Question 1

The railroad strike of 1877

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A) was a major victory for the union workers. 
B) led many cities to construct armories. 
C) saw the middle class side with railroad workers. 
D) was settled peacefully. 
E) has remained the worst labor violence in American history. 
A) was a major victory for the union workers. 
B) led many cities to construct armories. 
C) saw the middle class side with railroad workers. 
D) was settled peacefully. 
E) has remained the worst labor violence in American history.

Question 2

Andrew Carnegie provided money for the construction of 2,500 ____ throughout the country.

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A) playgrounds 
B) public libraries 
C) elementary schools 
D) hospitals 
E) labor union halls 
A) playgrounds 
B) public libraries 
C) elementary schools 
D) hospitals 
E) labor union halls

Question 3

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

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The United States entered a period of su

Question 4

Andrew Carnegie began his business career in the steel industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Industrial titans were called ____________________.

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The answer of Industrial titans were called ____________________....

Question 6

Class distinctions in the United States widened during the Gilded Age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the Gilded Age the most important advertising medium was

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A) magazines. 
B) billboards. 
C) radio ads. 
D) newspapers. 
E) government ads. 
A) magazines. 
B) billboards. 
C) radio ads. 
D) newspapers. 
E) government ads.

Question 8

Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?

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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 9

During the Homestead Strike,workers fought a pitched gun battle with 300 ____________________ guards hired by the company.

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The answer of During the Homestead Strike,workers fought a pitched...

Question 10

"Granger Laws"

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A) helped destroy the Patrons of Husbandry. 
B) established state railroad commissions to determine fair transportation rates and warehouse charges. 
C) never actually went into effect until the twentieth century. 
D) regulated farm cooperatives and land banks. 
E) led to the creation of the Populist party. 
A) helped destroy the Patrons of Husbandry. 
B) established state railroad commissions to determine fair transportation rates and warehouse charges. 
C) never actually went into effect until the twentieth century. 
D) regulated farm cooperatives and land banks. 
E) led to the creation of the Populist party.

Question 11

Financial genius Jay Cooke forcefully opposed risky speculation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Pullman strike (1894)was significant because

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A) President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops to break the strike. 
B) the U.S.attorney general used a federal injunction against the railroads. 
C) the Pullman Company compromised with the unions in order to prevent violence. 
D) the strike leaders were honored in the national capitol. 
E) all of these choices 
A) President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops to break the strike. 
B) the U.S.attorney general used a federal injunction against the railroads. 
C) the Pullman Company compromised with the unions in order to prevent violence. 
D) the strike leaders were honored in the national capitol. 
E) all of these choices

Question 13

Companies looked for scientific ways to manage their companies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The National Labor Union lasted less than a decade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The important nineteenth-century labor organizer who led the American Federation of Labor was ____________________.

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The answer of The important nineteenth-century labor organizer who led...

Question 17

In 1890,the Farmers' Alliance formed the ____________________,a national political organization that called for broad-based reforms such as income tax and direct election of senators.

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Populist or People's

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-William Jennings Bryan

Accepted Answer

several-time preside

Question 19

The invention of the ____________________ camera and other similar technological breakthroughs of the period helped to spur economic growth and foster the rise of big business.

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The answer of The invention of the ____________________ camera and...

Question 20

The winner of the 1896 presidential election was

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A) William McKinley. 
B) William Jennings Bryan. 
C) Theodore Roosevelt. 
D) Mark Hanna. 
E) Benjamin Harrison. 
A) William McKinley. 
B) William Jennings Bryan. 
C) Theodore Roosevelt. 
D) Mark Hanna. 
E) Benjamin Harrison.

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

The railroad strike of 1877

Andrew Carnegie provided money for the construction of 2,500 ____ throughout the country.

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

Andrew Carnegie began his business career in the steel industry.

Industrial titans were called ____________________.

Class distinctions in the United States widened during the Gilded Age.

In the Gilded Age the most important advertising medium was

Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?

During the Homestead Strike,workers fought a pitched gun battle with 300 ____________________ guards hired by the company.

"Granger Laws"

Financial genius Jay Cooke forcefully opposed risky speculation.

The Pullman strike (1894)was significant because

Companies looked for scientific ways to manage their companies.

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

The National Labor Union lasted less than a decade.

The important nineteenth-century labor organizer who led the American Federation of Labor was ____________________.

In 1890,the Farmers' Alliance formed the ____________________,a national political organization that called for broad-based reforms such as income tax and direct election of senators.

IDENTIFICATIONS -William Jennings Bryan

The invention of the ____________________ camera and other similar technological breakthroughs of the period helped to spur economic growth and foster the rise of big business.

The winner of the 1896 presidential election was

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The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

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The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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