Question 1

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

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A)  National Labor Union. 
B)  Knights of Labor. 
C)  American Federation of Labor. 
D)  United Steel Workers of America. 
E)  Congress of Industrial Organizations. 
A)  National Labor Union. 
B)  Knights of Labor. 
C)  American Federation of Labor. 
D)  United Steel Workers of America. 
E)  Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Question 2

In what ways does the development of the railroad industry in the late nineteenth century illustrate the limitations of the myth of individual free enterprise in American history? What did government hope to attain by its promotion of railroad construction? What, in fact, did it attain?

Accepted Answer

The development of the railroad industry

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-capital goods

Accepted Answer

Capital goods, also known as producer go

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Union Pacific Railroad

Accepted Answer

The Union Pacific Railroad is a signific

Question 5

The single largest source of a critical raw material that fueled early American industrialization was the

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A)  copper mines of Montana and Arizona. 
B)  oil wells of Oklahoma and Texas. 
C)  lead mines of Wisconsin. 
D)  coal mines of Kansas and Nebraska. 
E)  Mesabi iron range of Minnesota. 
A)  copper mines of Montana and Arizona. 
B)  oil wells of Oklahoma and Texas. 
C)  lead mines of Wisconsin. 
D)  coal mines of Kansas and Nebraska. 
E)  Mesabi iron range of Minnesota.

Question 6

Despite generally rising wages in the late nineteenth century, industrial workers were extremely vulnerable to all of the following except

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A)  economic swings and depressions. 
B)  employers' whims. 
C)  new educational requirements for jobs. 
D)  sudden unemployment. 
E)  illness and accident. 
A)  economic swings and depressions. 
B)  employers' whims. 
C)  new educational requirements for jobs. 
D)  sudden unemployment. 
E)  illness and accident.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gospel of Wealth

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The "Gospel of Wealth" is a term that re

Question 8

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

Accepted Answer

A)  Jay Gould. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  J.P. Morgan 
D)  Thomas Edison. 
E)  Alexander Graham Bell. 
A)  Jay Gould. 
B)  Henry Bessemer. 
C)  J.P. Morgan 
D)  Thomas Edison. 
E)  Alexander Graham Bell.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Central Pacific Railroad

Accepted Answer

The Central Pacific Railroad was one of

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Acres of Diamonds"

Accepted Answer

"Acres of Diamonds" is a famous speech b

Question 11

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was

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A)  agriculture. 
B)  mining. 
C)  the steel industry. 
D)  the railroad network 
E)  None of these choices are correct 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  mining. 
C)  the steel industry. 
D)  the railroad network 
E)  None of these choices are correct

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-American Tobacco Company

Accepted Answer

The American Tobacco Company was a major

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Socialism is a political and economic th

Question 14

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

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Trust-busting refers to government activ

Question 15

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)  focused mostly on girls working in textile mills. 
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)  focused mostly on girls working in textile mills.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"survival of the fittest"

Accepted Answer

"Survival of the fittest" is a phrase th

Question 17

Explain how the vast, continental scale of the American economy in the late nineteenth century shaped American transportation, manufacturing processes, marketing, and labor relations.

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The vast, continental scale of the Ameri

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New South

Accepted Answer

The term "New South" refers to a period

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United States Steel

Accepted Answer

United States Steel Corporation, often r

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Collis P. Huntington

Accepted Answer

Collis P. Huntington (1821–1900) was an

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

In what ways does the development of the railroad industry in the late nineteenth century illustrate the limitations of the myth of individual free enterprise in American history? What did government hope to attain by its promotion of railroad construction? What, in fact, did it attain?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -capital goods

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Union Pacific Railroad

The single largest source of a critical raw material that fueled early American industrialization was the

Despite generally rising wages in the late nineteenth century, industrial workers were extremely vulnerable to all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gospel of Wealth

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Central Pacific Railroad

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Acres of Diamonds"

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Tobacco Company

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"survival of the fittest"

Explain how the vast, continental scale of the American economy in the late nineteenth century shaped American transportation, manufacturing processes, marketing, and labor relations.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States Steel

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Collis P. Huntington

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 most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the

In what ways does the development of the railroad industry in the late nineteenth century illustrate the limitations of the myth of individual free enterprise in American history? What did government hope to attain by its promotion of railroad construction? What, in fact, did it attain?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -capital goods

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Union Pacific Railroad

The single largest source of a critical raw material that fueled early American industrialization was the

Despite generally rising wages in the late nineteenth century, industrial workers were extremely vulnerable to all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gospel of Wealth

The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Central Pacific Railroad

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Acres of Diamonds"

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Tobacco Company

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"survival of the fittest"

Explain how the vast, continental scale of the American economy in the late nineteenth century shaped American transportation, manufacturing processes, marketing, and labor relations.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States Steel

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Collis P. Huntington

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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