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Chapter 9 - INDUSTRIALIZATION - Barron
Chapter 9 - INDUSTRIALIZATION - Barron
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1
Workers who organized a strike were often fired & placed on a list of "troublemakers" called a
wage cut
pool
blackout
blacklist
2
How many time zones are there in the world?
20
24
4
7
3
Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to
improve pay and working conditions
stop racial segregation of Native American Indians
limit illegal immigration
gain fair treatment of Native American Indians
4
What was a scab?
A factory owner
A boss who refused to negotiate
A replacement worker hired to replace a striking worker
A striking worker
5
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Samuel Gompers - AFL
George Pullman - Sleeping car on trains
Credit Mobilier - Ida Tarbell
Terence Powderly - Knights of Labor
6
Who gave over $500 million dollars away to charity?
J P Morgan
John Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
7
When a company owns and controls ALL of the steps of a product’s development, that is known as
horizontal integration
a monopoly
a trust
vertical integration
8
After looking at this cartoon, what word would you use to describe Carnegie?
Messy
Industrialist
Philanthropist
Banker
9
John D. Rockefeller made his principal fortune in the field of
clothing
banking
oil
steel
10
Who made a fortune in steamboats and later invested heavily in railroads?
Andrew Carnegie
J P Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Rockefeller
11
Alexander Graham-Bell invented the
light bulb
cotton gin
steam engine
telephone
12
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was unique because it
only allowed white, male, skilled workers to join
refused to participate in strikes against employers
mainly organized workers in industries in the South
fought for the rights of unskilled workers
13
How many time zones are in the entire US?
7
20
24
4
14
An important result of the Haymarket Riot was that it
left much of America wary of unions and their violence
caused extensive damage throughout Homestead, Pennsylvania
drove the Pullman Palace Car Company into bankruptcy
led to higher wages throughout the railroad industry
15
Who donated millions to create public libraries all over the US?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Rockefeller
J P Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
16
Labor unions formed as a way to help workers
Find better jobs
Improve their working conditions
Learn more skilled trades
Increase the hours children could work
17
Completed when the Central Pacific Railroad met up with the Union Pacific Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Rocky Mountain Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
18
Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Eugene Debs
Uriah Smith Stephens
Samuel Gompers
Terence Powderly
19
Which of the following things did most labor unions NOT want?
Long work week
Elimination of child labor
Safer working conditions
Better pay
20
Where was Thomas Edison's invention factory?
Homestead, PA
Titusville, PA
Chicago, IL
Menlo Park, NJ
21
Who invented the incandescent light bulb?
Alexander Graham Bell
George Westinghouse
Thomas Edison
Henry Bessimer
22
Who built Grand Central Station?
Andrew Carnegie
J P Morgan
John Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
23
Who invented a successful method for making high quality, inexpensive steel?
Gustavus Swift
Christopher Sholes
George Westinghouse
Henry Bessemer
24
Who invented the typewriter?
George Westinghouse
Christopher Sholes
Henry Bessemer
Gustavus Swift
25
The US was able to industrialize quickly because they
had a great deal of government involvement.
had many people to work
had abundant natural resources
abundant natural resources and many people to work
26
The complete hands off approachof government when it comes to businesses is referred to as
laissez-faire capitalism
mercantilism
Marxism
welfare-state capitalism
27
Organizations that helped unite workers to demand better pay and conditions from employers
farmers
labor unions
robber barrons
corporations
28
Who invented the refrigerated rail car?
Henry Bessemer
Christopher Sholes
Gustavus Swift
George Westinghouse
29
Which does
NOT
describe the conditions in a typical factory during the Industrial Revolution?
dirty
well ventilated
employed children
unsafe
30
Which of the following DECLINED between 1865 and 1900?
The number of slaves in the U.S.
GNP
Number of women in the workforce
GDP
31
A company that buys up other businesses in the same industry is an example of
vertical integration
corporation
horizontal integration
joint stock
32
The phrase “Captains of Industry” referred to
men like Carnegie & Rockefeller who controlled corporations
military officers in charge of large industries
steamship captains that worked for the steamship industry
all of the presidents of corporations in the U.S.
33
Which of the following is the correct definition for collective bargaining?
Process of expanding educational opportunities for children
Negotiation between management and union representatives
Negotiation between the US and Japan
marching outside the workplace to get what you want.
34
American Federation of Labor differed from the Knights of Labor because the Knights of Labor
focused on winning a shorter work week
focused on organizing only skilled workers
allowed anyone to join.
focused on collective bargaining & aggressive use of strikes
35
During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts mainly to
establish overseas factories
reduce prices
improve worker productivity
eliminate competition
36
Between 1865 and 1900, the US shifted from a/an ____ nation to a/an ____ nation.
Dependent / Independent
Debtor / Wealthy
Small / Smaller
Agricultural / Industrialized
37
The Bessemer process was used to make strong, lightweight, inexpensive
coal
iron
steel
oil
38
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a corporation?
perpetual (unending) life
easy to raise money
limited liability
highly unorganized
39
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Central Pacific -Sacramento, CA
Union Pacific - Omaha, NE
entrepreneur - business organizer
corporation - business owned by a single person
40
Which labor unions was often associated with violence? Ex. Haymarket Square Riot
AFL
Knights of Labor
IWW
American Railway Union
41
What is the main idea that the cartoon is making reference to?
Rockefeller was more powerful than the government.
Rockefeller was polluting the country
Big Businessmen were actually big in size.
Carnegie was a tall man
42
Who invented the air brake for trains?
Henry Bessemer
Gustavus Swift
Christopher Sholes
George Westinghouse
43
John Rockefeller & Andrew Carnegie were sometimes called robber barons because they
robbed from the rich to give to the poor
made unnecessarily risky investments
stole money from the federal government
used ruthless business tactics against their competitors
44
Andrew Carnegie made his principle fortune in what industry?
banking
petroleum
telephones
steel
45
Process whereby an impartial third party helps workers and management reach and agreement
strike
blacklist
union lobbyists
arbitration
46
Where did the Haymarket Square Riot take place?
Homestead, PA
Chicago, IL
Menlo Park, NJ
Titusville, PA
47
How many time zones are in the continental US?
20
4
7
24
48
Who drilled the first successful oil well and where?
Edwin Drake, Titusville, PA
Edwin Drake, Pittsburg, PA
John Rockefeller, Philadelphia, PA
Edward Scissorhands, Jackson, MS
49
Who wrote many articles criticizing John Rockefeller and his business tactics?
Andrew Carnegie
Terence Powderly
JP Morgan
Ida Tarbell
50
Businesses formed monopolies to
increase profits by eliminating competition
protect the interests of workers
offer a wide range of goods and services to consumers
provide employment opportunities for minorities
51
This is negotiating as a group for higher wages or better working conditions
pool
going on strike
arbitration
collective bargaining
52
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Carnegie - pipelines
Vanderbilt - railroads
Rockefeller-oil
J Morgan - banking
