Question 1

Which of the following was not among the technologies invented or improved by Thomas A. Edison?

Accepted Answer

A) The electric light bulb 
B) The phonograph 
C) The mimeograph 
D) The electric dynamo 
E) The motion picture 
A) The electric light bulb 
B) The phonograph 
C) The mimeograph 
D) The electric dynamo 
E) The motion picture

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United States Steel

Accepted Answer

United States Steel Corporation, often r

Question 3

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

Accepted Answer

A) enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B) enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C) united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D) made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E) developed a skilled industrial workforce. 
A) enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B) enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C) united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D) made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E) developed a skilled industrial workforce.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-company town

Accepted Answer

A company town is a community where near

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Accepted Answer

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, passed by th

Question 6

The text authors contend that "more than any other single factor, the railroad network spurred the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that the rail

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-pure and simple unionism

Accepted Answer

Pure and simple unionism refers to a lab

Question 8

Write your definition of the "Gospel of Wealth." Do you agree with its political, economic, and social assumptions about how and why wealth is created? Do you agree with what Social Darwinist proponents of the "Gospel of Wealth" assert are the things that the various socioeconomic classes owe each other in a democratic capitalist society? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The "Gospel of Wealth" is a concept popu

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jay Gould

Accepted Answer

Jay Gould was a prominent American railr

Question 10

Agreements between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called

Accepted Answer

A) pools. 
B) trusts. 
C) rebates. 
D) interlocking directorates. 
E) kickbacks. 
A) pools. 
B) trusts. 
C) rebates. 
D) interlocking directorates. 
E) kickbacks.

Question 11

Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," argued that

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A) only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle. 
B) society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members. 
C) there should be mental and physical competitions to determine fitness to survive and succeed in society. 
D) fitness to survive and thrive could be proven only through physical competition. 
E) the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor. 
A) only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle. 
B) society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members. 
C) there should be mental and physical competitions to determine fitness to survive and succeed in society. 
D) fitness to survive and thrive could be proven only through physical competition. 
E) the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor.

Question 12

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

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A) a large pool of unskilled labor. 
B) an abundance of natural resources. 
C) American ingenuity and inventiveness. 
D) immigration restrictions. 
E) a political climate favoring business. 
A) a large pool of unskilled labor. 
B) an abundance of natural resources. 
C) American ingenuity and inventiveness. 
D) immigration restrictions. 
E) a political climate favoring business.

Question 13

The image of the "Gibson Girl" represented a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) revival of the early American feminine ideal of republican motherhood. 
B) portrayal of the modern corporate business woman. 
C) exploitative image of the woman as a sex object. 
D) romantic ideal of the independent and athletic new woman. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) revival of the early American feminine ideal of republican motherhood. 
B) portrayal of the modern corporate business woman. 
C) exploitative image of the woman as a sex object. 
D) romantic ideal of the independent and athletic new woman. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Generally, the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth century interpreted the Constitution in such a way as to favor

Accepted Answer

A) labor unions. 
B) corporations. 
C) state regulatory agencies. 
D) individual entrepreneurs. 
E) independent workers and craftsmen. 
A) labor unions. 
B) corporations. 
C) state regulatory agencies. 
D) individual entrepreneurs. 
E) independent workers and craftsmen.

Question 15

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 16

Which one of the following is least like the other four?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed shop 
B) Lockout 
C) Yellow dog contract 
D) Blacklist 
E) Company town 
A) Closed shop 
B) Lockout 
C) Yellow dog contract 
D) Blacklist 
E) Company town

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Terence Powderly

Accepted Answer

Terence Vincent Powderly (1849–1924) was

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-anarchists

Accepted Answer

Anarchists are individuals who advocate

Question 19

One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was

Accepted Answer

A) increased competition. 
B) supporting a centrally planned economy. 
C) funding research on new technologies. 
D) elimination of the tactic of vertical integration. 
E) elimination of as much competition as possible. 
A) increased competition. 
B) supporting a centrally planned economy. 
C) funding research on new technologies. 
D) elimination of the tactic of vertical integration. 
E) elimination of as much competition as possible.

Question 20

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

Exam 24: Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

Which of the following was not among the technologies invented or improved by Thomas A. Edison?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States Steel

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -company town

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sherman Anti-Trust Act

The text authors contend that "more than any other single factor, the railroad network spurred the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -pure and simple unionism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jay Gould

Agreements between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called

Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," argued that

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

The image of the "Gibson Girl" represented a(n)

Generally, the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth century interpreted the Constitution in such a way as to favor

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

Which one of the following is least like the other four?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Terence Powderly

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -anarchists

One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was

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

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The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

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The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

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Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

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Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

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America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

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