Chapter 6 Multiple Choice – Flashcards
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One group that scarcely participated in migration to America's cities
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African Americans
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Children often had to go to work in the factory because of
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low wages
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In the piecework system, laborers who worked fastest and produced the most pieces earned the most
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money
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To improve efficiency, some factory employers relied on
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time and motion studies
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Other employers increased productivity simply by increasing the
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speed of machines
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For the average worker, factory work was usually
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boring
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The most skilled and highest paying jobs in the industry went to
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men
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For children, working in factories or mines was especially
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dangerous
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Some workers, upset by the gulf between rich and poor, embraced socialism, but many more turned to
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labor unions
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Unlike the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor included in its membership
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only skilled workers
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Employers used all of the following in their attempts to crush labor strikes EXCEPT
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"yellow dog" contracts
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The nation's first major labor strike was begun by
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railway workers angered about wage cuts and unsafe trains
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The strike at the Carnegie plant in Homestead eventually ended after Henry Frick
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shut down the plant
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As a result of the Pullman Strike , for the next 30 years, the government
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outlawed collective bargaining
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Name four methods that industrialists may have used to dominate their industry.
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vertical consolidation, horizontal consolidation, trust, underselling competitors.
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What problems did children face in industrialized America?
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They had to find jobs to help their parents bring in money to feed the family. Girls dropped out of school so that they could find jobs to help support their brothers who stayed in school.
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How did John D. Rockefeller gain control over much of the oil industry?
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Managing a trust made up of Standard Oil & allied companies
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How was the expansion of American industry sparked?
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Inventions and improvements brought about a technological revolution that changed American industry forever
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What was one of Thomas Edison's major accomplishments?
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He developed the light bulb and the phonograph.
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Why did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
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It was attempting to limit the amount of control a business could have over an industry.
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What was Andrew Carnegie's argument about the success of wealthy industrialists?
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The wealthy should help the entire nation.
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What was the Bessemer process used with?
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It was used with steel production.
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Why did during the late 1800s, children often work in factories?
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Families needed income to survive.
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Why was the nation's first major labor strike started?
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Railway workers were angered by wage cuts.
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Why did Samuel L. Gompers oppose letting woman join the American Federation of Labor?
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He was afraid they would drive wages down.
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Why did employers force workers to sign "yellow dog" contracts?
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So they would not join labor unions
