Question 1

Edward Bellamy's 1888 book,Looking Backward,

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A)   described an America engaged in a second civil war due to concentrated wealth.
B)   promoted the virtues of economic competition.
C)   depicted a world presided over by an industrialist-king modeled on J. P. Morgan.
D)   accepted the necessity of class divisions in a capitalist economy.
E)   imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The Haymarket Square riot,which occurred in the city of Chicago,raised American fears of ________.

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Question 3

The Knights of Labor

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A)   was primarily a trade union.
B)   did not allow women to join.
C)   began as a secret fraternal organization.
D)   focused its efforts on improving wages and reducing hours.
E)   tried in particular to enlist support for their cause from lawyers.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,organized labor failed to make great gains for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)   tensions between ethnic and racial groups, which divided the work force.
B)   the opposition of powerful and wealthy corporations.
C)   the constantly shifting nature of the workforce.
D)   the relatively small membership of the major labor organizations when compared to the total workforce.
E)   the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of workers.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Eugene V.Debs played a leading role in what labor event?

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A)   Homestead strike
B)   Pullman strike
C)   Haymarket Square riot
D)   Railroad strike of 1877
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Until its repeal in 1885,the Labor Contract Law

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A)   discouraged immigration from non-European countries.
B)   prevented the formation of labor unions.
C)   put many new immigrants in debt to American businessmen.
D)   was an attempt to reform American business practices.
E)   mandated that each worker sign an individual contract with a company.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Why were labor unions not more successful during the late nineteenth century?

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Labor unions in the late nineteenth cent...

Question 8

What were the factors that led many corporations to treat their workers so poorly?

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There were several factors that led many...

Question 9

The taking over of all the different businesses on which a company relies to produce its primary product is called ________.

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Question 10

The theory of Social Darwinism

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A)   argued the new industrial economy was limiting the potential for individual wealth.
B)   contended that ruthless corruption may be necessary in the attainment of wealth.
C)   was created by Charles Darwin to explain industrial economies.
D)   was used to justify the social consequences of industrial capitalism.
E)   argued that it behooved industrial titans to spread their wealth to the lower classes.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Charles and Frank Duryea built the first gasoline-driven ________ in America in 1893.

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Question 12

Originally,the American Federation of Labor was not willing to engage in strikes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare the ideas and practices of "self-made man" proponents with the ideas and practices of the utopian communities of earlier in the nineteenth century.

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Question 14

Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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A)   It included the nation's largest businesses.
B)   It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.
C)   It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.
D)   It was among the first to adopt new corporate form of organization.
E)   It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 15

Henry George expounded on the virtues of his "________" in a book titled Progress and Poverty.

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Question 16

Henry Ford built the first gasoline-driven motor vehicle in America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy he called ________.

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The answer of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy...

Question 18

America's rise to industrial supremacy was not as sudden as has been suggested.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A key to Henry Ford's success in the mass production of automobiles was

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A)   the use of welds instead of rivets to speed production.
B)   a reduction in the size of his labor force.
C)   the moving assembly line.
D)   the training of highly skilled workers.
E)   his encouragement of labor unions in organizing his factories.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Cite some specific examples in which the rise of corporations both benefited and hurt working-class Americans.

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Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

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Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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Until its repeal in 1885,the Labor Contract Law

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Henry George expounded on the virtues of his "________" in a book titled Progress and Poverty.

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Edward Bellamy's 1888 book,Looking Backward,

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Originally,the American Federation of Labor was not willing to engage in strikes.

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