Module 3 Review

How did American industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?

By creating monopolies and establishing trusts, industrial leaders of the late 1800s

During the 18^th century, increased immigration, industrialization, and urbanization led to

Why was Pullman, Illinois an unusual town?

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 resulted from the effort of the Granger movement to improve

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800's?

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

The main goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to

How did the invention of electricity impact industries?

American inventor that established powerplants to supply electricity to major cities in America

Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit

Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

During the late 19th century, Samuel Gompers, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

In the mid-19th Century, industry in the U.S. expanded greatly thanks in part to

He was a business tycoon, who built his wealth in railroads and shipping

This was one of the ways in which labor unions achieve their goals is by negotiating

He was a business, tycoon who built his wealth in the financial banking industry  

Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?

He built a factory for manufacturing sleepers and other railroad cars on the Illinois prairie

Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves

He was a business tycoon, who built his wealth in the oil refining industry  

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800's?

The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?

A Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to regulate railroads within their state's borders

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

What term BEST describes government's policies towards businesses in the late 19th century?

He used vertical integration by buying all the steps needed for production of steel