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Unit 2 Rise of Industry
Unit 2 Rise of Industry
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1
Which example represents a danger children experienced in the factory?
Injury due to large, unsafe machinery
Low wages
Breathing in coal dust
Not attending school
2
How were farms affected by the growth of new technology?
New machinery was too expensive for commercial farms.
Farms were sold because food products were imported.
New machinery provided farms with a greater crop yield.
Farms were bought up by factory developers.
3
How did people benefit from living in cities?
With fewer animals around, cities were cleaner places to live.
Cities provided fewer opportunities for poor people to spend their money.
There were many more forms of entertainment in cities.
Life in the cities was safer than in the countryside.
4
Which of these is an important aspect of industrialization?
privately owned businesses
government-owned businesses
handmade goods
machine-made products
5
What was one consequence of the business boom?
Companies offered more job security to their workers.
People began moving to the cities in search of their fortunes.
Average incomes for all Americans rose as business profits were shared.
Rural areas gained population as land prices became more affordable.
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What was one purpose of the business organization known as a Corporation?
price control through monopoly
to provide employee benefits
to offer quality training
to reward employees
7
How did monopolies threaten the free-enterprise system?
by encouraging labor disputes
by reducing prices
by eliminating competition
by increasing foreign trade
8
Which words describe the tenements where about two-thirds of New Yorkers lived?
spacious and new
trendy and sophisticated
unclean and dangerous
bright and airy
9
How did government policies contribute to the boom in big business?
all of the above
Congress passes higher tariffs, which made imported goods more expensive.
The government followed laissez-faire and provided minimal regulation.
Governments helped businesses through favorable laws and subsidies.
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What is the connection between industrialization and urbanization?
City leaders banned new factories.
The growth of cities slowed down because of labor shortages
People looking for jobs flocked to the cities, where industries were.
Factories were built in rural areas where land was cheap.
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What kind of housing does this picture show?
Suburban living
The home of the rich, upper-class
Tenement housing for immigrants
A skyscraper apartment
12
What new industrial method is pictured here?
The Assembly Line
Public Transportation
Interchangeable Parts
The Bessemer Process
13
What does the cartoonist think of business trusts?
They are too powerful.
They are a necessary part of the political process.
They provide financial support for government programs.
They provide political guidance.
14
Which of these describes the economic policy known as laissez-faire?
government control of business
government non-interference with business
Government protection of workers
government guidance of labor practices
15
Labor unions were organized to represent the interests of
Entrepreneurs
Corporatoins
Consumers
Workers
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An organization that brings together workers to fight for better wages and working conditions
labor union
urbanization
laissez-faire
17
What effect did trusts and corporations have on the political process?
They used their wealth to influence election results and Senators
They insured that bills were proposed to control business.
They used their power to establish strict labor laws.
They insured that laws were fair and just.
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Which of these is an entrepreneur?
a successful business owner
a government employee
a farm employee
a city factory worker
19
Why did Mark Twain call this time period "the Gilded Age"?
Fashionable Americans wore gold from head to toe
Americans' standard of living improved because of booming big businesses.
The growing number of millionaires showed off their new wealth
The government grew rich at the expense of business
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Why did entrepreneurs create trusts in many different industries?
Trusts made their industries more efficient and profitable.
Customers were clamoring for the variety of products
Trusts made the marketplace fairer for consumers.
Government regulations required them to do so.
