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Which of the following is NOT an aspect of urban life?
gang violence
disease
skilled work
overcrowding
2
What is laissez faire?
a gov't policy designed to prevent corruption
a gov't policy to regulate business
a gov't policy to protect workers
A gov't policy to keep out of business
3
A single company controls all of the inputs before the good sells at the market
Trapezoid intergration
Vertically integration
Diagonal Intergration
Horizontal Integration
4
Who took control of the steel industry?
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
5
Which labor union only allowed skilled laborers?
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
6
Entrepreneurs who provided jobs and benefited the economy were called
Laissez-faire
Monopolies
Robber Barons
Captains of Industry
7
Who was the entrepreneur that controlled the oil industry?
AndrewCarnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
8
This political cartoon is a criticism of what aspect of Industrialization?
monopolies
vertical integration
Laissez Faire
ward boss system
9
Business leaders built their fortunes by stealing from the public were called
Captains of Industry
Robber Barons
Kings of Industry
Entrepreneurs
10
Why did many labor union strikes fail?
Workers had the support of the government
Workers were unskilled and easily replaced
Workers were always violent during strikes
Workers had the support of the American people
11
A company buys up the OUTPUTS of a resource and combines firms into a corporation to eliminate competition
side ways integration
horizontal integration/consolidation
vertical integration/consolidation
diagonal integration
12
Which of the following is NOT a reason poor Americans supported socialism or communism?
Americans wanted a more free market
The American Dream is too hard to achieve
A more equitable distribution of wealth
Americans wanted more government intervention in the economy
13
What problem was revealed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911?
Bad Living Conditions
No Collective Bargaining
Unsafe/unhealthy products
Bad Safety Conditions
14
How did business leaders try to eliminate competition?
Developing overseas markets
Forming monopolies or trusts
Paying high wages to their workers
Increasing the prices of their products
15
What is a characteristic of disputes between labor and management from the Industrial Era?
Peaceful Talks
violence
Government support for unions
The government eased tension
16
What is graft?
A gov't policy to keep out of business
a gov't policy to regulate business
an agreement to trade a vote for a job
an agreement to trade money for passage to America
17
Who exposed the terrible working conditions of child laborers?
Charles Darwin
Ida Tarbell
Horatio Alger
Lewis Hine
18
Which of the following was a way Industrialization affected the United States?
through the growth of small family farms
More Immigration from Western Europe
expansive growth of urban cities
by encouraging westward movement
19
Which system favors more government involvement through welfare programs, instead of private control
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Oligarchy
20
Which of the following is NOT important to mass production?
labor unions
the availability of electricity and machines
an abundance of natural resources
unskilled laborers
21
Who was the founder of communism?
Adam Smith
Henry Ford
Karl Marx
Robert Owen
22
Until 1900's , few restrictions on immigration to the United States existed primarily because
immigrants provided labor for industry
immigrants were always accepted in society
labor unions had always favored unrestricted immigration
Congress wanted to limit overpopulation
23
What theory justified the creation of monopolies and unfair business practices?
Cultural Dogmatism
Cultural Darwinism
Social Dawnism
Social Darwinism
24
Immigrants came to the US through Ellis Island, where is that?
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
New York
25
What problem was revealed in Upton Sinclair's
The Jungle?
Low Wages
No Collective Bargaining
Unsafe/unhealthy products
Bad Living Conditions
26
What technology helped revolutionize the way people lived their lives?
All the above
Gas powered Automobiles
Steam Powered Engine
Electric Lighting
27
Which of the following was a negative result of monopolies?
workers had better rights in the workplace
entrepreneurs made a lot of money
it decreased competition in the market
there was a more equal distribution of wealth
28
In the U.S., what was the purpose of anti-trust legislation?
to create a minimum wage
to increase competition in the marketplace
to encourage the growth of big business
to strengthen the rights of workers
29
Which is NOT an example of Nativism?
Congress passing the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Ward Boss System abusing immigrants
The IWW's acceptance of all workers in their labor union
Hatred of scab workers
30
What is the political machine?
An organization that exploited labor unions to control wages
an organization that exploited natural resources for mass production
an organization that exploited Laissez Faire to eliminate competition
an organization that exploited immigrants for political control
31
What is one of the reason why were Labor Unions formed?
to find a better job
to increase hours children could work
to improve working conditions
to teach new skills trades
32
What is an example of philanthropy?
Lowering the price of a good for consumers
Increasing wages for employees
Giving money to Rockefeller Center
Increase profits by eliminating competition
33
Where did immigrants stay on the voyage over to America?
Tenements
Compartments
Steerage
Storage
34
Which of these DID NOT contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
Poverty
New technologies
Entrepreneurs
Immigration
35
Who replaced striking workers?
Scores
Freedmen
Machines
Scabs
36
Which author's novels popularized the American Dream?
Horatio Alger
Henry Bessemer
Mark Twain
John D. Rockefeller
37
What is the housing called for multiple families in the city?
tenement
apartment
steerage
factory
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What is one reason why immigrants had a hard time achieving the American Dream?
Job opportunities
Nativism
Access to housing
Capitalism
