Question 1

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

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A)  its refusal to endorse social reform and the eight-hour day. 
B)  stiff competition from the National Labor Union. 
C)  its association in the public mind with the Haymarket riot. 
D)  its inclusion of both skilled and unskilled workers. 
E)  its hostility to the Catholic Church. 
A)  its refusal to endorse social reform and the eight-hour day. 
B)  stiff competition from the National Labor Union. 
C)  its association in the public mind with the Haymarket riot. 
D)  its inclusion of both skilled and unskilled workers. 
E)  its hostility to the Catholic Church.

Question 2

Thomas Edison was instrumental in the invention of the

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A)  electric light. 
B)  telephone. 
C)  mimeograph machine. 
D)  motion picture. 
E)  radio. 
A)  electric light. 
B)  telephone. 
C)  mimeograph machine. 
D)  motion picture. 
E)  radio.

Question 3

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

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"Scabs" is a term used to describe worke

Question 4

The major incentive that drove captains of industry to invent machines was

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A)  lucrative government grants that were offered to would-be inventors. 
B)  a chance to strike it rich via technological innovation. 
C)  that machines would enable them to replace expensive skilled workers with cheap unskilled workers. 
D)  that machines could do the work five times faster than humans did. 
E)  None of these 
A)  lucrative government grants that were offered to would-be inventors. 
B)  a chance to strike it rich via technological innovation. 
C)  that machines would enable them to replace expensive skilled workers with cheap unskilled workers. 
D)  that machines could do the work five times faster than humans did. 
E)  None of these

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Interstate Commerce Act

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The Interstate Commerce Act, passed by t

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American

Question 7

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.

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The Interstate Commerce Act, enacted in

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company, founded by Joh

Question 9

Why did labor unions find it difficult to organize industrial workers in the late nineteenth century?

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Labor unions found it difficult to organ

Question 10

Reformers' efforts to raise public awareness about the hazards of child labor

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A)  made progress with the help of photography. 
B)  pertained only to native born children. 
C)  were focused primarily on the plight of new immigrants. 
D)  focused on blacklisting the most abusive companies. 
E)  None of these 
A)  made progress with the help of photography. 
B)  pertained only to native born children. 
C)  were focused primarily on the plight of new immigrants. 
D)  focused on blacklisting the most abusive companies. 
E)  None of these

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-standard time zones

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Standard time zones refer to the divisio

Question 12

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

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Socialism is a political and economic th

Question 13

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

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Anarchists are individuals who advocate

Question 14

Efforts to regulate the monopolizing practices of railroad corporations first came in the form of action by

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A)  Congress. 
B)  the Supreme Court. 
C)  private lawsuits charging unfair competition. 
D)  President Cleveland. 
E)  state legislatures. 
A)  Congress. 
B)  the Supreme Court. 
C)  private lawsuits charging unfair competition. 
D)  President Cleveland. 
E)  state legislatures.

Question 15

In the case of Wabash,St.Louis,and Pacific Railroad Company v.Illinois,the U.S.Supreme Court held that state legislatures could not regulate railroads because

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A)  the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry. 
B)  the state legislatures were acting on behalf of a private interest, Illinois farmers. 
C)  the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad was incorporated in Missouri, not Illinois. 
D)  railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business. 
E)  railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state. 
A)  the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry. 
B)  the state legislatures were acting on behalf of a private interest, Illinois farmers. 
C)  the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad was incorporated in Missouri, not Illinois. 
D)  railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business. 
E)  railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state.

Question 16

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

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The term "pool" can refer to various con

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-trust-busting

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Trust-busting refers to government activ

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, passed by th

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Haymarket Square

Accepted Answer

Haymarket Square refers to the site of t

Question 20

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

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Plutocracy is a term used to describe a

Exam 24: Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

Thomas Edison was instrumental in the invention of the

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

The major incentive that drove captains of industry to invent machines was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Interstate Commerce Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Carnegie

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.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Standard Oil Company

Why did labor unions find it difficult to organize industrial workers in the late nineteenth century?

Reformers' efforts to raise public awareness about the hazards of child labor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -standard time zones

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

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

Efforts to regulate the monopolizing practices of railroad corporations first came in the form of action by

In the case of Wabash,St.Louis,and Pacific Railroad Company v.Illinois,the U.S.Supreme Court held that state legislatures could not regulate railroads because

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -trust-busting

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Haymarket Square

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

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

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

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

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

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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