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)  an unrealistic dream that all nineteenth-century American workers would eventually become producers. 
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)  an unrealistic dream that all nineteenth-century American workers would eventually become producers. C, D

Question 2

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

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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. C

Question 3

The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the

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A)  Federal Trade Commission. 
B)  Interstate Commerce Commission. 
C)  Consumer Affairs Commission. 
D)  Federal Anti-Trust Commission. 
E)  Federal Communications Commission. 
A)  Federal Trade Commission. 
B)  Interstate Commerce Commission. 
C)  Consumer Affairs Commission. 
D)  Federal Anti-Trust Commission. 
E)  Federal Communications Commission. B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Railroad "standard" time refers to the s

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Social Darwinism

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism is a theory that applie

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-stock watering

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Stock watering is a term that originated

Question 7

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

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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 8

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

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

Question 9

In the late nineteenth century, tax and other benefits especially attracted ____ manufacturing to the new South.

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A)  textile 
B)  steel 
C)  train and railroad track 
D)  electrical appliance 
E)  farm equipment 
A)  textile 
B)  steel 
C)  train and railroad track 
D)  electrical appliance 
E)  farm equipment

Question 10

Most women workers of the 1890s worked

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A)  to achieve financial independence. 
B)  for the cultural glamour of being a working woman in American society. 
C)  for economic necessity. 
D)  to accumulate their retirement savings. 
E)  because their husbands preferred that they work. 
A)  to achieve financial independence. 
B)  for the cultural glamour of being a working woman in American society. 
C)  for economic necessity. 
D)  to accumulate their retirement savings. 
E)  because their husbands preferred that they work.

Question 11

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 choices are correct. 
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 choices are correct.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-craft union

Accepted Answer

A craft union is a type of labor union t

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The term "pool" can refer to various con

Question 14

Match each railroad company below with the correct entrepreneur. 
A.James J. Hill
B.Cornelius Vanderbilt
C.Leland Stanford
1)Central Pacific
2)New York Central
3)Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
4)Great Northern

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 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Samuel Gompers

Accepted Answer

Samuel Gompers (1850–1924) was a key fig

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Labor Union

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Union (NLU) was the f

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Edison

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison, born on February 11, 1847

Question 18

What were the arguments used by "survival of the fittest" theorists like William Graham Sumner and Herbert Spencer to justify harsh business practices? Why or why not is it unfair and misleading to call their theories "Social Darwinism"?

Accepted Answer

The "survival of the fittest" theorists,

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Leland Stanford

Accepted Answer

Leland Stanford was a prominent American

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gibson Girl

Accepted Answer

The Gibson Girl is an iconic representat

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

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

The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Social Darwinism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -stock watering

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

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

In the late nineteenth century, tax and other benefits especially attracted ____ manufacturing to the new South.

Most women workers of the 1890s worked

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -craft union

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

Match each railroad company below with the correct entrepreneur. A.James J. Hill B.Cornelius Vanderbilt C.Leland Stanford 1)Central Pacific 2)New York Central 3)Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 4)Great Northern

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel Gompers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Labor Union

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Edison

What were the arguments used by "survival of the fittest" theorists like William Graham Sumner and Herbert Spencer to justify harsh business practices? Why or why not is it unfair and misleading to call their theories "Social Darwinism"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Leland Stanford

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gibson Girl

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

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

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 3: Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

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

The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Social Darwinism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -stock watering

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

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

In the late nineteenth century, tax and other benefits especially attracted ____ manufacturing to the new South.

Most women workers of the 1890s worked

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -craft union

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

Match each railroad company below with the correct entrepreneur. A.James J. Hill B.Cornelius Vanderbilt C.Leland Stanford 1)Central Pacific 2)New York Central 3)Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 4)Great Northern

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Samuel Gompers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Labor Union

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Edison

What were the arguments used by "survival of the fittest" theorists like William Graham Sumner and Herbert Spencer to justify harsh business practices? Why or why not is it unfair and misleading to call their theories "Social Darwinism"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Leland Stanford

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gibson Girl

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

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

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

Filters

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel Gompers