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1
What does an anarchist believe?
Governments should not exsist
Capitalism is the best form of government
Governments are needed to keep society safe
Communism is the best form of government
2
What are yellow-dog contracts?
Contracts that prevented workers from joining unions
Contracts that employees signed for wages
Color coded divisions of labor in a factory
Contracts that put people to work after a depression
3
Which industry did John D. Rockefeller have the greatest success in?
Railroads
Oil Refinery
Steel
Electricity
4
Typically, during an economic depression workers:
Ask for pay raises
Turn away from Labor Unions
Join Labor Unions
Go on Strike
5
Which of the following BEST explains how a corporation differs from a privately owned business?
Corporations are owned by its customers
Corporations are owned by the government
Corporations are owned by its employees
Corporations are owned by its stockholders
6
Who invested heavily in steel production in the United States?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
7
Which labor organization allowed unskilled workers, women, and African-Americans to join?
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor
8
What do striking workers call replacement workers?
Scabs
Pimples
Stitches
Bruises
9
What 2 inventions revolutionized communication in the United States?
The telegraph and the phonograph
The telegraph and the telephone
The telephone and phonograph
The airplane and the telegraph
10
Poor, working class people lived in tenements that were:
Often far from cities
Overcrowded and disease spread rapidly
Prevented from using toilets
Raided often by the police
11
What is a weapon used by labor unions when Collective Bargaining fails?
Strike
Axes
Lawsuit
Rifles
12
One outcome (result) of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was:
Rose Schneiderman was elected to Congress
New laws were passed for worker safety
2,546 people died in the fire
More children were forced into child labor
13
What business did Cornelius Vanderbilt take control of after selling his fleet of ships?
Railroads
Oil Refinery
Electricity
Steel production
14
Frederick Taylor's studies to increase work productivity led to the creation of the:
First successful airplane
Assembly Line
Stronger steel
Electricity
15
Why was the Sherman Anti-trust Act unsuccessful at breaking up monopolies?
The law was written by lawyers who believed in laissez-faire policies
The law only went after government owned businesses
The law favored customers and small businesses
The law was not enacted in time to break up monopolies
16
What is it called when employers and employees sit down to negotiate terms of work?
Blacklisting
Labor Union initiations
Going on Strike
Collective Bargaining
17
Which labor union believed that socialism should overthrow capitalism?
Knights of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Congress on Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
18
Which of the following statements is an example of the NEGATIVE consequences of industrialization?
Work was repetitive and often dangerous
Factory workers often became millionaires
The number of factories increased steadily from 1880-1890
There were more agricultural workers than industrial workers
19
Which statement best describes a Robber Baron?
Drove rivals out of business
Took advantage of old technology
Helped the United States become a leader in manufacturing
Created millions of jobs
20
Why did Mark Twain call this era the Gilded Age?
The U.S. looked glittery from the outside but was dirty inside
Labor unions were successful in protecting worker rights
A class system emerged into two equal groups based on wealth and power
Everyone lived in tenements and slums
21
Which statement BEST explains how the government treated Labor Unions in the late 1800's?
Government waited to see who would pay them bigger bribes
Government took sides with business owners
Government took sides with Labor Unions
Government adopted communism
22
What did the Pullman Strike, Homestead Strike, and Haymarket Affair all have in common?
They were victories for Unions
They were victories for anarchists
They all experienced violence
They were victories for consumers
23
Before the Second Industrial Revolution, American way of life could best be described as:
Fearful of immigrants
Evolving into a complex industrial society
Evolving into an agricultural society
Living in a "horse and buggy" era
24
What company hired the Pinkerton Agency to protect their factory from strikers?
B&O Railroad
Carnegie Steel
Standard Oil
Pullman Palace Car Company
25
Who was in charge of the American Railway Union and went on to run for president from prison?
Henry Frick
Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene Debs
John D. Rockefeller
26
Which event took place in Chicago and resulted in a bomb being thrown into a crowd of people?
Carnegie Carnage
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Affair
27
What are the 3 factors of production?
Land, Labor, and Capital
Land, Labor, and Natural Resources
Land, Labor and Immigrants
Forests, Machinery, and Money
28
Why is Andrew Carnegie considered a philanthropist?
He helped to eliminate monopolies
He used his wealth to benefit society
He merged steel production with railroad construction
He funded many big businesses
29
What do inventors need to help in the development of new inventions?
Advertisements for the new inventions
Blue prints for the invention's design
Investors who will provide money (capital) for development
Written instructions to build the invention
30
Which of the following best describes the policy of laissez-faire economics?
The government should regulate businesses
The government should prevent small businesses from failing
The government should prevent big businesses from expanding
The government should leave businesses alone
31
Capitalism is an economic system in which:
Companies use donations to fund their production
Factories and other production are privately owned
Businesses are owned by the government
Companies trade with other companies to produce goods
32
What technology did Henry Ford use to mass produce automobiles?
Electricity
Bessemer Process
Oil Drilling
Assembly Lines
33
Which inventor created a filament that would heat to a bright glow, but would not melt?
Henry Bessemer
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Edwin Drake
34
Which strategy of integration involves joining together companies from the same industry?
Vertical
Circular
Perpendicular
Horizontal
35
What process revolutionized the production of steel in 1855?
Oil Drilling
Bonk Process
Bessemer Process
Completion of the Transcontinental Railway
36
This term means that a company completely dominates a particular industry?
Competitor
Franchise
Monopoly
Corporation
