New American Economy Review Exam

The meatpacking industry pioneered which industrial development in the late 19th century?

How did Standard Oil behave anti-competitively?

Which labor union was more idealistic in the issues they fought for?

A lockout is when

A Federal Court ruled that the ARU leaders were forbidden from communicating during the Pullman Strike

The idea of “Liberty of Contract” conflicted with which of the following:

Decreasing the cost per unit by producing goods quickly in large quantities

Which businessman made his money in refining oil?

During the late 19th century, how many hours did factory workers typically work

Which of these events contributed to the end of the Pullman Strike?

What is the bessemer process?

Which labor union was more practical in the issues they fought for

Why did Carnegie Steel workers surround the Homestead factory?

What was one consequence of the Haymarket Affair?

Blacklisting is when

Laissez-faire economic philosophy believes government should be:

Which of these innovations allowed for more work to be done by less humans?

Business trusts allowed

Which is true about how businesses changed? Between 1860 and 1890, businesses...

Which of these was not a reason the Pullman Strike began?

What was the biggest way the government supported railroad construction?

Factories were typically safer and healthier places to work than on farms.

The United States was the first country in the world to industrialize

What happened at Haymarket Square that escalated the situation?

Which businessman made his money in the steel industry?

How did the federal government justify getting involved in the Pullman strike? It argued that...

A key reason the U.S. industrialized at an early date was

During the late 19th century, the Supreme Court typically sided with labor unions and workers' interests

In this event labor activists spoke against police violence. When police arrived to disperse the crowd, violence erupted

How did the federal government justify getting involved in the Pullman strike?

This ideology considered differences in wealth and power as a natural result of individual characteristics