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Industrial Revolution
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Review on America becoming an industrial nation and the men who helped build the industries.
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What was the first big business in the United States?
Railroads
Coal
Oil
Steel
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Muckrakers sought to
Limit the government
help Farmers
Increase Patriotism
Fight corruption by exposing it
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Private guards, hired by factory managers
Lockouts
Yellow Dog Contracts
Pinkertons
Blacklists
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In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
dangers faced by coal miners
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
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What was the Gospel of wealth?
Inventions getting people richer
Building Railroads to get richer
Rich people using their money to build mansions
The idea of rich people using their money to help people in poverty
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what was the great railroad strike of 1877?
railroads broke, causing workers to rebuild all railroads
other workers from other industries joined the strike for support
2/3s of the country's track was shutdown due to strike
railroad workers received a 10% pay increase
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Manufactured steel in Pittsburgh, PA and owned US Steel.
J.P. Morgan
Jay Gould
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
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Why were muckrakers important during the Progressive Era?
They spearheaded the crusade for prohibition
They helped increase the public's awareness of troubling issues in society
They fought to help political machines maintain their power
They improved work efficiency by breaking tasks into simpler parts
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Muckrakers were
conservationists
journalists
suffragists
politicians
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Business leaders who served their nation in a positive way are called...
Industrialists
Robber Barons
Tycoons
Captains of Industry
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The idea that natural selection and survival of the fittest should be applied to marketplace is
Social Darwinism
Protestant Work Ethic
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Closing a factory to prevent a strike
Lockouts
Yellow Dog Contracts
Watchouts
Scabs
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dumbbell tenement
political party organization
overcrowded apartment building with central air shaft was filthy and stinky
movement of people from rural areas to cities
practice of overcharging for material or a service performed
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What was an effect of the Haymarket riot?
people ignored the event
unions were made illegal
Workers were too scared to join unions/protests
seven protesters were executed
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What was invented by Lewis Waterman in the 1880s
Braille writing
Fountain pen
Sewing machine
Toilet paper
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The razor was invented by King Gillette
True
False
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What would workers agree to do if they signed a Yellow Dog Contract?
agree not to join a labor union
agree not to cross a picket line
agree not to strike
work for minimum wage
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People who built their fortunes by stealing from the public are called...
Robber Barons
Industrialists
Tycoons
Captains of Industry
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How are you going to do on this test??
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100 all the way
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This man owned the Standard Oil Company
Leroy Jenkins
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
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Had over 1000 patents, light bulb, etc.
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Jefferson
James Ritty
Thomas Edison
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Made his fortune in banks and finances; affiliated with Chase Bank.
J.P. Morgan
Jay Gould
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
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The first transcontinental railroad was built in 1869. What does transcontinental mean?
Passing or extending across a country
Passing or extending across a continent
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Who was Upton Sinclair?
believed that black people needed to be vocal about change
muckracking writer of The Jungle
worked hard for African American women
Worked hard for women's rights, especially the right to vote
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Triangle Shirtwaist was the site of
a company owned by Carnegie
a tragic fire that killed many people
a great victory by the Garment Workers Union
a major strike
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The Homestead Strike was a protest
Against the Carnegie Steel Company's plan to cut jobs
in Colorado demanding safer work conditions
Against a woman becoming President
in Chicago demanding a 40 hour work week
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Angel Island was different than Ellis Island because....
It was the main immigration station of Europeans
Angel Island was located on the E. Coast.
Most people stopped there for only a few hours.
It was the main immigration station for Chinese.
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What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Emergency response (firefighters, police) got more funding
Women received higher wages.
Safety regulations were made for factories
