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Unit #6 Industrialization and Urbanization
Unit #6 Industrialization and Urbanization
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Which Union represented only skilled or Craft workers?
AFL
NFL
DEA
AARP
2
True or False: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Recognized the Workers Union
True
False
3
Who gained control of the oil industry?
Rockefeller
Edison
Gompers
Carnegie
4
"Free Silver" was a rallying cry for Western farmers because....
It would increase the amount of $ in circulation
Buried all over their farms
It would replace all other forms of money
It was Free!
5
Nickname given to the Powerful Industrialists
Looters
Gougers
Robber Barons
Crooks
6
What city led the auto industry boom?
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Denver
Chicago
7
True or False. Many Americans can trace their heritage back to European countries.
False
True
8
Why were women not allowed to join the AFL?
They were smarter then the men
They would drive wages down
They would increase productivity
They would not work hard
9
Industrial Work Centers were made up of predominately who?
Mexicans
Children
Foreign Immigrants
Women
10
Why were children forced to work at an early age?
There were NO Schools
Families desperately needed the money
They had to earn money for their freedom
Unlike teens of today they had amazing work ethics
11
Which Invention did not improve communication in the U.S.?
Telephone
Telegraph
The Light Bulb
12
Theory that government should keep their hands out of business
Trust
Closed Shop
Entrepreneur
Laissez Faire
13
What best relates to Social Darwinism?
Communism
Natural Selection
Marxism
Raise Taxes
14
Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business?
Muskateers
Muckrakers
Political Machines
Trusts
15
The Sherman Anti Trust Act promoted what?
Monopolies
Survival of the Fittest
Individualism
Fair Competition
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Which one is not one of the platforms of the The Populists?
Free Silver
Ending Racism
8 Hour Work Day
Progressive Income Tax
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Ford Motor Company Originated in which state?
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
18
When was Standard oil incorporated?
1890
1910
1870
1905
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Which one DID NOT help in the expansion of American Industry?
Technological Advances
Government interference in the Economy
Financial Investments
20
Time period where the U.S. looked good on outside but corrupt in business and politics inside
Laissez Faire Period
Art Deco Period
Populism Age
Gilded Age
21
Who owned most of the wealth in the United States at this time?
Evenly distributed between Workers and Employers
The Workers
A few Industrialists
The Government
22
Who managed the Trust made up of Standard oil and other companies?
D.E.B. DeBois
Andrew Carnegie
Phil Knight
John D. Rockefeller
23
Where was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act signed?
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Washington Vermont
Washington DC
24
This made it possible for Industrial Growth in the late 1800's
Government Reform
Technological Advances
Labor Unions
Corruption
25
What effect did the mass production of the automobile have on Michigan?
Decline in Urban Areas
Increase in Minnesota's Population
Population Shift
Decrease in Michigan Population
26
What was passed to regulate railroad rates and practices?
Interstate Commerce Act
Monopolies Act
Sherman Act
Crongeyer Student Assistant Act
27
What caused the rapid expansion of Urban areas in the United States?
Immigration and Factory Jobs
Nativism and Big Business
Chinese and Government
Individualism and Immigration
28
What was one of the main reasons so many women died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Unionism
Monopolies
The city did not require safety equipment
Employees did not ask for better conditions
29
Economic Theory that all businesses go through good and bad times
Luck of the Draw
Entrepreneurship
Monopoly
The Business Cycle
30
Which one is NOT an explanation for the Rising number of people living in Urban Areas?
Better Housing
Industrial Boom
Factory Jobs
Cheaper Cost of Living
31
Farmers were upset for many reasons in the 1800's. What upset them the most?
Wanted only greenbacks to be in circulation
Crop prices were too high
Runaway Inflation
Wanted only silver to be in circulation
32
The Port of Entry into the United States During the late 1800's was where?
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
Boston
33
Big Business owners believed that their success helped who?
The Immigrants
The Entire Nation
Other Big Businesses
The Railroads
34
What was one of the platforms that Populists supported?
Progressive Income Tax
"Free Gold"
No Government involvement in Industry
Separate but Equal
35
Why was government regulation of businesses important during the Gilded Age?
High Tarrifs
Businesses were failing
Unfair Business Practices
Government wanted to control Big Business
36
How did Unions use the Triangle Shirt Waste Factory fire to their advantage?
Used it to drive wages up
Used it to bribe the owners of the factory
Used it to better safety conditions in factories
Used it for better health insurance
37
Social Darwinism is best described as what?
People are at the mercy of the government
We are all socially inept
The poor will rise up
Survival of the fittest
38
Where was Carnegie Steel located?
Cleveland
Flint
Pittsburgh
Detroit
39
True or False. Populists supported Private Ownership of Communication and Transportation
False
True
40
True or False. The Shirtwaist Factory helped Unions gain power?
False
True
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Who is Samuel Gompers?
Started Ford Motor Company
President of the AFL
VP of Standard Oil
Leader of the UAW
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Using U.S. mail cars gave the Government the right to intervene in the Pullman Strike by...
Sending in local Militia
Boycotting Pullman Cars
Cancelling the U.S. mail
sending in federal troops
