Industrialization, Populism and Progressivism Review 2

Question 1

Who invented dynamite to help clear way for railroad construction?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Nobel

Question 2

The economic system of the U.S. in late 1800's can best be described as

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market

Question 3

Who was president for the Spanish American War?

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William McKinley

Question 4

Which novel exposed the ills of the meat packing industry in the 1800's?

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The Jungle

Question 5

A major aim of the Grange and the Populists was to

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get government regulation of railroads

Question 6

Which term refers to not taking sides in a war

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neutrality

Question 7

This was the location of the first women's rights convention

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Seneca Falls, NY

Question 8

Between 1865 and 1900, an issue that dominated national politics in America was

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rise of big business

Question 9

This is a refusal to buy goods as a form of protest

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boycott

Question 10

The sinking of the USS Maine was the spark that started this war

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Spanish American War

Question 11

Distorted and exaggerated headlines which pushed for Spanish-American War was known as

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Yellow Journalism

Question 12

Term for when Government uses a "hands-off" business policy

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laissez-faire

Question 13

Who invented the reaper which helped reduce labor for farmers?

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Cyrus McCormick

Question 14

All of these women fought for women's right to vote except

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Emma Lazarus

Question 15

This is a union tactic where workers refuse to work

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strike

Question 16

Term for jornalists and writers who brought about reforms by exposing corruption

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muckraking

Question 17

A major result of the Industrial Revolution in U.S. was

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increase in number of cities

Question 18

145 young women died here in worst industrial accident in NY city in the early 1900's

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Question 19

Which of the following wrote an expose on the Standard Oil Company

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Ida Tarbell

Question 20

In an outline which one of these is the main topic?

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industrial revolution

Question 21

Which entrepreneur gained his wealth in the oil industry

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John D. Rockefeller

Question 22

All of these government practices helped foster the industrial revolution except

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lower tariffs

Question 23

Which of these amendments gave us Prohibition?

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18th

Question 24

Where do you think industrial growth was the greatestin late 1800's?

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Northeast

Question 25

Who was known as the "trust buster" and "carried a big stick"?

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 26

Who set up the first textile mill in Rhode Island by secretely taking plans out of Britain?

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Samuel Slater

Question 27

All of these were negative results of industrialization except

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prosperity

Question 28

Which of these political parties was formed in late 1800s to help farmeres and city workers?

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Populist

Question 29

Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs and John L Lewis were all founders or leaders of

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unions

Question 30

People against any form of organized government are called

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Anarchists

Question 31

The inventor of the telephone was

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Alexander Graham Bell

Question 32

All of the following are unions organized in response to the Industrial Revolution except

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NAACP

Question 33

Jacob Riis was a muckraker who exposed poor conditions in factories called

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sweatshops

Question 34

Which of these amendments provided for womens suffrage?

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19th

Question 35

The primary aim of a monopoly is to

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eliminate competition

Question 36

Which of these terms refers to a single owner of business?

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proprietorship

Question 37

Which of the following used political cartoons to expose Boss Tweed and city corruption?

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Thomas Nast

Question 38

The Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Hall and the Morgan Library are examples of

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philanthropy

Question 39

Which of the following factors that contributed to economic growth met most opposition?

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open immigraiton policies

Question 40

which of the following groups would have most desired laissez faire?

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corporations

Question 41

Which was the spark that started World War I

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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Question 42

Which term does not belong with the description "captains of industry"?

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used cutthroat methods to get rid of competition

Question 43

Wealth that can be used to start a business is known as

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capital

Question 44

This is term for a discount given by railroads to attract larger companies

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rebate

Question 45

Which of these political parties opposed irish immigrants in the mid 19th century?

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Know Nothing

Question 46

This political machine used corrupt practices to win elections in NY city

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Tweed Ring

Question 47

Which inventor is not correctly paired with his invention?

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George Westinghouse - electric light

Question 48

Which of the following wrote an expose on the meat packing industry?

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Upton Sinclair

Question 49

Which of these amndments provided for an income tax?

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16th

Question 50

Which captain of industry is correctly paired with his corporation?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Carnegie- steel

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