Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"nonproducers"

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The term "nonproducers" historically ref

Question 2

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

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The New York Central Railroad (NYC), kno

Question 3

Leftists scholars who found fault with the post-Civil War era captains of industry mostly argued that these men

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A)  had no real business ability. 
B)  built their corporate wealth and power by exploiting workers. 
C)  tried to take the United States back to an earlier age of aristocracy. 
D)  were environmentally insensitive. 
E)  were insufficiently philanthropic in donating considerable sums of personal wealth to cultural institutions such as libraries that benefited the masses. 
A)  had no real business ability. 
B)  built their corporate wealth and power by exploiting workers. 
C)  tried to take the United States back to an earlier age of aristocracy. 
D)  were environmentally insensitive. 
E)  were insufficiently philanthropic in donating considerable sums of personal wealth to cultural institutions such as libraries that benefited the masses.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John D. Rockefeller

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John D. Rockefeller was an American indu

Question 5

The first major product of the oil industry was

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A)  kerosene. 
B)  gasoline. 
C)  propane. 
D)  natural gas. 
E)  heating oil. 
A)  kerosene. 
B)  gasoline. 
C)  propane. 
D)  natural gas. 
E)  heating oil.

Question 6

The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were

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A)  textiles and fishing. 
B)  mining and agriculture. 
C)  banking and finance. 
D)  shipping and fishing. 
E)  electricity and telecommunications. 
A)  textiles and fishing. 
B)  mining and agriculture. 
C)  banking and finance. 
D)  shipping and fishing. 
E)  electricity and telecommunications.

Question 7

One of the greatest changes that industrialization brought about in the lives of workers was

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A)  their movement to the suburbs. 
B)  the need for them to adjust their lives to the time clock. 
C)  enjoying less physical comforts and a declining standard of living. 
D)  the narrowing of class divisions. 
E)  the encounter with other races. 
A)  their movement to the suburbs. 
B)  the need for them to adjust their lives to the time clock. 
C)  enjoying less physical comforts and a declining standard of living. 
D)  the narrowing of class divisions. 
E)  the encounter with other races.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

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Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an Irish-

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great Northern Railroad

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The Great Northern Railroad was a signif

Question 10

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

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A)  enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B)  enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C)  united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D)  made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E)  developed a skilled industrial workforce. 
A)  enabled farmers to make a highly profitable living by shipping their goods across the country. 
B)  enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities. 
C)  united the nation into a single, integrated national market. 
D)  made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West. 
E)  developed a skilled industrial workforce.

Question 11

In the textiles mills of the industrializing South, all of the following are true statements except

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A)  rural black and white southerners landed plumb jobs in the new mills. 
B)  entire families worked long hours in the mills. 
C)  most workers were paid half the rate received by northern workers for the same tasks. 
D)  payment was typically made in credit to the company store. 
E)  workers were called "hillbillies" or "lintheads" by employers. 
A)  rural black and white southerners landed plumb jobs in the new mills. 
B)  entire families worked long hours in the mills. 
C)  most workers were paid half the rate received by northern workers for the same tasks. 
D)  payment was typically made in credit to the company store. 
E)  workers were called "hillbillies" or "lintheads" by employers.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – Jan

Question 13

Match each entrepreneur below with the field of enterprise with which he is historically identified. 
A. Andrew Carnegie
B. John D. Rockefeller
C. J. Pierpont Morgan
D. James Duke
1)Steel
2)Oil
3)Tobacco
4)Banking

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A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 
C)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Buchanan Duke

Accepted Answer

James Buchanan Duke, commonly known as J

Question 15

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

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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, passed by th

Question 16

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act prohibited

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A)  companies from signing contracts without competitive bidding. 
B)  the federal government from favoring one business corporation over another. 
C)  competing companies from having interlocking corporate boards of directors. 
D)  private corporations or organizations from engaging in "combinations in restraint of trade." 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  companies from signing contracts without competitive bidding. 
B)  the federal government from favoring one business corporation over another. 
C)  competing companies from having interlocking corporate boards of directors. 
D)  private corporations or organizations from engaging in "combinations in restraint of trade." 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

Write your definition of the "Gospel of Wealth." Do you agree with its political, economic, and social assumptions about how and why wealth is created? Do you agree with what Social Darwinist proponents of the "Gospel of Wealth"assert are the things that the various socioeconomic classes owe each other in a democratic capitalist society? Why or why not?

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The "Gospel of Wealth" is a concept popu

Question 18

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 state legislatures had provided the railroad company with state regulatory exemptions when land grant legislation was enacted to help create the railroad. 
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 state legislatures had provided the railroad company with state regulatory exemptions when land grant legislation was enacted to help create the railroad. 
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 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Dana Gibson

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Charles Dana Gibson was a prominent Amer

Question 20

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

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"Scabs" is a term used to describe worke

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"nonproducers"

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

Leftists scholars who found fault with the post-Civil War era captains of industry mostly argued that these men

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John D. Rockefeller

The first major product of the oil industry was

The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were

One of the greatest changes that industrialization brought about in the lives of workers was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Northern Railroad

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

In the textiles mills of the industrializing South, all of the following are true statements except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cornelius Vanderbilt

Match each entrepreneur below with the field of enterprise with which he is historically identified. A. Andrew Carnegie B. John D. Rockefeller C. J. Pierpont Morgan D. James Duke 1)Steel 2)Oil 3)Tobacco 4)Banking

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Buchanan Duke

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

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act prohibited

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: -Charles Dana Gibson

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"nonproducers"

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

Leftists scholars who found fault with the post-Civil War era captains of industry mostly argued that these men

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John D. Rockefeller

The first major product of the oil industry was

The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were

One of the greatest changes that industrialization brought about in the lives of workers was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Northern Railroad

The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it

In the textiles mills of the industrializing South, all of the following are true statements except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cornelius Vanderbilt

Match each entrepreneur below with the field of enterprise with which he is historically identified. A. Andrew Carnegie B. John D. Rockefeller C. J. Pierpont Morgan D. James Duke 1)Steel 2)Oil 3)Tobacco 4)Banking

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Buchanan Duke

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

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act prohibited

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: -Charles Dana Gibson

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

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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