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Review for the Rise of Industry and Cities
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The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was
the availability of industrial jobs.
the compact nature of the large communities.
the lure of cultural excitement.
the development of the skyscraper.
2
The gospel of wealth, which associated godliness with wealth,
discouraged efforts to help the poor.
relied on the sayings of Jesus.
was opposed by most clergymen.
inspired the wealthy to try to help the poor.
3
The process of controlling all steps of production is known as
vertical integration.
horizontal integration.
trust busting.
pooling resources.
4
The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
National Labor Union.
Knights of Labor.
Knights of Columbus.
American Federation of Labor.
5
The various racial and ethnic groups in large cities shared which of the following activities
shopping.
reading.
sports.
popular entertainment.
6
Most women workers of the 1890s worked for
personal spending money.
independence.
glamour.
economic necessity.
7
The group most effected by the new industrial age was
Native Americans.
women.
small town residents.
African-Americans.
8
The single greatest factor helping to spur the amazing post- Civil War industrialization was
electric power.
agriculture.
the railroad network.
mining.
9
During the age of industrialization, the South
received preferential treatment from the railroads.
took fool advantage of new economic trends.
turned away from agriculture.
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.
10
Owned by John D. Rockefeller, America's first billion-dollar corporation was
Standard Oil.
U.S. Steel.
General Electric.
Union Pacific Railroad.
11
One of the methods used by business leaders to increase profits was
elimination of the tactic of vertical integration.
increased competition.
support for the idea of a centrally planned economy.
elimination of as much competition as possible.
12
One of the symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was
the rise of large department stores.
public transportation systems.
the development of factories.
advertising billboards.
13
Most first-generation immigrants
eventually returned to their country of origin.
tried to preserve the Old Country culture in America.
were quickly assimilated into mainstream American life.
were subjected to stringent immigration restrictions.
