Question 1

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

Accepted Answer

A)  National Labor Union. 
B)  Knights of Labor. 
C)  American Federation of Labor. 
D)  United Steel Workers of America. 
E)  Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
A)  National Labor Union. 
B)  Knights of Labor. 
C)  American Federation of Labor. 
D)  United Steel Workers of America. 
E)  Congress of Industrial Organizations. C

Question 2

Historians critical of the captains of industry and capitalism in the post-Civil War era generally concede that class-based protest

Accepted Answer

A)  was a more galvanizing and more violent phenomenon among the lower classes in the United States than it was in Europe. 
B)  was less than in Europe because of America's greater level of social mobility. 
C)  was dampened by the fact large numbers of Americans in post-Civil War era made small improvements in their economic and social status. 
D)  was diluted by differences in social mobility, according to race and ethnicity. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  was a more galvanizing and more violent phenomenon among the lower classes in the United States than it was in Europe. 
B)  was less than in Europe because of America's greater level of social mobility. 
C)  was dampened by the fact large numbers of Americans in post-Civil War era made small improvements in their economic and social status. 
D)  was diluted by differences in social mobility, according to race and ethnicity. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. B

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of John D. Rockefeller.

Accepted Answer

Oil-man who pioneered horizontal integration.

Question 4

Describe the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Explain the motives behind their enactment and evaluate the success of each.

Accepted Answer

The Interstate Commerce Act, enacted in

Question 5

To help corporations, the courts ingeniously interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed to protect the rights of ex-slaves, so as to

Accepted Answer

A)  help freedmen to work in factories. 
B)  incorporate big businesses. 
C)  allow the captains of industry to avoid paying taxes. 
D)  avoid corporate regulation by the states. 
E)  protect the civil rights of business people. 
A)  help freedmen to work in factories. 
B)  incorporate big businesses. 
C)  allow the captains of industry to avoid paying taxes. 
D)  avoid corporate regulation by the states. 
E)  protect the civil rights of business people.

Question 6

Match each railroad company below with the correct entrepreneur.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-4, B-2, C-1 
B)  A-3, B-4, C-2 
C)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-4 
A)  A-4, B-2, C-1 
B)  A-3, B-4, C-2 
C)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-1 
E)  A-1, B-3, C-4

Question 7

The largest southern-based monopolistic corporation was the one founded by James Duke to produce

Accepted Answer

A)  steel. 
B)  oil. 
C)  textiles. 
D)  cigarettes. 
E)  alcohol. 
A)  steel. 
B)  oil. 
C)  textiles. 
D)  cigarettes. 
E)  alcohol.

Question 8

By 1900, American attitudes toward labor began to change as the public came to recognize the right of workers to bargain collectively and strike. Nevertheless,

Accepted Answer

A)  labor unions continued to decline in membership. 
B)  the American Federation of Labor failed to take advantage of the situation. 
C)  the vast majority of employers continued to fight organized labor. 
D)  Congress declared the AFL illegal. 
E)  workers began to turn to the Socialist party. 
A)  labor unions continued to decline in membership. 
B)  the American Federation of Labor failed to take advantage of the situation. 
C)  the vast majority of employers continued to fight organized labor. 
D)  Congress declared the AFL illegal. 
E)  workers began to turn to the Socialist party.

Question 9

John D. Rockefeller used all of the following tactics to achieve his domination of the oil industry EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  employing spies. 
B)  extorting rebates from railroads. 
C)  using federal agents to break his competitors. 
D)  acquiring control of 95 percent of all the oil refineries in the country. 
E)  using high-pressure sales methods. 
A)  employing spies. 
B)  extorting rebates from railroads. 
C)  using federal agents to break his competitors. 
D)  acquiring control of 95 percent of all the oil refineries in the country. 
E)  using high-pressure sales methods.

Question 10

The ____ Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  Seventeenth 
A)  Fifth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  Seventeenth

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Andrew Carnegie.

Accepted Answer

Steel maker and tyco

Question 12

One of the greatest changes that industrialization brought about in the lives of workers was

Accepted Answer

A)  their movement to the suburbs. 
B)  the need for them to adjust their lives to the time clock. 
C)  enjoying less physical comforts and a declining standard of living. 
D)  the narrowing of class divisions. 
E)  the encounter with other races. 
A)  their movement to the suburbs. 
B)  the need for them to adjust their lives to the time clock. 
C)  enjoying less physical comforts and a declining standard of living. 
D)  the narrowing of class divisions. 
E)  the encounter with other races.

