American Industry Quiz

Question 1

The image represented here relates most closely to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 2

The slogan “8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for what we will” relates closely to

Accepted Answer

organized labor (unions)

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT an example of how business leaders attempted to weaken unions?

Accepted Answer

forcing unions to hold meetings at the workplace

Question 4

Which of the following is true in regards to the AFL and IWW?

Accepted Answer

The AFL only represented skilled workers

Question 5

Which of the following individuals revolutionized communication in the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Morse

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a major strike in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Standard Oil

Question 7

The image shown here is critical of __________due to the way he grew his company.

Accepted Answer

John Rockefeller

Question 8

The U.S. Government attempted to reform big business by passing the

Accepted Answer

Sherman Antitrust Act

Question 9

As the # of poor in the cities increased in the late 1800s, some Americans began to support

Accepted Answer

Socialism

Question 10

Historians generally agree that Rockefeller and Carnegie were

Accepted Answer

Both Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

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