History Midterm – Set Two – Flashcards
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Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the largest organizer of workers in the United States?
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Samuel Gompers
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The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation's
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railway companies
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based on one of the chapter online lectures, Eastman lost most of his patents for the early camera. True or False?
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False.
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The mass market that emerged in the late nineteenth century could best be described as
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a shared consumer culture
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Why did advertisements increasingly need to be eye-catching and memorable?
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to stand out among the growing number of advertisements
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Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in social Darwinism?
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"The wealthy and powerful are those who are fittest for survival."
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Why was frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his merchandise?
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He bought huge quantities of goods at a discount from wholesalers and manufacturers
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Which of the following most likely would have helped to prevent injuries and deaths in factories in the late nineteenth century?
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greater government regulation, which would have prevented negligence
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Which of the following busines tactics was NOT employed by Andrew Carnegie
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He aimed to appease labor unions
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Which of the following best characterizes the stories of Horatio Alger?
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They reinforced the ideal of the self-made man
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The year 1880 saw the labor movement unify behind the move for
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the eight-hour day
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Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans believed that
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married women should leave the paid workforce
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Two cases, Wabash, St. Lous & Pacific Railway Co v. Illnois and Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, demonstrated that the Supreme Court in 1880 was
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primary conservative and supported big bussiness
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A Scribners Monthly editorial of 1877 Great uprising allged each of the following EXCEPT that
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socialist infiltrators instigate strikes
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What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialzation for American workers?
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Corporations came to control the conditions of nature of work.
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The inventor of a business model known as the "trust" was
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John D. Rockerfeller
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Who emerged as the leader of the Knights of Labor, the nation's first large union?
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Terrence Powderly
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Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as
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"five and dime" stores
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How did the Knights of Labor differ from other nineteenth-century labor organizations?
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It was inclusive in its membership
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Andrew Carnegie became representative of those in big business who believed that
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the affluent should return some wealth to the public through philanthropy
