Which of these was not among the common forms of corruption practiced by the railroad barons?

Forcing their employees to buy railroad company stock

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it...

united the nation into a single, integrated national market.

The United States changed to standard time zones when

To keep schedules and avoid wrecks.

the countries that provided the largest amounts of foreign capital in American industry were...

Britain, France, and the Netherlands.

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1
Agreements by railroads to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were...
kickbacks
pools
trusts
interlocking directorates.
2
Which of these was not among the common forms of corruption practiced by the railroad barons?
Forcing their employees to buy railroad company stock
Providing free railroad passes to journalists and politician
Receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers
Watering railroad stocks to sell them at inflated prices
3
Which of the following was not an improvement that made the modern railroad possible?
the electric engine
standard gauge track
air brakes
steel rails
4
The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it...
united the nation into a single, integrated national market.
enabled people to visit the big cities.
developed a skilled industrial workforce.
enabled farmers to make money by shipping their goods.
5
The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were
banking and finance.
shipping and fishing.
textiles and fishing.
mining and agriculture.
6
How did the government help railroad companies build the transcontinental railroad?
reduced prices for iron and steel.
land grants and loans.
cash grants from new taxes.
cash grants from higher tariffs.
7
The United States changed to standard time zones when
factories demanded standard time schedules.
Congress passed a law establishing this system.
long-distance telephones required standard time zones.
To keep schedules and avoid wrecks.
8
All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except
a political climate favoring business.
a large pool of unskilled labor.
American ingenuity and inventiveness.
immigration restrictions.
9
the countries that provided the largest amounts of foreign capital in American industry were...
Italy, Spain, and Greece.
Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.

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