Question 13

Many Southerners saw employment in the textile mills as

Accepted Answer

A)  high-wage positions. 
B)  strictly short-term or temporary employment. 
C)  a poor alternative to farming. 
D)  institutions that broke up families. 
E)  the only steady jobs and wages available. 
A)  high-wage positions. 
B)  strictly short-term or temporary employment. 
C)  a poor alternative to farming. 
D)  institutions that broke up families. 
E)  the only steady jobs and wages available.

Question 14

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

Accepted Answer

A)  Jay Gould. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  J.P. Morgan 
D)  Thomas Edison. 
E)  Alexander Graham Bell. 
A)  Jay Gould. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  J.P. Morgan 
D)  Thomas Edison. 
E)  Alexander Graham Bell.

Question 15

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was at first primarily used to curb the power of

Accepted Answer

A)  mining companies. 
B)  labor unions. 
C)  oil companies. 
D)  railroad corporations. 
E)  banking syndicates. 
A)  mining companies. 
B)  labor unions. 
C)  oil companies. 
D)  railroad corporations. 
E)  banking syndicates.

Question 16

The United States changed to standard time zones when

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A)  Congress passed a law establishing this system. 
B)  the major rail lines decreed common fixed times so that they could keep schedules and avoid wrecks. 
C)  factories demanded standard time schedules. 
D)  long-distance telephones required standard time coordination. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Congress passed a law establishing this system. 
B)  the major rail lines decreed common fixed times so that they could keep schedules and avoid wrecks. 
C)  factories demanded standard time schedules. 
D)  long-distance telephones required standard time coordination. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT among the common forms of corruption practiced by the wealthy railroad barons?

Accepted Answer

A)  bribing judges and state legislatures 
B)  forcing their employees to buy railroad company stock 
C)  providing free railroad passes to journalists and politicians 
D)  watering railroad stocks and bonds in order to sell them at inflated prices 
E)  receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers 
A)  bribing judges and state legislatures 
B)  forcing their employees to buy railroad company stock 
C)  providing free railroad passes to journalists and politicians 
D)  watering railroad stocks and bonds in order to sell them at inflated prices 
E)  receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers

Question 18

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture. 
B)  mining. 
C)  the steel industry. 
D)  the railroad network 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  mining. 
C)  the steel industry. 
D)  the railroad network 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 19

The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing imports of manufactured goods from abroad. 
B)  specialized goods produced by skilled labor. 
C)  government certification and regulation of consumer products. 
D)  mass manufacturing of standardized industrial products. 
E)  importing raw materials from overseas. 
A)  reducing imports of manufactured goods from abroad. 
B)  specialized goods produced by skilled labor. 
C)  government certification and regulation of consumer products. 
D)  mass manufacturing of standardized industrial products. 
E)  importing raw materials from overseas.

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT among the critical U.S. raw materials, delivered by railroads to factories, that fueled early American industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  rubber 
B)  iron 
C)  coal 
D)  copper 
E)  oil 
A)  rubber 
B)  iron 
C)  coal 
D)  copper 
E)  oil

Exam 22: The Industrial Era Dawns

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

Historians critical of the captains of industry and capitalism in the post-Civil War era generally concede that class-based protest

Identify and state the historical significance of John D. Rockefeller.

Describe the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Explain the motives behind their enactment and evaluate the success of each.

To help corporations, the courts ingeniously interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed to protect the rights of ex-slaves, so as to

Match each railroad company below with the correct entrepreneur.

The largest southern-based monopolistic corporation was the one founded by James Duke to produce

By 1900, American attitudes toward labor began to change as the public came to recognize the right of workers to bargain collectively and strike. Nevertheless,

John D. Rockefeller used all of the following tactics to achieve his domination of the oil industry EXCEPT

The ____ Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments.

Identify and state the historical significance of Andrew Carnegie.

One of the greatest changes that industrialization brought about in the lives of workers was

Many Southerners saw employment in the textile mills as

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was at first primarily used to curb the power of

The United States changed to standard time zones when

Which of the following was NOT among the common forms of corruption practiced by the wealthy railroad barons?

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was

The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward

Which of the following was NOT among the critical U.S. raw materials, delivered by railroads to factories, that fueled early American industrialization?

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