Test Questions on APUSH Chapter 20 – Flashcards
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To achieve change in the coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires used
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intimidation and violence.
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The social costs of industrialization included
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numerous job-related injuries and deaths
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The president of the United States used federal troops to end the strike at
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Pullman, Illinois
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John D. Rockefeller stands out among business leaders because of his
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innovative organization called vertical integration
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Terence V. Powderly led the Knights of Labor
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True
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J. P. Morgan's life was an example of rags to riches
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False
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All of the following describe Crédit Mobilier, except:
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organized by George Pullman
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Among Edison's inventions were the typewriter and the telephone.
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False
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The American Federation of Labor
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primarily organized skilled workers
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An important railroad "robber baron" was Andrew Carnegie
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False
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The federal government provided railroads with 129 million acres of land in subsidies
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True
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The first transcontinental railroad went from St. Louis to Los Angeles
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False
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Combining all of the elements of an industry from raw materials to finished product, even including distribution and sales, is called
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integration
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John D. Rockefeller used Cleveland, Ohio, as his initial base of operations
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True
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The Homestead Strike of 1892 involved western farmers upset over low agricultural prices, high railroad shipping rates, and continued attacks by Indians
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False
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Under Samuel Gompers, the American Federation of Labor concentrated on economic gains for workers and avoided involvement in politics
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True
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Andrew Carnegie consolidated the steel industry into U.S. Steel
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False
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In 1880, one out of every six children was working full-time
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True
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The organization that wanted to be "one big union" for all workers was the
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Industrial Workers of the World.
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In 1900, the average worker in manufacturing worked only about 45 hours per week.
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False
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The first big business in the United States was in
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railroads
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The "battle of the currents" involved
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Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse
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Sears, Roebuck and Company became the nation's largest retailer by
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all of the above (creating a national market, selling directly to the consumer at low prices, and distributing goods through the mail)
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Mother Jones was a devoted speaker and demonstrator for the United Mine Workers and other unions who demanded safer working conditions and restrictions on child labor
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True
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The following are all true of anarchists, except
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They were led by Karl Marx
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The federal government contributed to the expansion of business with
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all of the above (financial assistance to the transcontinental railroad, a high tariff, land grants to railroads)
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed in
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1869
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By 1900, seven railroad groups controlled two thirds of the nation's railroad mileage
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True
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The first major interstate labor strike was the Homestead Strike in 1894.
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False
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Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" explained
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the virtues of the law of competition.
