What issue is addressed in this cartoon?

the excessive power of Big Business

What goal motivated Henry Flagler to build the Florida East Coast Railway?

to bring tourists to luxury hotels he had built in Florida

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

The decline of the Knights of Labor

What was the primary goal of Labor Unions?

to get better working conditions for workers who are members

How did the First Industrial Revolution compare with the Second Industrial Revolution?

A truly national market came about in the Second

Based on this cartoon what conclusion can be reached about the U.S. in the early 1880's?

Critics felt workers were being oppressed by monopolies.

How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?

It gave an inventor sole rights to his or her invention

What was so great about the Bessemer Process?

It became a cheap way to manufacture steel

What did Madam CJ Walker invent?

Hair Care Products for African-American Women

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The Second Industrial Revolution and the Labor Movement

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1
Who invented the telephone?
Samuel Morse
Garrett Morgan
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
2
The government provides directly for the people's needs (think Social Security and Medicare)
Anarchism
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
3
What issue is addressed in this cartoon?
the corruption of political machines in American cities
the influence of labor unions
the dangerous conditions of factory labor
the excessive power of Big Business
4
Which tactic was sometimes used by management to resist the demands of labor?
boycott
lockout
picket line
strike
5
What goal motivated Henry Flagler to build the Florida East Coast Railway?
to encourage the US government to build a canal in Panama
to create an American refuge for Latin American immigrants
to bring tourists to luxury hotels he had built in Florida
to build a "dream town" with the money he had made in oil.
6
What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?
victory of workers in the Homestead Strike
break up of the American Federation of Labor
the rally of public opinion in favor of workers
The decline of the Knights of Labor
7
What was the primary goal of Labor Unions?
to get better working conditions for workers who are members
to provide a working union for business management
to help form a communist society
to help immigrants get better housing
8
A classless society
Communism
Anarchism
Capitalism
Socialism
9
Who invented the telegraph?
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Andrew Carnegie
Madam CJ Walker
10
What was John Rockefeller known for?
A working light bulb
Standard Oil
U.S. Steel
Railroads
11
How did the First Industrial Revolution compare with the Second Industrial Revolution?
The First depended on new inventions but not the Second.
Both used natural resources and relied on telecommunications
Both relied almost entirely on steam power
A truly national market came about in the Second
12
What did Sarah Goode invent in 1885?
dishwasher
a lubricator cup for steam engines
a breathing apparatus for firefighters
a fold-away bed
13
Based on this cartoon what conclusion can be reached about the U.S. in the early 1880's?
Critics felt workers were being oppressed by monopolies.
Government leaders were taking steps to regulate businesses
American manufacturing was controlled by business monopilies
Business monopolies overcharged their customers
14
How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?
It gave an inventor sole rights to his or her invention
It caused inventors to have to pay a fee for their ideas
It allowed inventors to use advertising
It ensured inventors the use of factories for their products
15
Which was NOT a problem faced by most American factory workers in the late 19th century?
boring, repetitive tasks
demanding hiring requirements
long hours and low wages
periodic unemployment
16
What was so great about the Bessemer Process?
It made monopolies illegal in the United States
it outlawed vertical integration
It became a cheap way to manufacture steel
It ended corruption in the railroads
17
Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?
Vanderbilt-Railroads
J.P Morgan-Finance
Rockefeller-Telecommunications
Carnegie- Steel
18
When all governments are abolished
Socialism
Communism
Anarchism
Capitalism
19
What did Madam CJ Walker invent?
Hair Care Products for African-American Women
Soles for shoes
Fold-Away Bed
The First Practical Light Bulb
20
This is where private citizens owns the means of production and keeps the profits.
Anarchism
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
21
Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison at Menlo Park New Jersey?
the first practical light bulb
the first internal combustion engine
the first steam engine
the first telephone
22
The Las Vegas Raiders will lose this weekend
False
True
23
When you own all aspects of a business (such US Steel) this is what type of integration?
Industrial
Horizontal
Monopoly
Vertical
24
When you own one aspect of a business, this is what type of integration?
Vertical
Monopoly
Industrial
Horizontal

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