What does the Bessemer Process make possible?

Allows for the mass production of steel

What was the goal of the Interstate CommerceAct?

to help consumers by allowing gov. to regulate railroads

All of the following factors contributed to theindustrial boom in the early 1900s except

The emergence of the middle class

Many of the trusts and monopolies were eventually declared illegal because they

Eliminated competition in business

sparked an oil boom with new drilling technique

Social Darwinism was used to justify all of thefollowing except:

government regulation of business

Sherman Antitrust Act

made it illegal for corporations to interfere w/ free trade

An example of horizontal integration would be

Carnegie buying out all of the other steel mills

The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit

railroad companies and train travelers

The creation of national labor unions in thelate 1800s was mainly a response to

Poor working conditions and low wages in manyindustries

control over an industry's production, quality, & prices

studbud

Ch. 6: Industrialization

28 termsStudBud Administration520 plays

American History Industrial Revolution

Flashcards28 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 28

Answers

1
What does the Bessemer Process make possible?
Allows for telephone lines to stretch from theUS to Europe
Allows for the mass production of steel
Allows for cars to be made quickly andefficiently
Allows for electricity to be in every home inthe US
2
How many time zones is the US divided into?
Three
Four
One
Two
3
Workers used all of the following methods to getbetter working conditions and pay except
Social Darwinism
striking
collective bargaining
form labor unions
4
Outlawed the formation of trusts that interfereswith free trade
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Social Darwinism
Laissez-Faire
5
John D. Rockefeller
perfected the lightbulb
Dominated the steel industry
developed a way to mass produce steel
dominated the oil industry
6
Which court case gives thegovernment the right to regulate private business to help the public?
Miranda v. Arizona
Munn v. Illinois
Marbury v. Madison
Rowe v. Wade
7
What was the goal of the Interstate CommerceAct?
to build new railroads to improve trade
increase power of railroads by getting rid of gov. regulatio
to help consumers by allowing gov. to regulate railroads
to destroy the railroad industry
8
Vertical integration involves
Merging with companies producing similarproducts
Using new methods to increase production
Buying out raw materials
Forming trusts
9
Scottish immigrant who made his fortune in thesteel industry and donated most of his profits
Andrew Carnegie
Edwin L. Drake
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
10
What did monopolies and trusts reduce during thelate 1800s?
interstate commerce
government regulations
corruption
competition
11
All of the following factors contributed to theindustrial boom in the early 1900s except
The emergence of the middle class
A growing urban population
Government support for business
A wealth of natural resources
12
Many of the trusts and monopolies were eventually declared illegal because they
Eliminated competition in business
Combined companies that makes different products
Donated large amounts of money to politicalcandidates
Began working together with labor unions
13
Edwin L. Drake
created a new process for making steel
invented the telephone that improved communication
created the lightbulb and power grid
sparked an oil boom with new drilling technique
14
The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to
railroad company officials
the federal government
a committee of wealthy industrialists
farmers' groups, such as the Grange
15
All of the following were conditions in factories except
air pollution
child labor
7 hour work days
No vacation days
16
What made it possible to build large bridges and skyscrapers?
new methods of making steel
the invention of the elevator
fire safety laws
cheap electric power
17
Which of the following did Social Darwinism andLaissez-Faire Economics discourage?
Hard work
Government regulation
Industrialization
Accumulation of wealth
18
Social Darwinism was used to justify all of thefollowing except:
government regulation of business
the existence of poverty
the success of big business
the power of millionaires
19
The central Pacific Railroad hired mostly
Chinese immigrants
African American males
Irish immigrants
White male workers
20
Sherman Antitrust Act
made it illegal for corporations to interfere w/ free trade
corporation that buys stocks of another company
Discourages government interference in business
complete control over an industry
21
Thomas Edison
invented the typewriter
invented the telephone
invented the lightbulb
invented the camera
22
An example of horizontal integration would be
Carnegie buying iron mines and railroads
Carnegie buying out all of the other steel mills
Carnegie integrating more Carbon into his steel
Carnegie integrating more men into the steel making process
23
True/False: Horizontal and vertical integration allowed businesses to create monopolies
False
True
24
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
Edwin L. Drake
25
The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
railroad companies and train travelers
telephone and telegraph operators
factory owners whose workers had set schedules
manufacturers who used interstate trade
26
The creation of national labor unions in thelate 1800s was mainly a response to
Poor working conditions and low wages in manyindustries
Economic depressions that led to highunemployment
Laws restricting immigration and naturalization
Passage of new laws that favored workers
27
Social Darwinism andlaissez-faire economics were most closely associated with the interests of
farmers
owners of big businesses
labor unions
coal miners
28
Monopoly
a corporation that buys out the stocks of other companies
made it illegal for corporations to interfere w/ free trade
theory that discourages gov. intervention in business
control over an industry's production, quality, & prices

Ch. 6: Industrialization Flashcards | StudBud