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Who was a political boss in New York City?
a. Andrew Carnegie
b. Cornelius Vanderbilt
c. William Tweed
d. Samuel Gompers
c. William Tweed
How important were railroads to industrial growth?
a. Not important
b. A minor influence.
c. Less important than automobiles.
d. Very important.
d. Very Important
Which factor did not contribute to America’s industrial growth?
a. Abundance of natural resources
b. Growing population
c. Child labor laws
d. Availability of capital
c. Child labor laws
What were the two main goals of labor unions in the late 1800s?
a. Shorter hours and better working conditions.
b. The rights of women and children to work.
c. The right to join a party and to work for change.
d. Freedom of speech and assembly.
a. Shorter hours and better working conditions.
What is a Sweatshop?
A factory in which employees work for long hours in unsafe conditions for a low wage.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
a. The business partner of Andrew Carnegie.
b. The inventor of oil-drilling machines.
c. The head of the New York Central railroad system.
d. A textile mill owner.
c. The head of the New York Central railroad system.
2. Which of the following did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
a. Light bulb
b. Storage battery
c. Phonograph
d. Telephone
d. Telephone
Why did goods have to be transferred from one train to another in the early days of the railroads?
a. The trains broke down a lot.
b. The trains traveled very slowly.
c. There was no standard gauge for track.
d. The engineers went on strike.
c. There was no standard gauge for track.
What were the railroads forced to pay to the Standard Oil Company in the late 1800s?
a. Monopolies
b. Tips
c. Rebates
d. Profits
c. Rebates
What is industrialism?
The organization of society around an economy based on the use of machines and factories.
What did Thomas Edison believe was most important to becoming a successful inventor?
a. Formal education
b. Money
c. Inspiration
d. Hard work; not quitting
d. Hard work; not quitting
Which union did Samuel Gompers found?
a. United Mine Workers
b. International Ladies Garment Workers Union
c. Committee for Industrial Organization
d. American Federation of Labor
d. American Federation of Labor
How did the expansion of the railroads affect the size of markets?
a. It had no effect.
b. It increased the size of markets.
c. It decreased the size of markets.
d. It made markets unnecessary.
b. It increased the size of markets.
Why did garbage and sewage disposal become major problems in cities?
a. City populations climbed.
b. Many people lived in a single tenement.
c. Diseases spread rapidly in the city.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above.
What is a Political Machine?
A group that maintains political control, usually of a city, through bribery and intimidation
Which use of oil made oil more valuable after 1900?
a. Lubricant
b. Kerosene for lamps
c. Fuel for cars
d. Ingredient in patent medicines
c. Fuel for cars
Why were cities able to expand outward in the late 1800s?
a. The steamship was invented.
b. Skyscrapers were built.
c. People were healthier and could walk farther.
d. New forms of transportation, such as trolleys and subways, were built.
d. New forms of transportation, such as trolleys and subways, were built.
When did the United States enter a period of rapid industrial growth?
a. Before the Revolutionary War.
b. After the Revolutionary War.
c. After World War I.
d. After the Civil War.
d. After the Civil War.
What did political machines often do in cities during the late 1800s?
a. Count votes electronically.
b. Use secrets and trickery to enrich members and friend.
c. Support fairness in government
d. Promote fair business practices.
b. Use secrets and trickery to enrich members and friend.
What is Market Economy?
An economic system in which prices are determined by competition among businesses and not by the government.
What did the young Carnegie do to get better jobs?
a. He learned telegraphy and bookkeeping and read books.
b. He learned foreign languages and wrote books.
c. He got a college degree in business.
d. He and his friend Tom O’Donnell formed their own company.
a. He learned telegraphy and bookkeeping and read books.
Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent?
a. Phonograph
b. Light bulb
c. Moving picture camera
d. All of the above
d. All of the Above
What happened to the gap between the rich and the poor during the growth of big business?
a. The gap closed.
b. The gap got smaller
c. The gap widened
d. Nothing happened
c. The gap widened
Why did Andrew Carnegie go to work at age thirteen when his family first arrived in the United States?
a. He was not smart enough to go to school.
b. He looked and acted as though he were eighteen.
c. The family needed the extra income.
d. All thirteen-year-old children worked at this time.
c. The family needed the extra income.
What is a Trust?
A combination of corporations created to reduce competition and control prices.