Why did department stores appeal to people in the late 1800s?

They offered high-quality goods at reasonable prices.

Which of the following best describes horizontal integration?

Merging companies that produce similar products

Which of the following is the best example of the laissez-faire policies of the late 1800s?

Allowing businesses to operate with little regulation

What was an advantage of corporations?

It limited the risk of the investors to only the amount of money invested.

An idicator of being "middle class" in the late 1800s was

being able to buy mass-produced products.

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

To regulate rates charged by railroads.

Which of the following was a "pull" factor, encouraging immigrants to come to the US?

Greater job opportunities than their home country.

Why did workers join labor unions?

Workers wanted to improve their working conditions.

Why did immigrants tend to settle in cities?

It was easy to find jobs in cities.

Why was the South's dependence on the cotton crop alone such a bad idea?

If pests destroyed the crop, there would be no money

Why did robber barons pay their workers so little?

Keeping wages low meant higher profits for the owners.

What made Chinese immigrants unique in the late 1800s?

They were banned from entering the US after 1882.

What did Andrew Carnegie do to help the poor?

He established educational facilities for them.

In the late 1800s, the "new" immigrants were different from the "old" immigrants of the early 1800s in that they were...

were mostly from eastern and southern Europe.

Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives was

meant to bring attention to poverty in cities.

How did the American Federation of Labor differ from the Knights of Labor?

It focused specifically on shorter hours and higher pay.

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1
Why did department stores appeal to people in the late 1800s?
They offered high-quality goods at reasonable prices.
They offered free massages.
They offered services to ship unwanted immigrants back home.
They carried only one type of product.
2
Which of the following best describes horizontal integration?
Controlling all stages of production
Merging companies that produce similar products
Fixing prices
Increased competition
3
Why did newspapers become more popular in the late 1800s?
More people were able to read.
The government gave everyone a free subscription.
There was no TikTok.
Cities were bigger.
4
Which of the following is the best example of the laissez-faire policies of the late 1800s?
Railroads creating time zones
Allowing businesses to operate with little regulation
Placing tariffs on imported goods
The government issuing patents to inventors
5
What was an advantage of corporations?
It allowed for one company to control a whole industry.
It allowed a single family to control a business.
It limited the risk of the investors to only the amount of money invested.
It allowed for unions to form.
6
An idicator of being "middle class" in the late 1800s was
working in a factory.
owning more than one home.
being able to buy mass-produced products.
having a college degree.
7
What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?
To regulate rates charged by railroads.
To regulate the speed of trains.
To break up railroad monopolies.
To regulate all railroads.
8
Which of the following was a "pull" factor, encouraging immigrants to come to the US?
The wonderfully smooth, paved roads of Bay City.
Greater job opportunities than their home country.
Free money from Andrew Carnegie.
The threat of beatings.
9
Why did workers join labor unions?
They heard unions threw great parties.
Workers wanted to improve their working conditions.
Owners required it.
The government required it.
10
Why did immigrants tend to settle in cities?
They were scared of cows.
Starbucks
The government forced them to live there.
It was easy to find jobs in cities.
11
Why was the South's dependence on the cotton crop alone such a bad idea?
If pests destroyed the crop, there would be no money
No one likes to wear cotton
Southerners had to pay the workers too much
There were too many workers
12
Why did robber barons pay their workers so little?
They didn't have enough money to pay them more.
Keeping wages low meant higher profits for the owners.
Unions were more focused on worker safety.
Mo' money, mo' problems
13
Which city on Lake Michigan claims to be the home of the first skyscraper in the US?
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Escanaba
14
What made Chinese immigrants unique in the late 1800s?
They learned English more quickly than other immigrants.
They were banned from entering the US after 1882.
They elected one of their own as president of the US.
They had a shorter trip to the US than Europeans.
15
What did Andrew Carnegie do to help the poor?
He gave them concert tickets.
He established educational facilities for them.
He gave them cold, hard cash.
He gave all of his workers a bonus every Christmas.
16
Which is the following is a "push" factor, encouraging people to leave their home country?
24 hour Nicki Minaj music
Low quality beer
Falling prices for crops
No internet
17
In the late 1800s, the "new" immigrants were different from the "old" immigrants of the early 1800s in that they were...
more skilled than the "old" immigrants.
were mostly from northern and western Europe.
were mostly from eastern and southern Europe.
amazing dancers.
18
Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives was
meant to bring attention to poverty in cities.
an exposé on Standard Oil.
an exposé on the Kardashians
meant to bring attention to the new department stores.
19
Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?
Oil
Telegraph
Light bulbs
Steel
20
How did the American Federation of Labor differ from the Knights of Labor?
It focused specifically on shorter hours and higher pay.
It allowed horses to join the union.
It was full of communists.
It was open to all workers regardless of race, gender or skill.

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