Chapter 18 Quiz America a Narrative history Edition Volume 2 – Flashcards
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John D Rockefeller
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Standard Oil Company of Ohio/ created a monopoly
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Andrew Carnegie (Scottish)
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Steel Promoter, salesman, hr focused on Bessemers Process cheaper/wrote "The Gospel Of Wealth 1889/ Funded 1700 public libraries
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American Federation of Labor (AFL) 1886
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President/Samuel Gompers higher wages, shorter hours, better working conditions/ affiliated with other unions such as United Mine Workers/ International ladies Garment Workers/Amalgamated Clothing Workers/ organizing skilled workers was greatest sucess
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Noble order of: Knights of Labor
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Uriah S. Stephens/ tailor/1869/creation of bureaus of labor statistics/ mechanics lien laws/ elimination of convict-labor competition, 8 hr day/ use of paper currency/ equal pay for equal work by men and women/ pressured employers
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Terence v. Powderly/ knight of labor president in 1879
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1886 failed Railroad strike/ organization faced rapid decline
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J Pierpont Morgan(Financier)
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J. Pierpont Morgan and corporation 1860/channeled European capital into U.S/investment banker/ bought corporate stocks and bonds at wholesale and sold them at profit/ Controlled a sixth of nations railways system in 1890s/ purchased Andrew Carnegie's holdings in 1901/ 1st billion dollar corporation
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Homestead steel strike
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40,000 workers strike/ started 5/1/1886violence happened on 5/3/1886 at McCormick Reaper Works union and (scabs)fought outside plant/Police arrived 2 strikers killed. Lead to a bomb being thrown at the police on May 4 1886 7 killed 60 wounded.
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Pullman Strike 1894
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The first big Business in the U.S. Was?
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Railroads
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed in?
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1869
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All of the following describe Credit Mobilier except
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Correct Answer)organized by George Pullman Incorrect)a construction company for the Union Pacific Incorrect) bribed congressman Incorrect) made over 50 million in profit
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John D Rockefeller stands out among business leaders bc of his
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Innovative organization called vertical integration
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Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" explained?
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The virtues of the law of competition
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The "battle of the currents" involved?
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Thomas Eddison and George Westinghousr
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Sears, Roebuck and company became the nation's largest retailers by?
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All of the above
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The social cost of industrialization included?
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Numerous job-related injuries and deaths
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To achieve change in the coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires used?
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Intimidation and viloence
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The following are all true of anarchists except they
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Were led by Karl Marx
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The Hay-market incident involved?
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Answer)All of the above The McCormick Reaper Works America's first terrorist bombing The Knights of labor
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The American Federation of Labor
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Primarily organized skilled workers
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The president of the U.S. used federal troops to end the strike at?
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Pullman, Illinois
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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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The first transcontinental railroad went from St. louis to Los Angeles
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False
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A major contributor to the 2nd Industrial Revolution was Electrical power?
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True
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An important railroad "robber baron" was Andrew Carnegie?
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False
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Among Edison's inventions were the typewriter and the telephone?
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False
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John D. Rockefeller used Clevland, Ohio, as his initial base of operations
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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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J.P. Morgans life was an example of rags to riches
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False
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In 1990, the average worker in manufacturing worked only about 45 hours per week?
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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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Terence V. Powderly led the Knights of labor?
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True
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The first major interstate labor strike was Homestead Strike in 1894?
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False
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Under Samuel Gomper, 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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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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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 federal government contributed to the expansion of business with?
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All of the above
