Age of Reform – Flashcards
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Why was this picture most likely taken?
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to expose the horrors of child labor
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When union leaders negotiate with business management, it is called
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collective bargaining
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As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because
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working conditions were horrible.
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What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s?
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Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
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Britain abolished slavery
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in 1833, before the United States did.
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What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?
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They used force to end union activities
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What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
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as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
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The word for political or social change is
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reform
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What would be labor's first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?
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NOT joining a union
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During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?
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Calls for the abolition of slavery increased
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Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform?
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Lewis Hine
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Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until
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the 1920s
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A major accomplishment of Britain's Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to
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NOT former enslaved persons. NOT all males.
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What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844-1847) affected labor?
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Labor's work hours were limited.
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In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor?
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NOT Laws passed in both countries prohibited children under 14 from working.
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What moderate reforms did European socialists support? Check all that apply.
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assistance for the poor better working conditions minimum wage laws
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In a free market, supply and demand determines
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the type and number of goods produced.
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According to Karl Marx, the economic ideas behind socialism would lead to a
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communist revolution
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Adam Smith believed that fair prices for goods are determined in a capitalist system
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through competition between businesses.
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In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx hypothesized that capitalism would fail if workers
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NOT revolt
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Karl Marx developed the economic theory of
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communism.
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In a dictatorship of the proletariat, who controls the government?
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working classes
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Which statement best explains Smith's point?
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Businesses acting in their own interests expect something in return for their services.
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During industrialization, which led to an exploration of new economic theories?
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a gap between rich and poor
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What two principles form the basis for capitalism?
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NOT private ownership and equal wealth
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Those who believed in a communist revolution believed that workers would rise up, eventually leading to
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NOT a new form of capitalism.
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The three main ideas behind capitalism as defined by Adam Smith are
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NOT laissez-faire, regulation, and self interest.
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In general, which best explains why communist revolutions did not happen?
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Capitalist governments enacted reforms.
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What two principles form the basis for capitalism?
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private ownership and free markets
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Which best explains what Marx hoped to get across?
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Workers are slaves and should be inspired to revolt.
