Industrial Revolution
How did the introduction of the Bessemer process affect the American economy?
A. Increased farming production
B. Manufacturers could produce cheaper and better steel
C. Reduced immigration
D. Ended railroad expansion
Manufacturers could produce cheaper and better steel.
What was the chief advantage to the company of this method of organization?
A. Increased worker freedom
B. It could strictly control costs at each step of production
C. Less production
D. More competition
It could strictly control costs at each step of production
What was the primary goal of the organization that issued the certificate?
A. Increase taxes
B. To obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions
C. End all factories
D. Support businesses
To obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions.
What was a consequence of the rapid growth of cities in the late 1800s?
A. Fewer people
B. The rapid growth of tenements and ghettos
C. More farmland
D. Less pollution
The rapid growth of tenements and ghettos.
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Which individual would most likely agree with this statement about no central government?
A. President
B. Business owner
C. An anarchist writer
D. Farmer
An anarchist writer.
How did the development of large-scale steel production by Andrew Carnegie and other entrepreneurs impact the United States?
A. Reduced factory jobs
B. Ended urbanization
C. It made possible the spread of railroad tracks and the construction of bridges and buildings
D. Increased small businesses only
It made possible the spread of railroad tracks and the construction of bridges and buildings
What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?
A. They ended all monopolies
B. They reduced immigration
C. They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances
D. They supported monopolies
They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances
Based on the flier, which conclusion can be made about the Haymarket Riot?
A. Only wealthy people attended
B. A large number of the participants were German-speaking immigrants
C. No immigrants attended
D. It was peaceful #4 chap 5
A large number of the participants were German-speaking immigrants.
Based on the statement, why did her family immigrate to the United States?
A. Better weather
B. Religious persecution pushed them out of Russia
C. Tourism
D. War in the U.S.
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Religious persecution pushed them out of Russia.
Which ideology shared the most characteristics with the anarchist drawing?
A. Capitalism
B. Democracy
C. Communism
D. Monarchy
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Communism
What would a comparison of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions show?
A. Only the first improved transportation
B. Both saw improvements in transportation although a truly national market only emerged in the Second
C. Neither improved transportation
D. Only the second used machines
Both saw improvements in transportation although a truly national market only emerged in the Second.
Which business practice led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?
A. Free trade
B. Small businesses growing
C. Some businesses established monopolies over their industries
D. Farming expansion
Some businesses established monopolies over their industries
Based on the picture, which sentence best describes the viewpoint of the artist?
A. Workers were calm
B. Police caused all problems
C. Some protestors were prepared to use violence
D. No conflict occurred #5 chap 5
Some protestors were prepared to use violence.
Why were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe welcomed by industrialists?
A. They owned businesses
B. They were highly educated
C. The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers
D. They refused factory jobs
The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
Which completes the timeline (1892)?
A. Civil War
B. Homestead Strike at Carnegie’s steelworks
C. World War I
D. Great Depression
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Homestead Strike at Carnegie’s steelworks.
Which phrase completes the diagram comparing the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?
A. Growth of farming
B. Decline of cities
C. Development of the oil and steel industries
D. End of trade #12 chap 4
Development of the oil and steel industries.
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How were Americans influenced by the growth of railroads during the Second Industrial Revolution?
A. Less travel
B. Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national market
C. Decrease in cities
D. End of industry
Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national market.
What was one of the grievances of industrial workers in the late 1800s?
A. Too much pay
B. Too many holidays
C. Child labor
D. Too few factories
Child labor
How did many nativists feel about the rapid influx of immigrants between 1870 and 1900?
A. Excited
B. Indifferent
C. They feared that immigrants might take their jobs for lower wages
D. Supportive
They feared that immigrants might take their jobs for lower wages.
Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor?
A. Workers had more power
B. Government leaders received money from business and believed in laissez-faire
C. They opposed industry
D. They supported unions
Government leaders received money from business and believed in laissez-faire.
What was one consequence of legislation such as the National Banking Act, Homestead Act, and Pacific Railway Act?
A. Decrease in population
B. End of railroads
C. Post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West
D. Increased foreign control
Post war economic growth of the Northeast and West
Which invention identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers?
A. Telephone
B. Airplane
C. First practical light bulb
D. Steam engine
The first practical light bulb.
What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?
A. Growth of unions
B. Decline of the Knights of Labor
C. End of strikes
D. More immigration
Decline of the Knights of Labor.
What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island?
A. Military base
B. School
C. Processing immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe
D. Factory
Processing immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Based on the photograph by Jacob Riis, which statement would the photographer most likely agree with?
A. Cities were perfect
B. Workers were wealthy
C. Rapid urbanization often led to inhumane conditions
D. Immigration ended poverty
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Rapid urbanization often led to inhumane conditions.