Question 1

During the late nineteenth century, the growth of large corporations was helped by

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A)  sales of company stock to the public.
B)  "limited liability" laws.
C)  the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

In the 1870s, the "internal combustion engine" was developed in

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A)  Europe.
B)  the United States.
C)  Asia.
D)  Africa.
E)  Australia.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Henry George expounded on the virtues of his __________ in a book titled Progress and Poverty.

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Question 4

The social theory of Social Darwinism

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A)  argued the new industrial economy was limiting the potential for individual wealth.
B)  contended that ruthless corruption may be necessary in the attainment of wealth.
C)  was created by Charles Darwin to explain industrial economies.
D)  promoted the idea that capitalism offered all people a chance for great wealth.
E)  argued that it behooved industrial titans to spread their wealth to the lower classes.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Governor John Peter Altgeld and Grover Cleveland found themselves on the same side in the Pullman strike.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in

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A)  Ohio.
B)  Texas.
C)  California.
D)  Michigan.
E)  Pennsylvania.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

In 1866, ___________________ was responsible for laying the first transatlantic cable to Europe.

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Question 8

Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner could both be called Social Darwinists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Edward Bellamy's 1888 book, Looking Backward,

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A)  described an America engaged in a second civil war due to concentrated wealth.
B)  promoted the virtues of economic competition.
C)  depicted a world presided over by an industrialist-king modeled on J.P.Morgan.
D)  accepted the necessity of class divisions in a capitalist economy.
E)  imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Eugene Debs played a leading role in what labor event?

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A)  the Homestead strike
B)  the Pullman strike
C)  the Haymarket Square riot
D)  the Railroad strike of 1877
E)  All the answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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A)  It included the nation's largest businesses.
B)  It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.
C)  It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.
D)  It was among the first to adopt new corporate forms of organization.
E)  It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

In the late nineteenth century, proponents of the "self-made man" argued that the growing industrial economy was compatible with traditional American individualism.Agree or disagree?

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The answer of In the late nineteenth century, proponents of...

Question 13

The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman, owner of the company,

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A)  ordered rail workers to move into company-owned housing.
B)  referred to workers as his "children."
C)  cut wages by twenty-five percent due to a slumping economy.
D)  refused to implement an eight-hour work day.
E)  began hiring African-American workers in his factories.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In the late nineteenth century, due to the growth of industrial capitalism, American workers

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A)  saw a rise in their standard of living.
B)  experienced a loss in their control over their own work.
C)  were forced to contend with arduous and dangerous working conditions.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

In the United States, the steel industry first emerged in

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A)  Pennsylvania and Ohio.
B)  Vermont and Massachusetts.
C)  Illinois and Indiana.
D)  New Jersey and New York.
E)  Alabama and Mississippi.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Cite some specific examples in which the rise of corporations both benefited and hurt working-class Americans.

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Question 17

The taking over of all the different businesses on which a company relies to produce its primary product is called ___________________.

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Question 18

The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was _________________.

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The answer of The most important leader of the Knights...

Question 19

Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?

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A)  Henry Bessemer
B)  Andrew Carnegie
C)  J.Pierpont Morgan
D)  Henry Clay Frick
E)  James J.HillF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

In the early twentieth century, a principle goal of "Taylorism" was to

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A)  make industrial workers more independent in carrying out their jobs.
B)  emphasize the importance of craft and quality in the workplace.
C)  encourage industrial workers to act creatively to solve production problems.
D)  create a large labor force of highly skilled workers.
E)  organize industrial production into many simple tasks.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

Henry George expounded on the virtues of his __________ in a book titled Progress and Poverty.

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The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in

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Edward Bellamy's 1888 book, Looking Backward,

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The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman, owner of the company,

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In 1866, ___________________ was responsible for laying the first transatlantic cable to Europe.

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Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?

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The social theory of Social Darwinism

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Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner could both be called Social Darwinists.

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The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was _________________.

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In the late nineteenth century, proponents of the "self-made man" argued that the growing industrial economy was compatible with traditional American individualism.Agree or disagree?

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