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Unit #6 Industrialization and Urbanization
Unit #6 Industrialization and Urbanization
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1
The Port of Entry into the United States During the late 1800's was where?
Boston
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
2
True or False. Many Americans can trace their heritage back to European countries.
True
False
3
What was passed to regulate railroad rates and practices?
Crongeyer Student Assistant Act
Monopolies Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Act
4
Ford Motor Company Originated in which state?
Michigan
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
5
Nickname given to the Powerful Industrialists
Crooks
Robber Barons
Gougers
Looters
6
Who owned most of the wealth in the United States at this time?
The Government
A few Industrialists
The Workers
Evenly distributed between Workers and Employers
7
Economic Theory that all businesses go through good and bad times
The Business Cycle
Monopoly
Luck of the Draw
Entrepreneurship
8
Who gained control of the oil industry?
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Edison
Gompers
9
Which Invention did not improve communication in the U.S.?
Telephone
The Light Bulb
Telegraph
10
Where was Carnegie Steel located?
Flint
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
11
Which one is NOT an explanation for the Rising number of people living in Urban Areas?
Industrial Boom
Factory Jobs
Better Housing
Cheaper Cost of Living
12
Which Union represented only skilled or Craft workers?
NFL
AARP
DEA
AFL
13
True or False. Populists supported Private Ownership of Communication and Transportation
True
False
14
"Free Silver" was a rallying cry for Western farmers because....
It was Free!
It would replace all other forms of money
It would increase the amount of $ in circulation
Buried all over their farms
15
Why were women not allowed to join the AFL?
They would increase productivity
They would not work hard
They would drive wages down
They were smarter then the men
16
Theory that government should keep their hands out of business
Entrepreneur
Closed Shop
Trust
Laissez Faire
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How did Unions use the Triangle Shirt Waste Factory fire to their advantage?
Used it to better safety conditions in factories
Used it for better health insurance
Used it to drive wages up
Used it to bribe the owners of the factory
18
Using U.S. mail cars gave the Government the right to intervene in the Pullman Strike by...
Boycotting Pullman Cars
sending in federal troops
Sending in local Militia
Cancelling the U.S. mail
19
Farmers were upset for many reasons in the 1800's. What upset them the most?
Crop prices were too high
Wanted only greenbacks to be in circulation
Wanted only silver to be in circulation
Runaway Inflation
20
Big Business owners believed that their success helped who?
Other Big Businesses
The Immigrants
The Entire Nation
The Railroads
21
The Sherman Anti Trust Act promoted what?
Survival of the Fittest
Monopolies
Individualism
Fair Competition
22
Industrial Work Centers were made up of predominately who?
Foreign Immigrants
Women
Children
Mexicans
23
What was one of the main reasons so many women died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Employees did not ask for better conditions
The city did not require safety equipment
Unionism
Monopolies
24
Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business?
Trusts
Muckrakers
Muskateers
Political Machines
25
Which one is not one of the platforms of the The Populists?
8 Hour Work Day
Progressive Income Tax
Ending Racism
Free Silver
26
Where was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act signed?
Washington Vermont
Los Angeles
Washington DC
Cleveland
27
What was one of the platforms that Populists supported?
"Free Gold"
Separate but Equal
Progressive Income Tax
No Government involvement in Industry
28
What effect did the mass production of the automobile have on Michigan?
Decrease in Michigan Population
Population Shift
Increase in Minnesota's Population
Decline in Urban Areas
29
Social Darwinism is best described as what?
Survival of the fittest
The poor will rise up
We are all socially inept
People are at the mercy of the government
30
Which one DID NOT help in the expansion of American Industry?
Technological Advances
Financial Investments
Government interference in the Economy
31
Who managed the Trust made up of Standard oil and other companies?
D.E.B. DeBois
Phil Knight
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
32
True or False: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Recognized the Workers Union
False
True
33
What best relates to Social Darwinism?
Marxism
Communism
Natural Selection
Raise Taxes
34
Why was government regulation of businesses important during the Gilded Age?
Businesses were failing
High Tarrifs
Government wanted to control Big Business
Unfair Business Practices
35
When was Standard oil incorporated?
1870
1910
1905
1890
36
Who is Samuel Gompers?
President of the AFL
Leader of the UAW
Started Ford Motor Company
VP of Standard Oil
37
Why were children forced to work at an early age?
Families desperately needed the money
There were NO Schools
Unlike teens of today they had amazing work ethics
They had to earn money for their freedom
38
Time period where the U.S. looked good on outside but corrupt in business and politics inside
Art Deco Period
Populism Age
Laissez Faire Period
Gilded Age
39
What caused the rapid expansion of Urban areas in the United States?
Individualism and Immigration
Nativism and Big Business
Chinese and Government
Immigration and Factory Jobs
40
What city led the auto industry boom?
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Denver
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This made it possible for Industrial Growth in the late 1800's
Corruption
Government Reform
Technological Advances
Labor Unions
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True or False. The Shirtwaist Factory helped Unions gain power?
True
False
