Question 1

Which of the following statements about the period from 1860 to 1900 is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. textile and iron production tapered off. 
B)  Boom-bust business cycles produced two major depressions. 
C)  Manufacturing output soared. 
D)  Innovative advertising and marketing techniques were created. 
E)  Industry often polluted the environment. 
A)  U.S. textile and iron production tapered off. 
B)  Boom-bust business cycles produced two major depressions. 
C)  Manufacturing output soared. 
D)  Innovative advertising and marketing techniques were created. 
E)  Industry often polluted the environment.

Question 2

Why did the South's experience with industrialization differ from that of the North and the Midwest?

Accepted Answer

The South's experience with industrializ

Question 3

Who founded Standard Oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jay Gould 
B)  Leland Stanford 
C)  John D. Rockefeller 
D)  J.P. Morgan 
E)  Andrew Mellon 
A)  Jay Gould 
B)  Leland Stanford 
C)  John D. Rockefeller 
D)  J.P. Morgan 
E)  Andrew Mellon

Question 4

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. 
Haymarket Square

Accepted Answer

Haymarket Square refers to the site of t

Question 5

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. 
Henry George, Progress and Poverty

Accepted Answer

Henry George was an American political e

Question 6

In the United States v. Knight Company , the Supreme Court diminished the effectiveness of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by ruling that

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing was not interstate commerce. 
B)  the Granger Laws were unconstitutional because states could not regulate interstate commerce. 
C)  all trusts and monopolies in interstate commerce were illegal and could be broken up by the federal government. 
D)  employers could force employees to sign and abide by "yellow dog contracts." 
E)  holding companies, which simply owned a controlling share of the stock of other firms, were not subject to antitrust laws. 
A)  manufacturing was not interstate commerce. 
B)  the Granger Laws were unconstitutional because states could not regulate interstate commerce. 
C)  all trusts and monopolies in interstate commerce were illegal and could be broken up by the federal government. 
D)  employers could force employees to sign and abide by "yellow dog contracts." 
E)  holding companies, which simply owned a controlling share of the stock of other firms, were not subject to antitrust laws.

Question 7

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. 
Wildcat Strikes

Accepted Answer

Wildcat strikes refer to unauthorized an

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the American Federation of Labor was the most successful union of the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had a strong leader in Samuel Gompers. 
B)  It limited its membership to skilled workers allowing the union more unity. 
C)  It clearly defined its objectives. 
D)  It was a tightly organized federation that required all members to give up their autonomy and independence for the good of the whole. 
E)  It focused on practical tactics aimed at bread-and-butter issues. 
A)  It had a strong leader in Samuel Gompers. 
B)  It limited its membership to skilled workers allowing the union more unity. 
C)  It clearly defined its objectives. 
D)  It was a tightly organized federation that required all members to give up their autonomy and independence for the good of the whole. 
E)  It focused on practical tactics aimed at bread-and-butter issues.

Question 9

Besides the fact that its all-inclusive membership undermined its unity, why did the Knights of Labor collapse in the late 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers became disillusioned when a series of unauthorized strikes failed. 
B)  A large percentage of the population became alienated by the union's failure to offer membership to black workers. 
C)  Its attempts to bribe elected officials led to embarrassing scandals. 
D)  Skilled workers became angered by the union's plan to help unskilled workers. 
E)  The union's support of Karl Marx angered many capitalists. 
A)  Workers became disillusioned when a series of unauthorized strikes failed. 
B)  A large percentage of the population became alienated by the union's failure to offer membership to black workers. 
C)  Its attempts to bribe elected officials led to embarrassing scandals. 
D)  Skilled workers became angered by the union's plan to help unskilled workers. 
E)  The union's support of Karl Marx angered many capitalists.

Question 10

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Andrew Carnegie revolutionized the steel industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporating the Bessemer process in his steel manufacturing factories. 
B)  standardizing workplace procedures to achieve greater efficiency. 
C)  utilizing vertical integration to minimize costs and maximize profits. 
D)  restructuring the criteria for wages so that his workers could have the highest wage scales in the country. 
E)  applying rigorous cost accounting. 
A)  incorporating the Bessemer process in his steel manufacturing factories. 
B)  standardizing workplace procedures to achieve greater efficiency. 
C)  utilizing vertical integration to minimize costs and maximize profits. 
D)  restructuring the criteria for wages so that his workers could have the highest wage scales in the country. 
E)  applying rigorous cost accounting.

Question 11

What did Henry Grady advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He proposed expanding the rights of black Americans in the South. 
B)  He argued that the South should continue to base its economy on agricultural production. 
C)  He advocated diversifying the economy and expanding industrial production in the South. 
D)  He called for a national referendum to allow the South to secede peacefully. 
E)  He supported the construction of military bases throughout the South. 
A)  He proposed expanding the rights of black Americans in the South. 
B)  He argued that the South should continue to base its economy on agricultural production. 
C)  He advocated diversifying the economy and expanding industrial production in the South. 
D)  He called for a national referendum to allow the South to secede peacefully. 
E)  He supported the construction of military bases throughout the South.

Question 12

How did corporations undercut labor's bargaining power in the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

Corporations in the 1890s employed sever

Exam 18: The Rise of Industrial America

Which of the following statements about the period from 1860 to 1900 is not true?

Why did the South's experience with industrialization differ from that of the North and the Midwest?

Who founded Standard Oil?

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. Haymarket Square

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. Henry George, Progress and Poverty

In the United States v. Knight Company , the Supreme Court diminished the effectiveness of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by ruling that

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. Wildcat Strikes

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the American Federation of Labor was the most successful union of the late 19th century?

Besides the fact that its all-inclusive membership undermined its unity, why did the Knights of Labor collapse in the late 1880s?

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Andrew Carnegie revolutionized the steel industry?

What did Henry Grady advocate?

How did corporations undercut labor's bargaining power in the 1890s?

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The Rise of the Atlantic World

The Emergence of Colonial Societies

The Bonds of Empire

Roads to Revolution

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood

Launching the New Republic

America at War and Peace

The Transformation of American Society

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

The Old South and Slavery

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict

From Compromise to Secession

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

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Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

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America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the American Federation of Labor was the most successful union of the late 19^th century?