Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?

John D. Rockefeller → Telecommunications

What is the main idea of this political cartoon?

owners of business monopolies control the Senate

Which of the following resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

changes in local labor laws for women and children

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late-19th century?

They were workers used to break strikes

Where did 146 female workers die in a fire, with 62 people that jumped or fell to their death?

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?

it was built by a company to house its workers

Which was NOT a problem faced by farmers in the late-19th century?

Rising city populations were willing to pay higher prices

The Sherman Antitrust Act

outlawed the formation of trusts

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?

to lower excessive railroad rates

What is vertical integration?

owning all the stages of production in a given business

William McKinley won the election of 1896 because:

he had the support of the Midwest and East

Based on the flier, which conclusion can be made about the Haymarket Riot?

A large number of the participants were German-speaking

Carnegie gained control of a large portion of the steel industry by doing all of these EXCEPT:

lowering the quality of his product

invented a new method of drilling oil

William Jennings Bryan was:

the Democratic candidate in the 1896 presidential election

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Unit 2 Part 1: Industry and Labor Review

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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1870s-1910s), focused on Industry and Labor

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1
Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?
Andrew Carnegie → Steel
J.P. Morgan → Finance
Gustavus Swift → Meat Packing
John D. Rockefeller → Telecommunications
2
What is the main idea of this political cartoon?
Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate
Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money
The Senate is working for the people, not for companies
owners of business monopolies control the Senate
3
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the late-19th century?
the invention of the elevator
new methods of making steel
fire safety standards
cheap electric power
4
Which of the following resulted from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
the imprisonment of company officials
changes in local labor laws for women and children
the adoption of equal wages for men and women
5
What did industrial consolidation and trusts help create in the late-1800s?
interstate commerce
corruption
competition
monopolies
6
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late-19th century?
They were part of management
They were federal troops
They were Socialists
They were workers used to break strikes
7
The Great Strike of 1877 took place in what industry?
the coal mining industry
the railroad industry
the textile industry
the steel industry
8
Where did 146 female workers die in a fire, with 62 people that jumped or fell to their death?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant
Haymarket Square
The Pullman Factory
9
Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
it was built by a company to house its workers
It specialized in a regional product
it owed its prosperity to the railroad
It had one main industry
10
The Grange did all of the following EXCEPT:
support the banks
support political candidates
oppose the banks
oppose the railroads
11
Which tactic was sometimes used by management to resist the demands of laborers?
lockouts
boycotts
picket lines
strikes
12
Which was NOT a problem faced by farmers in the late-19th century?
Railroads were making huge profits off of the farmers
Farmers owed money on loans for farm machinery and land
Rising city populations were willing to pay higher prices
Overproduction in the Plains led to a drop in crop prices
13
"Robber Barons" was a nickname aimed at
politicians
immigrants
wealthy industrialists
populists
14
The Sherman Antitrust Act
encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses
was supported by millionaire industrialists
outlawed the formation of trusts
was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights
15
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to destroy the railroad industry
to build new railroads
to give the railroads more power
to lower excessive railroad rates
16
What is vertical integration?
contracting with a single supplier for top-notch products
owning all the stages of production in a given business
franchising a company to expand locations nationwide
buying out competing companies in the same business
17
William McKinley won the election of 1896 because:
he had the support of the Populists
he had the support of the Midwest and East
he campaigned harder than his opponent
he delivered the "Cross of Gold" speech
18
Into how many time zones is the continental U.S. divided?
four
five
one
six
19
Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for
neither gold or silver
gold only
silver only
either gold or silver
20
In the late-1800s and early-1900s, collective bargaining was a technique used to:
organize labor unions
expand industry
restrict labor unions
win workers' rights
21
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage? (hint: think "survival of the fittest")
government regulation
industrialization
the accumulation of wealth
hard work
22
Based on the flier, which conclusion can be made about the Haymarket Riot?
A large number of the participants were German-speaking
The protesters intended to overthrow the U.S. govt
The protesters were members of the AFL
The rally was held in support of strikes in other cities
23
Carnegie gained control of a large portion of the steel industry by doing all of these EXCEPT:
underselling his competitors
lowering the quality of his product
buying out his competitors
buying out his suppliers
24
Edwin Drake
revolutionized cities with the sewer system
invented a new method of drilling oil
invented the velocipede
brought the Bessemer process to the U.S.
25
William Jennings Bryan was:
the Democratic candidate in the 1896 presidential election
the Republican candidate in the 1896 presidential election
not supported by the populists
the founder of the Grange

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