Question 1

What was the effect of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrated that immigrants, especially those from China, had reached such numbers that they were becoming highly influential in compromising with executives to meet their needs. 
B)  It won higher wages for railroad workers due to the participants' persistence and the sympathy of influential individuals who had followed the events in the newspapers. 
C)  It was the last nationwide labor uprising because it convinced other workers that such events were fruitless and that the government did not care enough even to send troops. 
D)  It revealed how polarizing the relationship between the working poor and executives had become and ended when the workers, who lacked organized bargaining power, returned to work. 
E)  It was not taken seriously because only white working men participated, having failed to convince the large numbers of women and minority laborers to join the protesters. 
A)  It demonstrated that immigrants, especially those from China, had reached such numbers that they were becoming highly influential in compromising with executives to meet their needs. 
B)  It won higher wages for railroad workers due to the participants' persistence and the sympathy of influential individuals who had followed the events in the newspapers. 
C)  It was the last nationwide labor uprising because it convinced other workers that such events were fruitless and that the government did not care enough even to send troops. 
D)  It revealed how polarizing the relationship between the working poor and executives had become and ended when the workers, who lacked organized bargaining power, returned to work. 
E)  It was not taken seriously because only white working men participated, having failed to convince the large numbers of women and minority laborers to join the protesters.

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Carnegie

Accepted Answer

A) organized a week-long march of child workers from Pennsylvania to President Theodore Roosevelt's home in New York 
B) maintained his commitment to high tariffs after the war despite concerns that they would increase consumer prices 
C) led the Knights of Labor and emphasized the strategy of winning political control of the areas around unions 
D) wrote the essay "The Gospel of Wealth," which held that with great wealth came great responsibility 
E) met to form the Industrial Workers of the World but withdrew and went on to become a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)was the head of the National Labor Union who died suddenly in 1869, resulting in its support declining
G)was a former Confederate cavalry officer who developed a formula meant to be for medicinal syrup but that would become the origin of Coca Cola
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California and blasted railroad barons for exploiting the poor
I)invented the telephone, which would become the most valuable patent ever issued
J)convinced middle-class women to enter the so-called real world by engaging in social work 
A) organized a week-long march of child workers from Pennsylvania to President Theodore Roosevelt's home in New York 
B) maintained his commitment to high tariffs after the war despite concerns that they would increase consumer prices 
C) led the Knights of Labor and emphasized the strategy of winning political control of the areas around unions 
D) wrote the essay "The Gospel of Wealth," which held that with great wealth came great responsibility 
E) met to form the Industrial Workers of the World but withdrew and went on to become a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)was the head of the National Labor Union who died suddenly in 1869, resulting in its support declining
G)was a former Confederate cavalry officer who developed a formula meant to be for medicinal syrup but that would become the origin of Coca Cola
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California and blasted railroad barons for exploiting the poor
I)invented the telephone, which would become the most valuable patent ever issued
J)convinced middle-class women to enter the so-called real world by engaging in social work

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the Workingmen's Party of California?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the political wing of the National Labor Union. 
B)  It was based on anti-Chinese sentiment, which came to be a national issue. 
C)  It campaigned on increasing immigration to provide a larger workforce. 
D)  It ended when the 1877 railroad strike ushered in better working conditions. 
E)  It folded when Grant sent the military to occupy the mines. 
A)  It was the political wing of the National Labor Union. 
B)  It was based on anti-Chinese sentiment, which came to be a national issue. 
C)  It campaigned on increasing immigration to provide a larger workforce. 
D)  It ended when the 1877 railroad strike ushered in better working conditions. 
E)  It folded when Grant sent the military to occupy the mines.

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-William Sylvis

Accepted Answer

A) organized a week-long march of child workers from Pennsylvania to President Theodore Roosevelt's home in New York 
B) maintained his commitment to high tariffs after the war despite concerns that they would increase consumer prices 
C) led the Knights of Labor and emphasized the strategy of winning political control of the areas around unions 
D) wrote the essay "The Gospel of Wealth," which held that with great wealth came great responsibility 
E) met to form the Industrial Workers of the World but withdrew and went on to become a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)was the head of the National Labor Union who died suddenly in 1869, resulting in its support declining
G)was a former Confederate cavalry officer who developed a formula meant to be for medicinal syrup but that would become the origin of Coca Cola
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California and blasted railroad barons for exploiting the poor
I)invented the telephone, which would become the most valuable patent ever issued
J)convinced middle-class women to enter the so-called real world by engaging in social work 
A) organized a week-long march of child workers from Pennsylvania to President Theodore Roosevelt's home in New York 
B) maintained his commitment to high tariffs after the war despite concerns that they would increase consumer prices 
C) led the Knights of Labor and emphasized the strategy of winning political control of the areas around unions 
D) wrote the essay "The Gospel of Wealth," which held that with great wealth came great responsibility 
E) met to form the Industrial Workers of the World but withdrew and went on to become a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)was the head of the National Labor Union who died suddenly in 1869, resulting in its support declining
G)was a former Confederate cavalry officer who developed a formula meant to be for medicinal syrup but that would become the origin of Coca Cola
H)organized the Workingmen's Party of California and blasted railroad barons for exploiting the poor
I)invented the telephone, which would become the most valuable patent ever issued
J)convinced middle-class women to enter the so-called real world by engaging in social work

Question 5

Describe the growth of radicalism in America's unions after the Civil War. What were the driving forces pulling the unions to the left, and how successful were they? What forces limited radicalism's success in the American political context?

