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New Industrial Age
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1
Who are the smaller men in the picture?
mayors
railroad magnates
US senators
industrialists
2
Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large portion of the steel industry by all of these except
buying out his competitors
underselling his competitors
buying out his suppliers
cutting the quality of his products
3
Which railway connected Butte and Minneapolis?
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
4
What is the subject of the cartoon?
what the Senate chamber looks like
how senators treat voters
Standard Oil and the Senate
monopolists and the Senate
5
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the late 1800s?
cheap electric power
the invention of the elevator
fire safety standards
new methods of making steel
6
What is the time difference between Pacific and Eastern Time?
two hours
four hours
three hours
one hour
7
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
The Senate is working for the people not the interests
Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate
Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money
Owners of business monopolies control the Senate
8
Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers?
railroads
the telephone
electricity
steel beams
9
What is the setting of this cartoon?
boardroom of a large corporation
US Senate
theater in a sold out show
railway station in a major city
10
To what does the sign in the center of the cartoon allude?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Constitution
Gettysburg Address
Pledge of Allegiance
11
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to build new railroads
to destroy the railroad industry
to increase the power of the railroads
to lower excessive railroad rates
12
Social Darwinism was used to justify all the following except
power of millionaire industrialists
government regulation of business
success of big business
existence of poverty
13
Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
changes in local labor laws for women and children
adoption of equal wages for men and women
imprisonment of company officials
passage of Sherman Antitrust Act
14
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
they were part of management
they were federal troops
They were socialists
they were workers used to break strikes
15
What group do the large men in the back of the room represent?
labor organizations
typical American citizens
very powerful senators
wealthy monopolists
16
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
hard work
government regulation
industrialization
the accumulation of wealth
17
Vertical Integration was used by Carnegie and involves
buying out raw material producers and distributors
merging companies producing similar products
forming trusts
using new methods to increase production
18
In 1870, how many railroads reached the West Coast?
four
one
three
two
19
What message is the cartoonist sending by portraying the monopolists as larger than the senate?
monopolists have more power to influence government
monopolists voice concerns of the people more effectively
monopolists work harder
monopolists represent the majority of the population
20
Which two cities were connected by the Pennsylvania Railway?
Salt Lake City and Omaha
Pittsburgh and St. Louis
Atlanta and Pittsburgh
LA and Tuscon
21
Great strike of 1877 took place in the
steel industry
railroad industry
coal mining industry
textile industry
22
The Sherman Antitrust Act
was used by labor unions to fight for workers rights
encouraged the establishment of large scale businesses
outlawed formation of trusts that interfered with trade
was supported by millionaire industrialists
23
Into how many time zones is the continental US divided?
two
four
one
three
24
The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to
railroad company officials
select committee of industrialists
farmers' groups such as the Grange
the federal government
25
Use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
telephone and telegraph operators
factory owner whose workers had set schedules
manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade
railroad companies and travelers
26
What message is presented by the state of the two entrances to the Senate?
people and monopolists have equal rights to representation
senate had been elected or appointed by wealthy people
monopolists need larger door because they are larger people
monopolists have taken over people's rights to government
27
Examine the clothing of the monopolists. How is each depicted?
as a short person
as a cruel man
as a strong man
as a bag of money
28
In the late 1800s, collective bargaining was a technique used to
win worker rights
restrict labor unions
expand industry
organize labor unions
29
Why was Pullman, Illinois an unusual town?
It owed its prosperity to the railroads
It was built by a company to house its workers
It had one main industry
It specialized in a regional product
30
Which West Coast city was connected by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways?
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
31
Which entrance to the Senate is closed?
the president's
the senators'
the monopolists'
the people's
32
How many hours separate Central and Eastern time?
five
one
three
four
33
What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?
competition
monopolies
corruption
interstate commerce
34
All of the following contributed to the industrial boom of the early 1900s except
growing urban population
emergence of the middle class
wealth of natural resources
government support for business
