Question 1

The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward

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A)  reducing imports of manufactured goods from abroad. 
B)  specialized goods produced by skilled labor. 
C)  government certification and regulation of consumer products. 
D)  mass manufacturing of standardized industrial products. 
E)  importing raw materials from overseas. 
A)  reducing imports of manufactured goods from abroad. 
B)  specialized goods produced by skilled labor. 
C)  government certification and regulation of consumer products. 
D)  mass manufacturing of standardized industrial products. 
E)  importing raw materials from overseas.

Question 2

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

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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 3

Women were drawn into industry by

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A)  the promise of wages on par with those of men. 
B)  inventions like the typewriter and telephone switchboard. 
C)  economic downturns, which hit rural families hardest. 
D)  the lure of city life. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  the promise of wages on par with those of men. 
B)  inventions like the typewriter and telephone switchboard. 
C)  economic downturns, which hit rural families hardest. 
D)  the lure of city life. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 4

One of the major reasons the Knights of Labor failed was

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A)  its racial exclusiveness. 
B)  its support of unskilled workers. 
C)  its failure to admit women to its ranks. 
D)  its abandonment of the concept of independent producers. 
E)  the absence of "class consciousness" that caused the Knights to neglect focusing their energies on agitating and negotiating for what economic benefits they could gain from the existing capitalist system. 
A)  its racial exclusiveness. 
B)  its support of unskilled workers. 
C)  its failure to admit women to its ranks. 
D)  its abandonment of the concept of independent producers. 
E)  the absence of "class consciousness" that caused the Knights to neglect focusing their energies on agitating and negotiating for what economic benefits they could gain from the existing capitalist system.

Question 5

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

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 6

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 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-land grantsto railroads

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Land grants to railroads were a signific

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pullman Palace Cars

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Pullman Palace Cars were luxurious railr

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-vertical integration

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Vertical integration is a business strat

Question 10

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

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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 11

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

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Terence Vincent Powderly (1849–1924) was

Question 12

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

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Anarchists are individuals who advocate

Question 13

The only transcontinental railroad built without government aid was the

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A)  New York Central. 
B)  Northern Pacific. 
C)  Union Pacific. 
D)  Central Pacific Railroad. 
E)  Great Northern. 
A)  New York Central. 
B)  Northern Pacific. 
C)  Union Pacific. 
D)  Central Pacific Railroad. 
E)  Great Northern.

Question 14

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

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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 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-interlocking directorate

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An interlocking directorate refers to th

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry W. Grady

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Henry Woodfin Grady (1850–1889) was a no

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Knights of Labor

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The Knights of Labor, officially known a

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-closed shop

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A "closed shop" is a term used to descri

Question 19

Which of the following was not among the technological improvements that made the modern transcontinental railroad network possible?

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A)  Steel rails 
B)  Air brakes 
C)  Standard gauge tracks 
D)  The block signal 
E)  The electric engine 
A)  Steel rails 
B)  Air brakes 
C)  Standard gauge tracks 
D)  The block signal 
E)  The electric engine

Question 20

Vital improvements in railroading in the late nineteenth century included

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A)  standard gauge of track width. 
B)  air brakes. 
C)  steel rails. 
D)  Pullman cars. 
E)  the block signal. 
A)  standard gauge of track width. 
B)  air brakes. 
C)  steel rails. 
D)  Pullman cars. 
E)  the block signal.

The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward

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

Women were drawn into industry by

One of the major reasons the Knights of Labor failed was

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

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: -land grantsto railroads

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pullman Palace Cars

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -vertical integration

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

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

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

The only transcontinental railroad built without government aid was the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -interlocking directorate

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry W. Grady

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Knights of Labor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -closed shop

Which of the following was not among the technological improvements that made the modern transcontinental railroad network possible?

Vital improvements in railroading in the late nineteenth century included

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 vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward

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

Women were drawn into industry by

One of the major reasons the Knights of Labor failed was

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

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: -land grantsto railroads

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pullman Palace Cars

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -vertical integration

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

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

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

The only transcontinental railroad built without government aid was the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -interlocking directorate

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry W. Grady

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Knights of Labor

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -closed shop

Which of the following was not among the technological improvements that made the modern transcontinental railroad network possible?

Vital improvements in railroading in the late nineteenth century included

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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