2024 Industrialization Test

Question 1

What was the Homestead Strike of 1892 primarily about?

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B) Wage cuts

Question 2

1 effect of indstrlz in the US in the late 1800 was the org of lbr union to gain mrkting pwr Y did this lead to violence

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business leaders used force to protect their workplaces from unionization

Question 3

drilled the first oil well

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edwin drake

Question 4

Which of these was NOT a common working condition in the late 19th century?

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C) Paid sick leave

Question 5

The creation of trusts in American business:

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b) Allowed groups of companies to operate as a single entity

Question 6

What strategy did unions use to pressure employers by refusing to buy their products?

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B) Boycott

Question 7

The Standard Oil Trust, founded by John D. Rockefeller, was criticized for:

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c) Engaging in unfair business practices and manipulating prices

Question 8

What did the term "closed shop" mean in relation to unions?

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B) A workplace that only hired union members

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of horizontal integration?

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b) An oil company merging with its competitors

Question 10

What term was used to describe business leaders who were seen as exploiting workers and the public?

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C) Robber Barons

Question 11

Which innovation revolutionized steel production during the late 19th century?

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bessemer process

Question 12

What invention by Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication?

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telephone

Question 13

What was the main focus of the American Federation of Labor's demands?

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C) "Bread and butter" issues like wages and hours

Question 14

The concept of Social Darwinism as applied to business:

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c) Justified wealth concentration and inequality

Question 15

Which company was formed after J.P. Morgan bought Carnegie Steel in 1901?

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us steel

Question 16

a steel company that owns the coal mines limestone quarries and iron ore fields it depends on is an example of

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vertical integration

Question 17

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was significant because it:

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c) Was the first federal law to regulate private industry

Question 18

the 2 RR that built the transcontinental RR were the

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union pacific and central pacific

Question 19

Which of these was NOT listed as a reason for U.S. industrialization?

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C) Government economic planning

Question 20

The rise of big business in America during the late 19th century was characterized by:

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d) Rapid industrialization and the growth of large corporations

Question 21

What was a major goal of labor unions in the late 19th century?

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B) Improving working conditions

Question 22

Which of the following best describes vertical integration?

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Controllingthe entire production process fromraw materials-finished product

Question 23

which factor leading to industrialization was not influenced by government policy

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abundant natural resources

Question 24

Which group of workers did the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) primarily aim to organize?

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C) Unskilled laborers

Question 25

operated standard oil

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john d rockefeller

Question 26

even before the invention of the automobile petroleum was in high demand because it could

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be turned into kerosene

Question 27

a ____ was a technique for breaking a union in which the company refused to allow workers onto their property

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lockout

Question 28

Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" argued that:

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c) Rich people have a duty to share their wealth with society

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862?

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B) To connect the East and West coasts by rail

Question 30

What type of union organizes all workers in a particular industry, regardless of skill?

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industrial union

Question 31

laissez faire relies on ___ to regulate prices and wages

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a free market

Question 32

when a single company achieves control of an entire market it is known as

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a monopoly

Question 33

Which of the following was NOT a negative impact of big business on America?

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d) Technological innovation and economic growth

Question 34

Which union welcomed African American members in the late 19th century?

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B) Knights of Labor

Question 35

What economic philosophy was prevalent during U.S. industrialization?

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C) Laissez-faire capitalism

Question 36

Which group made up the majority of workers building the Central Pacific railroad?

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B) Chinese immigrants

Question 37

to make rail service more reliable in 1883 the american railway association

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divided the country into standardized time zones

2024 Industrialization Test

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2024 Industrialization Test

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