Flashcards About History 202 Chapter 16
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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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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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Eastman lost most of his patents for the early camera.
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False
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What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialization for American workers?
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corporations came to control the conditions and nature of work
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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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The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket Riot?
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the death of seven policemen
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Which set of factors BEST accounts for the reasons why the United States emerged as a global industrial power by 1900?
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the nations wealth in population and resources, technological innovation, and laissez faire government policies
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By 1879, John D. Rockefeller's company controlled 90 percent of the nation's
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oil refining capacity
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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 fitted for survival
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Which of the following business tactics was NOT employed by Andrew Carnegie?
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he aimed to appease labor unions
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The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following EXCEPT
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increasing number of skilled craftsmen
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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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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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What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 demonstrate?
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congress was in lead with big business
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Which of the following best describes Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth"?
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the belief that a free market creates opportunities and benefits for all
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Which of the following beliefs influenced the development of the trust?
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a belief that competition results in waste and market instability
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After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of
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manufactured goods
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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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The American Federation of Labor (AFL) excluded unskilled workers from its membership rolls because AFL leaders believed unskilled workers
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were weak and unreliable.
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In the nineteenth century, how did rural customers typically differ from urban customers?
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they had less access to stores than urban customers
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Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union was
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the first attempt to build a national labor movement.
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What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration?
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Vertical integration involves control of all phases of production whereas horizontal integration involves buying out rival companies producing the same product.
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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 inventor of a business model known as the "trust" was
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John D Rockefeller
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How did children's work in industry differ from their earlier contributions to the family economy?
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In factories, children worked under supervisors, whereas earlier they had worked among family.
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Which statement about women and children in the work force is NOT true?
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Women and children were typically paid the same as men in similar occupations.
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By 1900, all of the following were true of the railroad industry EXCEPT that
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the shipment of goods by rail was more costly than other forms of transportation.
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Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by
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conservative capitalists.
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Founded in 1887, the Interstate Commerce Commission could initially best be described as
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unsubstantial and ineffectual.
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Why did many married African-American women take part in the paid workforce?
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out of economic necessity
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A Scribner's Monthly editorial on the 1877 Great Uprising alleged each of the following EXCEPT that
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socialist infiltrators instigate strikes.
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Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as
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"five and dime" stores.
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Which set of factors BEST accounts for the reasons why the United States emerged as a global industrial power by 1900?
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the nation's wealth in population and resources, technological innovation, and laissez-faire government policies
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Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association were
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Irish immigrants
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When female workers at the Mundell Company in Philadelphia faced wage cuts like the ones that male workers at the company had successfully resisted, the workers opted
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to have both the men and women strike togther
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George Eastman created a successful business based on his invention of the
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camera
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In an 1884 editorial, pro-labor newspaper editor John Swinton argued that
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poor working conditions would be much worse without unions and strikes
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Which headline would most likely have appeared during the Great Upheaval of 1886?
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"Seven Policemen Slaughtered by Rioting Radicals!"
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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
