks to ship crops.
Railroad rates fell drastically.
Over production led to low crop prices
Farms were abandoned as people moved to the cities.
8
How did the muckrakers reform labor practices of big business?
Sued corporations for violating employee's rights
Organized massive strikes that crippled major industries
Wrote stories exposing corruption in businesses
Passed legislation improving health standards
9
How did many react to the horrible conditions that immigrants faced in factories?
Workers volunteered to work for no pay
Mass production sped up manufacturing
Workers began to form labor unions
Assembly lines were started
10
What invention utilized water and to power to power the factories?
Flying Shuttles
Steam Engines
Factories
Assembly Lines
11
What is one of the negative effects a holding company, merger, or pool can have on an economy?
Higher prices
Decrease in competition
Inflation
Market crash
12
Theodore Roosevelt’s plan for fair government
New Deal
Square Agenda
Square Deal
New Nationalism
13
region of NorthCarolina experienced highly prosperous industrial development and urbanization?
Tidewater
Mountains
Piedmont Crescent
Coastal Plain
14
What stimulated the growthof unions in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
Progressives were elected to Congress in large numbers
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 proved to be ineffective.
Workers were subjected to low pay and poor conditions.
The federal government supported railroad workers strike.
15
What did labor unions use to get better working conditions?
Ads on the radio
The help of children
Protests and strikes
Scabs and strikebreakers
16
Built to improve lives of poor immigrants
Tenement Houses
Boarding Schools
Settlement Houses
Settlement Houses
17
Which was NOT a reason that people emigrated to the US in late 1800s?
War in native country
Too many jobs in native country
Famine in native country
Poverty in native country
18
Factories were often built near...
Beaches
Cell Phone Towers
Mountains
Rivers
19
During the late 1800s,which innovation helped sell the vast array of U.S. products?
radio advertising
magazine advertising
mail-order catalogs
television commercials
20
Which of the following was a popular trend during the late 1800's?
cdecline of immigrant population
movement of people from farms to cities
The Whip
decline of immigrant population
21
In factories, this concept made production faster-
Communism
Assembly Lines
Urbanization
Capitalism
22
The railroad building boomduring the nineteenth century contributed to
increasing agricultural production in the Northeast.
dramatic population decreases in Southern cities.
the establishment of trade relations with Mexico.
the rapid industrialization of the United States.
23
The industrialization ofthe United States during the late nineteenth century was a result of..
the development of transportation and communication.
increased regulatory powers of government agencies.
the growth of powerful labor unions.
support for isolationism in America.
24
A lasting effect of farmers increasing their land holdings and modernizing their equipment was
a shortage of land for farming.
increased rural population density.
higher prices for crops.
greater productivity of farming.
25
What was on major effect of industrialization?
Population shifted from the North to the South
A higher percentage of Americans moved to urban area
The disappearance of the family farm
The United States became a more homogenous culture
26
From around 1865-1900, what was the main way government contributed to the growth of business?
Direct aid
providing low-cost housing for workers
buying corporate stock
few restrictions
27
What was T.R.'s issue with the railroad?
The railroad was not widespread enough
Cost of freight and shipping was too high
The rail lines were not safe
Cost of freight and shipping was too low
28
In the late 1800's, an increase in urbanization was the result of...
New technology
Climate change
Presidential election
Rapid industrialization
29
In the late 1800s,rapid industrialization in the US contributed to all of thefollowing except.
unsafe working conditions.
political corruption.
equality for women.
overcrowded cities.
30
Jane Addams is most recognized for her work with
Political Machines
Large Corporations
Settlement Houses
Labor Unions
31
As a symbol of friendship,France gave America the
Statue of Liberty.
Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial.
Liberty Bell.
32
Term for breaking up corrupt big business
Political Machines
trust-busting
Muckraking
Monopoly stopper
33
Urbanization could be defined as...
People moving to cities
People moving to France
People moving to the country
People moving to the suburbs
34
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
Religious persecution.
High wages.
Political unrest and war.
No jobs.
35
What party was founded to express the economic discontent of farmers?
Democrats
Progressives
Populist party
The Bufficans
36
Movement that believed reform along with honest government could bring about justice
Populist Movement
Progress Movement
Progressive Movement
Social Justice Movement
37
How did the economic hardships of immigrants influence socialreform?
Settlement houses were established to provide services
Federal offices distributed relief payments
Businesses sponsored child-care programs.
Political machines demanded improved working conditions.
38
Muckraker who Wrote “The Jungle” investigating the meat packing industry
Woodrow Wilson
Upton Synergy
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
39
What journalist documented the horrors of urban immigrant living?
Nellie Bly
Jacob Riis
Teddy Roosevelt
Jane Addams
40
HenryFord used mass production in his car factories. How did this affect the U.S.economy?
The United States lost many jobs due to mass production.
It gave each U.S. citizen a car.
The United States became a leader in the car industry.
Mass production damaged many U.S. products.
41
"Eight hours for work, Eight hours for rest, Eight hours for what we will" -AFL song
Safer factories
Higher wages
Fewer work holidays
Shorter workdays
42
Nickname for Investigative Journalists that revealed horrible working and living conditions
Unions
progressive journalists
Muckrakers
TMZ
43
What two existing factorshelped the development of the furniture industry in North Carolina?
Railroads and factories
Factories and machinery
Hardwood forest and willinglabor force
Cotton and water power
44
that the author wasdescribing.:
inner-city areas.
living conditions in the South.
rural areas in the Northwest.
factory conditions.
45
assigned federal agents to inspect all plants/meat sold
New Deal
Square Deal
sherman anti-trust act
The Meat Inspection Act
46
What did the Populist Party advocate to try to fix the monetary system?
Free Steel
Free Silver
Communism
Free Gold
47
In what industry did many Chinese immigrants work after 1850?
Brick laying
Farming
Coal and gold mines
Railroads and construction
48
What would NOT be considered "pull factors" for immigrants considering the U.S. in the 1900s?
Automatic citizenship.
Job opportunities and higher wages.
Family and friends already there.
Cheap and plentiful land.
49
Settlement Houses were Created because of increasing
Urban Employment
Immigrant Populations
Educational Opportunities
Government Regulation
50
What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911? What happened as a result?
fire, safety and fire regulations changed
fire, safety and fire regulations were done away with
fire, safety and fire regulations created
FIRE FIRE FIRE
51
Author of “How the Other Half Lives”
William Shakespeare
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
52
The Dukes became successfulbecause
they grew a lot of tobacco
hand rolling cigarettes
they invented bright leaf tobacco
cigarette-rolling machine cut production costs in half
53
What party was formed by the Alliance members, farmers, labor leaders and reformers?
Independent Party.
Democratic Party.
Populist Party
Republican Party.
54
Whichstatement best describes the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the north and south?
Northern Industry increased demand for southern cotton
Southern states were ableto diversify
Railroads created greater need for slave labor
North switched to farming cash crops
55
Which invention madewestern farming more efficient in the mid-1800s?
the assembly line
the steel plow
the Model T
the Bessemer process
56
During the end of the 19th century, Laborers and farmers would agree that...
Railroads are useless
We should keep the Laissez-Faire economic system
Federal Government should regulate industry
We should all move to cities
57
Which statement best describes the location of factories in New England during the early 1800s?
They were located inisolated areas.
They needed to be close tocoal deposits.
They were located next torivers.
They needed to be close torailroads.
