Question 1

The Haymarket affair is associated with the ____ corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) Armour Meats. 
B) Southern Pacific. 
C) Pullman. 
D) U. S. Steel 
E) McCormick 
A) Armour Meats. 
B) Southern Pacific. 
C) Pullman. 
D) U. S. Steel 
E) McCormick

Question 2

Many Americans began to enjoy all of the following activities except

Accepted Answer

A) bicycling. 
B) outdoor recreation. 
C) rock climbing. 
D) football. 
E) physical fitness exercise. 
A) bicycling. 
B) outdoor recreation. 
C) rock climbing. 
D) football. 
E) physical fitness exercise.

Question 3

During the Gilded Age per capita income increased much faster than real wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The radical demands of the Farmers' Alliance had no lasting effect on U.S. policies and society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Examine the economic development of the United States during the Gilded Age. In what areas did the economy achieve its greatest growth?

Accepted Answer

During the Gilded Age, which lasted from

Question 6

The Knights of Labor parted from normal labor organization because they

Accepted Answer

A) were organized by industry rather than by craft. 
B) were organized by craft rather than by industry. 
C) admitted only skilled labor. 
D) were relatively unorganized. 
E) sought only higher wages and better working conditions. 
A) were organized by industry rather than by craft. 
B) were organized by craft rather than by industry. 
C) admitted only skilled labor. 
D) were relatively unorganized. 
E) sought only higher wages and better working conditions.

Question 7

Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B) National Labor Union 
C) Industrial Workers of the World 
D) American Federation of Labor 
E) Knights of Labor 
A) Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B) National Labor Union 
C) Industrial Workers of the World 
D) American Federation of Labor 
E) Knights of Labor

Question 8

In the late nineteenth century, the railroads

Accepted Answer

A) employed more workers than any other industry. 
B) established the four standard time zones still used in the United States today. 
C) were the major means of transporting people and products across the country. 
D) employed unfair pricing practices. 
E) all of these choices 
A) employed more workers than any other industry. 
B) established the four standard time zones still used in the United States today. 
C) were the major means of transporting people and products across the country. 
D) employed unfair pricing practices. 
E) all of these choices

Question 9

The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was

Accepted Answer

A) Samuel Gompers. 
B) "Big Bill" Haywood. 
C) John L. Lewis. 
D) Eugene Debs. 
E) Mark Hanna. 
A) Samuel Gompers. 
B) "Big Bill" Haywood. 
C) John L. Lewis. 
D) Eugene Debs. 
E) Mark Hanna.

Question 10

Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry...

Question 11

Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which

Accepted Answer

A) workers would retire at the age of 60. 
B) women would get equal pay for equal work. 
C) most industrial workers would buy land and return to the farm. 
D) all workers would belong to craft unions. 
E) workers' cooperatives would own and manage the means of production. 
A) workers would retire at the age of 60. 
B) women would get equal pay for equal work. 
C) most industrial workers would buy land and return to the farm. 
D) all workers would belong to craft unions. 
E) workers' cooperatives would own and manage the means of production.

Question 12

Among southern states, in 1892 Populists garnered more than 20 percent of the vote only in

Accepted Answer

A) Georgia and Alabama. 
B) Texas and Virginia. 
C) Mississippi and Georgia. 
D) Alabama and Texas. 
E) South Carolina and Florida. 
A) Georgia and Alabama. 
B) Texas and Virginia. 
C) Mississippi and Georgia. 
D) Alabama and Texas. 
E) South Carolina and Florida.

Question 13

The worst labor violence of the 1870s occurred during the B&O Railroad strike of 1877.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's use of the

Accepted Answer

A) Interstate Commerce clause. 
B) Jim Crow laws. 
C) Sherman Antitrust Act. 
D) Voting Rights Act. 
E) Fourteenth Amendment. 
A) Interstate Commerce clause. 
B) Jim Crow laws. 
C) Sherman Antitrust Act. 
D) Voting Rights Act. 
E) Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 15

The U.S. economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops into the Pullman Strike at the request of Illinois Governor, John Altgeld.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 banned pools and railroad rebates to favored shippers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) declared state railroad regulations unconstitutional. 
B) upheld the right of states to regulate public businesses including railroads. 
C) established federal guidelines for agricultural production. 
D) outlawed segregation in companies engaged in interstate commerce. 
E) outlawed child labor. 
A) declared state railroad regulations unconstitutional. 
B) upheld the right of states to regulate public businesses including railroads. 
C) established federal guidelines for agricultural production. 
D) outlawed segregation in companies engaged in interstate commerce. 
E) outlawed child labor.

Question 19

The book Work was written by ____________________ and focused on female workers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The book Work was written by ____________________...

Question 20

Which of the following events occurred first?

Accepted Answer

A) founding of Knights of Labor 
B) Haymarket Square incident 
C) founding of American Federation of Labor 
D) Homestead strike 
E) Depression of 1893 
A) founding of Knights of Labor 
B) Haymarket Square incident 
C) founding of American Federation of Labor 
D) Homestead strike 
E) Depression of 1893

Exam 19: The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

The Haymarket affair is associated with the ____ corporation.

Many Americans began to enjoy all of the following activities except

During the Gilded Age per capita income increased much faster than real wages.

The radical demands of the Farmers' Alliance had no lasting effect on U.S. policies and society.

Examine the economic development of the United States during the Gilded Age. In what areas did the economy achieve its greatest growth?

The Knights of Labor parted from normal labor organization because they

Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?

In the late nineteenth century, the railroads

The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was

Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as the ____________________.

Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which

Among southern states, in 1892 Populists garnered more than 20 percent of the vote only in

The worst labor violence of the 1870s occurred during the B&O Railroad strike of 1877.

Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's use of the

The U.S. economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893.

President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops into the Pullman Strike at the request of Illinois Governor, John Altgeld.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 banned pools and railroad rebates to favored shippers.

In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court

The book Work was written by ____________________ and focused on female workers.

Which of the following events occurred first?

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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