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Rise of Industrialism in the United States
Rise of Industrialism in the United States
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Review of chapters 13 and 14
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1
Which inventor perfected the incandescent light bulb
Thomas Edison
Edwin Drake
Alexander Graham Bell
Frederick Taylor
2
Children suffered some of the most dangerous working conditions.
False
True
3
Which is the most accurate statement describing the gains made by labor unions?
Labor unions gained higher hours and higher wages
Labor unions gained better conditions and higher hours
Labor unions gained higher hours and lower wages
Labor unions gained higher wages and lower hours
4
What law was passed in 1890 to break up "big Business"?
The Nullification Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Child Labor Act
The Civil Rights Act
5
If your name was placed on a blacklist:
You would receive a raise in pay
Every factory wanted to hire you
You would have difficulty finding a job
It was a death sentence, fear for your life!
6
How do capitalists help with the development of new products?
They create the blue-prints for machines
They market new inventions with advertisements
They are willing to risk money on new businesses
They teach people how to use new products
7
Which major uprising did Eugene Debs add the support of the American Railway Union?
Gilded Age Strike
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
8
Which industry did John D. Rockefeller have his greatest success in?
Steel
Oil
Electricity
Railroads
9
Rose Schniederman fought to improve:
Pay for women workers
Job safety for workers
Steel production
The lives of child laborers
10
What 2 inventions changed communication in the United States in the late 1800's?
The telegraph and Morse code
The telephone and phonograph
The airplane and telephone
The telegraph and telephone
11
Which phrase best describes the change in the United States after the Civil War?
America evolved into a complex industrial society
America evolved into a largely agricultural nation
Americans still lived in a "horse and buggy" era
America closed its doors to immigration
12
Henry Bessemer discovered that this process would make steel faster and cheaper:
Blowing air through melted iron ore
Mixing sodium and iron ore
Carbonizing bamboo filaments
Changing magnesium into iron ore
13
Labor Unions made more progress before the Civil War.
False
True
14
An anarchist believes in:
Capitalism
No Government
Socialism
Communism
15
Which industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt have his greatest success in?
Railroads
Oil
Electricity
Steel
16
A person can be described as both a "captain of industry" and a "robber baron".
False
True
17
Which woman worked to improve the lives of the poor in Chicago?
Mary Harris Jones
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Rose Schniederman
18
Which company hired the Pinkerton Agency to protect their factories from striking workers?
Pullman Palace Car Company
Carnegie Steel
B&O Railroad
Standard Oil
19
This man lead the IWW and contributed during the Pullman Strike:
Terrence Powderly
Samuel Gompers
Eugene Debs
Rutherford B. Hayes
20
The concept that best describes an assembly line is:
the development of sweatshops
the development of labor unions
the creation of a class system
Division of Labor
21
Frederick Taylor's study of work productivity lead to the creation of the:
Assembly line
light bulb
First airplane
Stronger steel
22
What is the meaning of a monopoly?
A company that makes many different products
A company that reduces prices and increases quality
A company that completely dominates a particular industry
A company that encourages competition
23
Yellow-dog contracts were used by employers to:
Stop workers from joining unions
Keep track of their employees
Prevent the spread of rabies
Promote union membership
24
What is it called when workers and bosses sit down to negotiate terms of employment?
Union Membership drives
Collective Bargaining
Signing Blacklists
Strike
25
Why did Mark Twain describe the industrialization of the United States as the Gilded Age?
Everyone lived in tenements and in poverty
U.S. looked good from the outside but was dirty underneath
Labor unions successfully changed the U.S. for the better
A class system emerged
26
What are the 3 Factors of Production?
Land, Labor, and capital
Land, Labor, and natural resources
Forests, machinery, and money
Land, immigrants, and labor
27
Which "captain of industry" created the first moving assembly line?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
28
German philosopher who wrote
Communist Manifesto,
believed in the power of the working class:
Karl Marx
Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
Mark Twain
29
Members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) believed in:
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
Idealism
30
During an economic depression, workers typically:
Work longer hours
Earn higher wages
Join labor unions
Turn away from labor unions
31
The American Federation of Labor was the first successful union because:
It won better pay, shorter hours, and better tools
It fought only for skilled laborers
It included all laborers
The Knights of Labor failed
32
Wobblies were members of which labor union?
IWW
Knights of Labor
Yellow Dog Pound
AFL
33
146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire because:
All the doors were kept locked
There was only one fire escape
Most of the elevators were not working
All of the above
34
Which of the following best describes government response to labor unions in the late 1800s?
Government did not get involved
Government took the side of big business
Government took control of industry
Government took the side of labor unions
35
Joining together businesses in the same industry in known as:
Monopolies
Vertical integration
Laissez-Faire
Horizontal integration
36
During an economic recession or depression:
Inflation and unemployment decrease
Inflation decreases and unemployment increases
Inflation increases and unemployment decreases
Inflation and unemployment increase
37
Socialism is an economic theory where:
Government owns the means of production needed by citizens
Government does not involve itself in means of production
The government owns and operates all means of production
Individuals own and operate all means of production
38
Scabs are people who replace striking workers.
False
True
39
Which author described the industrialization of the United States as the Gilded Age?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Mark Twain
Frederick Taylor
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Who invested heavily in steel production in the United States?
J.P. Morgan
Edwin Drake
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
41
What is the purpose of a patent?
It provides the investor with ownership of the invention
It protects the inventor's idea for specific period of time
It protects the inventor's idea forever
It gives the government control over an invention
42
Which economic system has the means of production privately owned rather than gov't controlled
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Idealism
43
Which statement best describes a "robber baron"?
Someone who drove rivals out of business
Someone who helped industrialize the United States
Someone who created millions of jobs
Someone that took advantage of new technology
44
When an employee goes on strike, they quit their job.
False
True
45
Which major confrontation resulted in a bomb being thrown into a crowd in South Chicago?
Pullman Strike
Railway Strike
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike