Chapter 6: industrialization (U.S.)

All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900’s EXCEPT:

Railroads spurred economic growth by...

Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?

Which does NOT describe Carnegie's vertical integration of the steel industry?

Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Labor unions in the United States have been interested in all of the following EXCEPT

One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century was

In order to decrease cost and increase profits, employers did all of the following EXCEPT

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800’s?

Alexander Graham Bell was responsible for the invention of what?

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800’s?

Which of the following gave business leaders almost unlimited control over an industry?

In a communist economy, who makes the decisions about what should be produced and for whom?

In a capitalist economy there is likely to be

To break the power of the unions businesses hired non-union members who would cross the picket lines. This group was...

A laissez-faire approach to labor during the Industrial Revolution resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

What did industrial mergers and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?

By the late 1800s, processed and consumer goods were cheaper and more available because of

Which of the following did Social Darwinism promote?

The Sherman Antitrust Act

As a result of the Industrial Revolution, consumers benefited in all of the following ways EXCEPT

The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit...

Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves

Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800s?

The Homestead Strike took place in the

The Knights of Labor were significant because they...

What is it when a leader of a Union and management of a company work to come up with a settlement on given issues?

Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?

Who successfully used the steam engine to drill for oil near the Titusville, Pennsylvania?

The American Federation of Labor only involved skilled laborers. Which of the following would this union INCLUDE?

Which of the following MOST allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers?

“Captains of Industry” included Andrew Carnegie, J.D. Rockefeller and

Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following weakened early unions EXCEPT