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, radicalism in Ameri

Question 6

What were so-called bonanza farms that spread across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  farms that were fertilized using new chemical compounds developed in labs 
B)  farms that were fortunate enough to have large deposits of oil discovered on them 
C)  farming communities established in Kansas by African American migrants from the South 
D)  socialist farming collectives established in unorganized western territories 
E)  corporate-owned farms that were run like factories 
A)  farms that were fertilized using new chemical compounds developed in labs 
B)  farms that were fortunate enough to have large deposits of oil discovered on them 
C)  farming communities established in Kansas by African American migrants from the South 
D)  socialist farming collectives established in unorganized western territories 
E)  corporate-owned farms that were run like factories

Question 7

What factors account for the dramatic growth in business after the Civil War? Write an essay that explains why each factor you identify was significant.

Accepted Answer

The dramatic growth in business after th

Question 8

The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the purpose of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would serve largely as a mediator, bringing all rival socialist parties together under one mission and prioritizing compromise over any sectarian disputes. 
B)  It was an organization that had originated in Europe and that spread to the United States with the chief goal of improving international trade. 
C)  It was a labor union geared toward middle-class white workers, as they had a difficult time identifying with the immigrants and migrants of typical unions. 
D)  It was intended to be one giant labor union that would take back the means of production and, unlike the AFL, would include unskilled workers. 
E)  It was a labor union that focused solely on the practical details of writing policy affecting workers, rather than bringing in more emotional topics such as human rights. 
A)  It would serve largely as a mediator, bringing all rival socialist parties together under one mission and prioritizing compromise over any sectarian disputes. 
B)  It was an organization that had originated in Europe and that spread to the United States with the chief goal of improving international trade. 
C)  It was a labor union geared toward middle-class white workers, as they had a difficult time identifying with the immigrants and migrants of typical unions. 
D)  It was intended to be one giant labor union that would take back the means of production and, unlike the AFL, would include unskilled workers. 
E)  It was a labor union that focused solely on the practical details of writing policy affecting workers, rather than bringing in more emotional topics such as human rights.

Question 10

Compare and contrast the major industrial leaders of the late nineteenth century. How did each rise to power, and what did they do to ensure they would stay at the top of their respective industries? What do they have in common, and what differences distinguish them from each other? What makes each of them important to understanding the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The major industrial leaders of the late

Question 11

What was one of the main tensions experienced by middle-class women in Gilded Age America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle-class women were entering professions once exclusively held by men, such as doctors and lawyers, in record numbers; however, they were denied the proper schooling that would enable them to be successful in these fields. 
B)  More middle-class women were gaining access to higher education, helping lead to their growing presence in the workforce, but social expectations still kept many tied to the home or steered toward so-called home economics-type courses. 
C)  Middle-class women had advanced greatly in terms of the breadth of the roles they played in society, partly because of their responsibilities during the Civil War, so that by the time the Gilded Age arrived, the sole issue was women's voting rights. 
D)  Due to the lack of women's colleges or co-ed institutions, few middle-class women entered the workforce, which contributed to the great struggle most middle-class families at the time faced in being able to afford their lifestyles. 
E)  Because of the state of the economy following the Civil War, most middle-class women were forced to work exclusively outside the home; however, the women's movement of the time resisted this as it prized the domestic sphere. 
A)  Middle-class women were entering professions once exclusively held by men, such as doctors and lawyers, in record numbers; however, they were denied the proper schooling that would enable them to be successful in these fields. 
B)  More middle-class women were gaining access to higher education, helping lead to their growing presence in the workforce, but social expectations still kept many tied to the home or steered toward so-called home economics-type courses. 
C)  Middle-class women had advanced greatly in terms of the breadth of the roles they played in society, partly because of their responsibilities during the Civil War, so that by the time the Gilded Age arrived, the sole issue was women's voting rights. 
D)  Due to the lack of women's colleges or co-ed institutions, few middle-class women entered the workforce, which contributed to the great struggle most middle-class families at the time faced in being able to afford their lifestyles. 
E)  Because of the state of the economy following the Civil War, most middle-class women were forced to work exclusively outside the home; however, the women's movement of the time resisted this as it prized the domestic sphere.

Question 12

The Western Federation of Miners rejected the violent approach of some labor organizations but continued to welcome only white male members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the major technological advancements of the post-Civil War era? How did these advancements contribute to the expansion of America's industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

The major technological advancements of

Exam 17: Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

What was the effect of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following is true of the Workingmen's Party of California?

Match each description with the item below. -William Sylvis

Describe the growth of radicalism in America's unions after the Civil War. What were the driving forces pulling the unions to the left, and how successful were they? What forces limited radicalism's success in the American political context?

What were so-called bonanza farms that spread across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century?

What factors account for the dramatic growth in business after the Civil War? Write an essay that explains why each factor you identify was significant.

The number of inventions registered at the U.S. Patent Office remained fairly constant through the nineteenth century.

What was the purpose of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?

What was one of the main tensions experienced by middle-class women in Gilded Age America?

The Western Federation of Miners rejected the violent approach of some labor organizations but continued to welcome only white male members.

What were the major technological advancements of the post-Civil War era? How did these advancements contribute to the expansion of America's industrial revolution?

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