History Mid-term – Flashcards
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1. From 1860-1890, the miles of railroad in the United States:
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D. Increased dramatically as the U.S. expanded and industrialized.
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2. Laissez-faire is a term that refers to:
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D. All of the above are examples of laissez-faire.
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3. At 4:20 p.m., Sunday, we rolled out of the station at Omaha, and started westward on our long jaunt. A couple of hours out, dinner was announced—an "event" to those of us who had yet to experience what it is to eat in one of Pullman's hotels on wheels . . .. Then to bed in luxurious couches, where we slept the sleep of the just and only awoke the next morning (Monday) at eight o'clock, to find ourselves at the crossing of the North Platte, three hundred miles from Omaha—fifteen hours and forty minutes out. —Mark Twain, