Question 1

What innovations in technology and business drove increases in industrial production after 1865?

Accepted Answer

After 1865, several innovations in techn

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century, child labor was

Accepted Answer

A)  common in the coal mines and cotton mills. 
B)  uncommon because children were not strong enough to handle the large machines and fast pace of factory production. 
C)  uncommon because children had to stay in school until age sixteen. 
D)  uncommon because for the first time childhood was seen as a distinct stage of life reserved for innocence, play, education, and maternal love. 
E)  common in the economically-depressed south, but uncommon in the prosperous north. 
A)  common in the coal mines and cotton mills. 
B)  uncommon because children were not strong enough to handle the large machines and fast pace of factory production. 
C)  uncommon because children had to stay in school until age sixteen. 
D)  uncommon because for the first time childhood was seen as a distinct stage of life reserved for innocence, play, education, and maternal love. 
E)  common in the economically-depressed south, but uncommon in the prosperous north.

Question 3

By the 1880s, what had happened to most southern farmers?

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A)  They were the wealthiest, most stable members of southern society. 
B)  They specialized in growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco and therefore were particularly vulnerable to the fluctuations of commercial agriculture. 
C)  They had left the land to become industrial workers because western competition drove southern farms out of business. 
D)  They had sold their land to northern speculators. 
E)  They were self-sufficient because they reverted to subsistence farming. 
A)  They were the wealthiest, most stable members of southern society. 
B)  They specialized in growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco and therefore were particularly vulnerable to the fluctuations of commercial agriculture. 
C)  They had left the land to become industrial workers because western competition drove southern farms out of business. 
D)  They had sold their land to northern speculators. 
E)  They were self-sufficient because they reverted to subsistence farming.

Question 4

Why did women join the work force in growing numbers in the late nineteenth century?

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A)  The feminist movement encouraged farm girls and young immigrant women to work in order to become independent of their families. 
B)  Changes in agriculture brought young farm women into the industrial labor force, and immigrant daughters worked to supplement meager family incomes. 
C)  Industrialists thought women would have a civilizing influence on the brutal factory conditions. 
D)  Trade unions won a series of court cases opening employment opportunities for women. 
E)  The Civil War had created a shortage of male workers. 
A)  The feminist movement encouraged farm girls and young immigrant women to work in order to become independent of their families. 
B)  Changes in agriculture brought young farm women into the industrial labor force, and immigrant daughters worked to supplement meager family incomes. 
C)  Industrialists thought women would have a civilizing influence on the brutal factory conditions. 
D)  Trade unions won a series of court cases opening employment opportunities for women. 
E)  The Civil War had created a shortage of male workers.

Question 5

The significance of the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition was

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A)  That it was the first time the world came together for a massive public educational event. 
B)  That it showcased fifty years of industrial development and technological progress. 
C)  That the nation's leaders met in the District of Columbia to seek solutions to difficult industrial working conditions. 
D)  That women were among the many exhibitors. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  That it was the first time the world came together for a massive public educational event. 
B)  That it showcased fifty years of industrial development and technological progress. 
C)  That the nation's leaders met in the District of Columbia to seek solutions to difficult industrial working conditions. 
D)  That women were among the many exhibitors. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Pinkerton agents

Accepted Answer

Pinkerton agents refer to the private se

Question 7

How successful was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

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A)  Its success was limited, since only 18 suits were brought by the government from 1890 to 1904. 
B)  Companies like Standard Oil got around it by reorganizing as holding companies. 
C)  It did manage to hit some companies that acted as monopolies or restrained trade with fines of up to $5000. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Its success was limited, since only 18 suits were brought by the government from 1890 to 1904. 
B)  Companies like Standard Oil got around it by reorganizing as holding companies. 
C)  It did manage to hit some companies that acted as monopolies or restrained trade with fines of up to $5000. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Standard Oil Trust

Accepted Answer

The Standard Oil Trust was an American o

Question 9

How effective was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act as a weapon against "big business"? Was "Big Business" the only kind of "combination" the act was used against in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was not very

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Accepted Answer

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was a landmar

Question 11

Compare and contrast the strategies, membership, leadership, and philosophies of the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor, and the American Federation of Labor. How successful was each organization in attaining its goals?

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Union, the Knights of

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Accepted Answer

The World's Columbian Exposition, also k

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Railroad Strike of 1877

Accepted Answer

The Railroad Strike of 1877 was a nation

Question 14

Why did railroads lead the way in the creation of big businesses? Who were some of the most important railroad entrepreneurs? What effect did the expansion of railroads after the Civil War have on the United States?

Accepted Answer

Railroads led the way in the creation of

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Laissez-faire

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic theory that

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
William Graham Sumner, Social Darwinism

Accepted Answer

William Graham Sumner was an American so

Question 17

What did Karl Marx argue?

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A)  that a classless society would emerge when capitalism triumphed around the world. 
B)  that individual economic theories were only as effective as those who practiced them. 
C)  that workers who knew they would be given a competitive wage would be the most loyal to a company. 
D)  that capitalists would eventually bring about their own destruction by driving impoverished workers to revolt. 
E)  that only by introducing Biblical principles into the workplace could there be harmony between business owners and their workers. 
A)  that a classless society would emerge when capitalism triumphed around the world. 
B)  that individual economic theories were only as effective as those who practiced them. 
C)  that workers who knew they would be given a competitive wage would be the most loyal to a company. 
D)  that capitalists would eventually bring about their own destruction by driving impoverished workers to revolt. 
E)  that only by introducing Biblical principles into the workplace could there be harmony between business owners and their workers.

Question 18

Analyze the rise in Big Business in the Gilded Age. Why was there a trend towards bigger businesses after the Civil War? How did the rise in Big Business affect business activities, including labor, and the economy? Why was the Big Business's rise so significant to the development of the American economy?

Accepted Answer

The rise of Big Business in the Gilded A

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Mary Harris Jones, United Mine Workers of America

Accepted Answer

Mary Harris Jones, also known as "Mother

Question 20

Horatio Alger influenced American society by

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A)  propagating the "rags to riches" idea. 
B)  describing the perilous conditions in factories and lobbied Congress to regulate them. 
C)  organizing workers into the National Labor Union. 
D)  convincing many Americans that the Anglo-Saxon race was superior to all others. 
E)  leading a movement to expand public education to include all children in the United States. 
A)  propagating the "rags to riches" idea. 
B)  describing the perilous conditions in factories and lobbied Congress to regulate them. 
C)  organizing workers into the National Labor Union. 
D)  convincing many Americans that the Anglo-Saxon race was superior to all others. 
E)  leading a movement to expand public education to include all children in the United States.

Exam 18: The Rise of Industrial America

What innovations in technology and business drove increases in industrial production after 1865?

In the late nineteenth century, child labor was

By the 1880s, what had happened to most southern farmers?

Why did women join the work force in growing numbers in the late nineteenth century?

The significance of the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition was

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Pinkerton agents

How successful was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Standard Oil Trust

How effective was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act as a weapon against "big business"? Was "Big Business" the only kind of "combination" the act was used against in the late nineteenth century?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Compare and contrast the strategies, membership, leadership, and philosophies of the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor, and the American Federation of Labor. How successful was each organization in attaining its goals?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Railroad Strike of 1877

Why did railroads lead the way in the creation of big businesses? Who were some of the most important railroad entrepreneurs? What effect did the expansion of railroads after the Civil War have on the United States?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Laissez-faire

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. William Graham Sumner, Social Darwinism

What did Karl Marx argue?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Mary Harris Jones, United Mine Workers of America

Horatio Alger influenced American society by

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