Unit 3 (Industrialization)

Question 1

The Haymarket Affair

Accepted Answer

made the public turn against labor unions

Question 2

Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor during the industrial revolution

Accepted Answer

gov officials received bribes, also believed in capitalism/laissez-faire

Question 3

Rugged Individualism is the belief that you must work for everything that you want. No handouts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Yellow Dog Contracts allowed workers to join unions

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

When one company dominates an entire industry they are a

Accepted Answer

monopoly

Question 6

When a company buys out its competitors it is practicing

Accepted Answer

horizontal integration

Question 7

Which act gave the federal government power to regulate railroads?

Accepted Answer

interstate commerce act

Question 8

In a truly capitalist/free-enterprise society the wealth is

Accepted Answer

consolidated by a small population

Question 9

Big business has a lot of influence in American politics

Accepted Answer

true

Question 10

The AFL and the IWW are still around today

Accepted Answer

true

Question 11

Swift controlled the ________ industry

Accepted Answer

meat packing

Question 12

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti Trust Act gave state governments power to regulate business

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Effects of Industrialization are

Accepted Answer

urbanization, skyscrapers, new inventions, labor movement

Question 14

JP Morgan controlled the __________ industry

Accepted Answer

banking

Question 15

Vanderbilt controlled the _________ industry

Accepted Answer

railroads

Question 16

Henry Flagler is associated with Florida railroads and tourism

Accepted Answer

true

Question 17

advancements in technology and manufacturing typically makes goods cheaper

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

When a company buys out their suppliers they are practicing

Accepted Answer

vertical integration

Question 19

Carnegie controlled the _________ industry

Accepted Answer

steel

Question 20

The first industrial revolution took place in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 21

Which act gave the federal government the power to break up monopolies?

Accepted Answer

sherman antitrust act

Question 22

Samuel Gompers was the founder of the

Accepted Answer

AFL

Question 23

Munn vs. Illinois decided that the federal government should regulate the railroads

Accepted Answer

false

Question 24

Rockefeller controlled the _________ industry

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 25

The theory that stated that if you are wealthy you're strong and if you're poor you're weak

Accepted Answer

social darwinism

Question 26

An economic system that lacks regulation is called

Accepted Answer

laissez-faire/capitalism

Question 27

Strikes occurred mainly because of

Accepted Answer

wage cuts and disparity

Unit 3 (Industrialization)

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Unit 3 (Industrialization)

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