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A tool or machine a company uses to produce goods and services
capital
mass production
raw materials
Capital Equipment
2
Which business/person had a monopoly on steel?
Eli Whitney
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockerfeller
Nicholas Appert
3
Which of the following is a definition for labor unions?
when workers refuse to work to try and force business to meet their demands
A person who moves to a different country to start a new life
A person who starts their own business
group of workers who join together to fight for better working conditions
4
A method for manufacturing goods in which parts are added to a product in a sequence is called
monopoly
assembly line
capital equipment
capital
5
Which of the following is a result of the rise of big businesses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
More people elft the US to live in other coutnries
Many people moved from cities to rural areas
The US became the world's biggest producer of manufactured goods
Many US cities became ghost towns
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Why did children work in factories?
They were forced to work there
They wanted to work there
It was a way to get out of school
Their families needed the money
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In what way did immigrants contribute the
most
to the US, to making it become the worlds largest industrial power?
They provided cheap labor
They became teachers
They discovered many natural resources.
They served in the military
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Which of the following best describe how railroad helped build the economy?
They helped end the need to ship goods by boat
They used a lot of steel
They helped businesses reach more people to sell their products
They charged higher rates to farmers for transporting goods.
9
Which of the following is a definition for urbanization?
people working in factories
many people concentrated in a small area forming cities.
people working on farms
Many people living outside of the city in large spread out farm lands.
10
Throughout the 19th century, the immigrants arriving to the US were looking for what?
a quiet life in a rural farming community
Help to fight the cruel leaders in Europe.
A chance to start a new life in a free country
Ways to travel back to their homeland.
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Money used in a business is called...
capital equipment
Capital
assembly line
monopoly
12
Andrew Carnegie & John D. Rockefeller developed businesses that controlled steel & oil industries. This is an example of
mechanization
urbanization
Monopoly
immigration
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The making of goods in large quantites
capital equipment
mass production
raw materials
assembly line
14
Which of the following was
NOT
a contributing factor that led to the rise of labor unions?
Many business owners were going on strike.
Many workers earned low wages and worked long hours
Many works labored in hot, cramped workshops
Working conditions were unhealthy, dangerous and unsafe
15
Basic materials from which products are made from
assembly line
raw materials
capital
mass production
16
Steel was used to make what items?
railroads
skyscrapers
elevators
bridges
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How did the economy change during the late 1800s to early 1900s?
The economy did not change during this time period.
changed from technology based to agricultural based with government funding
Changed from manufactured foods to farming and cattle raising
changed from agriculture &farming to industry &producing manufactured goods
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When one company or business owner has complete control over an industry
capital
monopoly
assembly line
mass production
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Which of the following is a definition for strike?
Workers refuse to work to try and forces business to meet their demands.
A person who starts their own business
Group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions
someone who moves to a different country to start a new life
20
Which of the following represents an invention that changed transportation at the turn of the 1900s?
Phonograph
Radio
Electric Street car
Transcontinental Railroad
