Question 1

Make a list of the combination of factors that produced the growth and industrialization of the American economy in the late nineteenth century.Then pick two factors that you think were especially important.Explain your choices.

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Question 2

By 1900,American attitudes toward labor began to change as the public came to recognize the right of workers to bargain collectively and strike.Nevertheless

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A)  labor unions continued to decline in membership. 
B)  the American Federation of Labor failed to take advantage of the situation. 
C)  the vast majority of employers continued to fight organized labor. 
D)  Congress declared the AFL illegal. 
E)  workers began to turn to the Socialist party.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bessemer process

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included

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A)  plentiful cheap labor. 
B)  available investment capital. 
C)  abundant natural resources. 
D)  effective government planning. 
E)  massive immigration.

Question 6

The oil industry became a huge business

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A)  with the building of kerosene-fueled electric generators. 
B)  when the federal government granted a monopoly to Standard Oil. 
C)  with the invention of the internal combustion engine. 
D)  when diesel engines were perfected. 
E)  when oil was discovered in Texas.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-stock watering

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Question 9

The ____ Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments.

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A)  Fifth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  Seventeenth

Question 10

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

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Question 11

Which of the following was not among the critical U.S.raw materials,delivered by railroads to factories,that fueled early American industrialization?

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A)  Rubber 
B)  Iron 
C)  Coal 
D)  Copper 
E)  Oil

Question 12

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

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Question 13

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)  sentimental image of a woman as mother.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-pure and simple unionism

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Question 15

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

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A)  a large pool of unskilled labor. 
B)  an abundance of natural resources. 
C)  American ingenuity and inventiveness. 
D)  immigration restrictions. 
E)  a political climate favoring business.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Olney

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

One group,barred from membership in the Knights of Labor,was

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A)  African Americans. 
B)  nonproducers. 
C)  women. 
D)  Irish. 
E)  social reformers.

Question 20

The American system of mass manufacture of standardized,interchangeable parts provided strong incentives for U.S.capitalists to

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A)  invest in training for their workforce. 
B)  hire American workers rather than foreign immigrants. 
C)  replace skilled labor with machinery. 
D)  build extremely large factories in dedicated industrial districts. 
E)  pay higher wages to retain a steady workforce.

Exam 24: Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

Make a list of the combination of factors that produced the growth and industrialization of the American economy in the late nineteenth century.Then pick two factors that you think were especially important.Explain your choices.

By 1900,American attitudes toward labor began to change as the public came to recognize the right of workers to bargain collectively and strike.Nevertheless

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bessemer process

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

The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included

The oil industry became a huge business

Vital improvements in railroading in the late nineteenth century included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -stock watering

The ____ Amendment was especially helpful to giant corporations when defending themselves against regulation by state governments.

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

Which of the following was not among the critical U.S.raw materials,delivered by railroads to factories,that fueled early American industrialization?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -pure and simple unionism

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Olney

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

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

One group,barred from membership in the Knights of Labor,was

The American system of mass manufacture of standardized,interchangeable parts provided strong incentives for U.S.capitalists to