US History II Ch 12 Review

Costs a company has to pay, such as loans, mortgages, and taxes, whether or not it is operating, are called...

Workers usually succeeded in creating industrial unions.

Which robber baron is pictured in the political cartoon below?

Corporations are organizations that...

The American oil industry was built on the demand for ___, a fuel used in lanterns and stoves.

Assassinated government officials and set off bombs all across Europe, hoping to trigger a revolution in the late 1800s.

What were the first lines spoken over the telephone?

Which choice below BEST explains the argument for Marxism?

Many socialists created the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). What was the nickname of the group members?

How did increased steel production contribute to American industrialization?

Which industry is the political cartoon below associated with in American History?

___ united all craft workers and common laborers in a particular industry.

In the late 1800s, which of the following helped business leaders eliminate competiton?

Developed an (AC) system to distribute electricity using transformers and generators while working with Tesla.

Profit motive attracted ambitious people into business and they risked their capital to organize a business.

By 1900 the United States, now a booming industrial power, and had more than...

A severe recession that struck the American economy and forced many companies to cut wages.

Supporters of __ believe that the government should not interfere in the economy.

In 1859 ____ drilled the first oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

Taxed imports to the United States, was said to be so unfair to southern states that it would cause them to secede.

__ are formed by a legal agreement in which one person manages another person's property.

The Pacific Railway Act provided for the construction of a railway...

Which historical figure was the first president of the American Federation of Labor?

Workers who tried to organize a union or strike were fired and placed on a(n)____.

The total value of all goods and services that a country produces.

What method did companies use to break up unions?

Which historical figure did John D. Rockefeller label "The most dangerous woman in America?"

Efforts to break unions often succeeded because there were no laws giving workers the right to form unions.

The American Railway Association created __ to make the railroads run more safely and more reliably.

___ had special skills and training (machinists, iron molders, stonecutters, shoemakers, and printers).

Known as the dominant union of the late 1800s. Focused on promoting the interests of skilled workers.

Founded in 1869, they opposed strikes, preferring to use boycotts to pressure employers. 

How did the federal government aid railroad construction in the 1850s and 1860s?

What factors contributed to industrialization?

George Eastman patents the first_____ in 1888.