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The second Industrial era...the inventors and their inventions.
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In the late 1800s collective bargaining was a technique used to
restrict labor unions
win workers rights
expand industry
organize labor unions
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Horizontal integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves
hiring scientists to create new products
merging toghether companies that produce similar products
using new methods to increase production and distribution
buying out raw material producers and distributors
3
What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?
very powerful senators
wealthy monopolists
labor organizers
typical American citizens
4
Who developed an efficient technique for transforming iron into steel?
Thomas Alva Edison
Henry Bessemer
Edwin L. Drake
Alexander Graham Bell
5
A corporation made up of many companies that receive certificates entitling them to dividends on profits earned.
trust
monopoly
vertical integration
holding company
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Examine the clothing of the monopolists. How is each depicted?
as a strong man
as a cruel man
as a bag of money
as a thief
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Perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system and organized power plants
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison
James Deering
Henry Bessemer
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The Great strike of 1877 took place in the
coal mining industry
railroad industry
textile industry
steel industry
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Hog farms > slaughter house > market place, identify this process
meat packing industry
holding company
Horizontal integration
vertical integration
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Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves
forming trusts
buying out raw material producers and distributors
merge with companies making similar products
using scientific method to produce goods
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Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?
railroad workers, both skilled and unskilled
radical unionists and socialists
African American workers both skilled and unskilled
female workers in a dressmaking trade
12
The caption of this political cartoon "What a funny little government" is a commentary on
the power of John D. Rockefeller to influence government
the growth of trusts
Rockefeller using the government as a bank
John D. Rockefeller helping the government
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Identify the Supreme Court decision that led to the establishment of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
Marbury v. Madison
Wabash v. Illinois
Munn v. Illinois
McCulloch v. Maryland
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Who are the smaller men in the picture?
industrialists
mayors
railroad magnates
U.S. senators
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Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except
underselling his competitors
cutting the quality of his products
buying out his suppliers
buying out his competitors
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This Supreme court decision upheld the state's right to regulate the railroads.
Munn v. Illinois
Plessy v. Ferguson
Credit Mobilier
Wabash v. Illinois
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Captains of Industry, are also known as
monopolists
Robber Barons
Philanthropist
Laissez-faire
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Samuel Gompers lead which labor union?
The Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
The (AFL) American Federation of Labor
The National Labor union
The American Railway union
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What was the main cause of the Homestead Strike?
Carnegie and Frick wanted to break up the power of the union
Steel workers left their jobs
Carnegie wanted to employ Civil War veterans only
Anarchists intended to blow up Carnegie's factory
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He introduced an efficient means of retrieving oil from beneath the earth's surface.
Alexander Graham Bell
Edwin L. Drake
Christopher Sholes
Henry Bessemer
21
Which was NOT a problem faced by factory workers in the late 19th century?
long hours and low wages
periodic unemployment
boring, repetitive tasks
demanding hiring requirements
22
Which of the following allowed manufacturers to build factories away from rivers
electricity
the telephone
railroads
steel beams
23
The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
telephone and telegraph operators
factory owners whose workers had set schedules
manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade
railroad companies and train travelers
24
The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the
textile industry
railroad industry
steel industry
coal mining industry
25
Perfected the incandescent light bulb at his research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Alexander Graham Bell
Christopher Sholes
Edwin L. Drake
Thomas Alva Edison
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What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 19th century?
interstate commerce
monopolies
corruption
competition
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This Supreme court decision overturned the Munn v. Illinois case.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Wabash v. Illinois
Marbury v. Madison
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This made it illegal for corporations to interfere with free interstate or international trade
Sherman antitrust act
Laissez faire
Interstate Commerce Commission
Munn vs. Illinois
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What is the setting of this cartoon?
A railway station in a major city
The United States Senate
The boardroom of a large corporation
A theater with a sold-out show
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Organized in Chicago, 1905, by a group of radical unionists and socialists
The KKK
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor
Industrial workers of the world
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The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to
the federal government
farmers groups, such as the Grange
a select committee of wealthy industrialists
railroad company officials
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Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Lewis Howard Latimer
Alexander Graham Bell
Gustavus Swift
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all of these factors caused the 2nd industrial revolution except
government support for business
a growing urban population
the emergence of the middle class
a wealth of natural resources
34
Which African American inventor made the light bulb last longer by creating a new way to make the filament?
Harriet Tracy
George Washington Carver
Lewis Latimer
Granville Woods
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This union focused on collective bargaining and strikes as a major tactic.
American Railway Union
Eugene V. Debs
American Federation of Labor
Industrial workers of the World
36
The main purpose of the company known as Credit Mobilier was to
build the transcontinental railroad
steal railroad money for its shareholders
obtain political positions for its shareholders
obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry
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Identify the reformer that organized coal miners, their wives, and children to fight for better working conditions.
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
William Jennings Bryan
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
38
Identify the Florida railroad tycoon that began his career by buyout two bankrupt railroad companies.
Henry B. Plant
Henry Flagler
James Deering
Gorge M. Pullman
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A theory that justified individual responsibility and blame and discouraged government interference
Social Darwinism
Interstate commerce Act
Wabash vs. Illinois
Laissez Faire
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Supporter of the Great Strike of 1877 and organizer of the United Mine Workers of America.
Eugene V. Debs
John Mitchel
Mary Harris Jones
Samuel Gompers
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He created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of Standard Oil Company.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William Vanderbilt
J.P Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
42
Identify the captain of industry in finance
Elijah McCoy
Gustavus Swift
John Burr
J.P. Morgan
43
Who invented the typewriter?
Henry Bessemer
Edwin L. Drake
Thomas Alva Edison
Christopher Sholes
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A corporation that does nothing but buy out the stock of other companies
monopoly
American Federation of Labor
holding company
trust
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What point does the cartoonist make or imply showing Vanderbilt holding the reins to all facets of the railroad industry
Vanderbilt is a slave to the Railroads
Vanderbilt is being controlled by the Railroads and its' owners
Vanderbilt is trying to break up the RR monopolies
Vanderbilt has total control of the whole RR operation for personal gain
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This tycoon made his riches in the steel industry
Eugene V. Debs
William Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
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He ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
William Vanderbilt
Eugene V. Debs
48
This union was organized by radical unionists and socialists.
the Knights of Labor
the Congress of Industrial Organizations
the Industrial Workers of the World
the American Federation of Labor
49
Based on the picture of the Haymarket riot, which sentence gives the viewpoint of the artist
the protestors were prepared to use violence
the protestors demands were justified
the lives of women and children were endangered
The unions were largely responsible for the violence
50
Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
It was built by a company to house its workers
It had one main industry
It owned its prosperity to the railroads
It specialized in a regional product
51
In which of the following did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Pullman factory
Haymarket Square
Carnegie's Homestead Plant
Triangle shirtwaist factory
52
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate
Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money
The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests
Owners of business monopolies control the Senate
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A market in which one company has complete control over an industry's production, quality, wages paid and prices charged
holding company
a monopoly
horizontal integration
vertical integration
54
Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except
the success of big business
the existence of poverty
the power of millionaire industrialists
government regulation of business
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He developed an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power, organized power plants around the nation.
Thomas Alva Edison
Henry Bessemer
Alexander Graham Bell
Christopher Sholes
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The Sherman Anti-trust Act
encouraged the establishment of large scale businesses
outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade
was used by labor unions to fight for workers rights
was supported by millionaire industrialists
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Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
the accumulation of wealth
Industrialization
hard work
government regulation
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Which issue is addressed in the political cartoon?
the corruption of political machines
the influence of labor unions
the dangerous conditions of factory labor
the excessive power of big business