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Review over Big Business and Industrialization in America
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What did Thomas Edison invent?
Telephone
Airplane
Lightbulb
Railroad Carts
2
Making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply is called:
Mass Production
Unions
Labor Conditions
New Inventions
3
All of the following were entrepreneurs
EXCEPT
:
Edwin Drake
Thomas Alva Edison
George McClellan
Thaddeus Lowe
4
This business process was used by businesses to use small business in large ones for profit:
Horizontal Integration
Monopoly
Trusts
Vertical Integration
5
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Hamilton
Thaddeus Lowe
Thomas Edison
6
Improve life and production of goods, communication, transportation is an example of:
Unions
New Inventions
Child Labor Laws
Mass Production
7
This man created a monopoly of the oil industry:
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
8
During the late 1800’s, industrialization in the United States was characterized by:
The growth of the middle class
A decrease in the use of natural resources
An overall decline in labor union membership
The creation of affirmative action programs
9
In the late 19
th
-century, immigration had the greatest impact on American cities by:
Overcrowded housing
Movement to the suburbs
Development of city parks
Financing railroad construction
10
The Pullman Strike was an example of:
Government stopping violence before it takes place
The ability of a group to promote change without violence
Unrest with workers on little pay, long hours and no benefit
Government siding with workers
11
During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for:
The growth of big business
Involvement in foreign wars
Increased temperance regulations
The acquisition of foreign territories
12
Social Darwinism is the idea that:
Entrepreneurs have the right to work with Big Business
Everyone should get a fair and equal share in the government
The right to protest
Only the fittest individuals succeed in society
13
A business owned by investors; used by Morgan in banking
Corporations
Trusts
Stocks
Unions
14
How were the members of the Knights of Labor different from the American Federation of Labor?
They were looking for a better life outside of America
They had more members
They were fighting for jobs within lumbering
They were looking for better housing
15
Big Business industries included all of the following
EXCEPT
:
Ranching
Railroads
Oil
Steel
16
Company that controls all or nearly all of the business of one industry
Stock
Corporation
Monopoly
Trusts
17
Poor, unsafe, long hours, low pay, no rights are examples of:
Strikes
Labor Conditions
New Inventions
Unions
18
Refusal by workers to do jobs until demands are met are called:
Coporations
Monopolies
Strikes
Unions
19
In the 19
th
-century, big business leaders such as John D. Rockefeller would likely attempted:
Consolidate similar corporations into one giant business
Work with the government to ensure a safe &healthy workplace
Work closely with labor unions to provide better benefits
Push for tougher anti-immigration laws
20
Which event led to the weakening of the Knights of Labor?
The Haymarket Riot
Pullman Strike
Downfall in money within the organization
None of the above
21
The Homestead Strike was a protest against:
Rockefeller Oil Company
Lumbering Companies in the West
Carnegie Steel Company
Edison's Lightbulb Company
22
In the late 1800s, how did the major labor unions work to improve the conditions for workers?
By obtaining the legal right to organize & bargain
By supporting government ownership of major industries
By endorsing a third political party for workers only
By using government troops to settle labor disputes
23
Control all aspects of an industry from raw product to finished product; used by Carnegie
Child Labor
Unions
Vertical Integrations
Horizontal Integration
24
One advantage of Big Business economically during the late 19
th
-Century was:
They carefully regulated government than small businesses
workers had to work long hours for low pay
They were careful to avoid the pollution of lakes and rivers
They were more efficient than smaller enterprises
25
Who improved the idea of the airplane?
Wright Brothers
Thaddeus Lowe
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
26
Terrence Powderly, open to all, unrealistic goals, little success is an example of:
Strikes
New Inventions
Knights of Labor
Unions
27
Group of workers joining together to improve rights:
Knights of Labor
Stocks
Unions
Strikes
28
Why did labor unions form?
Be part of a society that establishes wealth and power
Workers needed to increase their bargaining powers
None of the above
To create an organization dedicated just to them
29
In contrast to pre-Civil War businesses, the large modern business enterprises were:
Used interchangeable parts for the first time
Used powered tools and machinery
Divided jobs into tasks that required less skill
Separated ownership from management
30
A corporation made up of many companies entitling them to profits earned is an example of:
Trust
Pool
Horizontal Integration
Monopoly
31
Which of the following weakened the effectiveness of the Knights of Labor?
They were eager to reach a compromise with business owners
Their unskilled members were easily fired and replaced
Gender and racial discrimination limited their public appeal
They were too closely tied to the Democratic Party
32
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems with conditions in factories was by:
Creating programs to regulate control within factories
Implementing the silver standard for currency
Establishing a new tax on capital grain
Passing the Interstate Commerce Act
33
Lack of education, no choice but to work to support family are examples of:
Child Labor
Mass Production
Labor Conditions
Unions
34
Which of the following was true of immigrants from Europe in the late 19th century?
They refused to become strikebreakers during labor unrests
They settled in the cities and into ethnic neighborhoods
They tended to be wealthy and came to the U.S.
They usually moved inland once they arrived in the U.S.
35
Workers crafted a variety of strategies in an effort to offset the enormous power of:
Government regulators
Political parties
Unions
Industrialists
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Big Businesses practiced vertical integration in order to:
Undermine unionization efforts and labor unrest
Control their foreign competitors and imports
Control costs in manufacturing and distribution
Prevent government regulation and oversight
37
A share in a corporation:
Union
Stock
Monopoly
Strike
38
Which of the following was most significant impact across the nation on transportation?
Completion of the Erie Canal
Invention of the steamboat
Extension of the turnpike system
Expansion of railroads
39
Group of corporations run by a single board of directors
Child Labor
Stock
Trusts
Union
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The American Federation of Labor was founded by:
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene V. Debs
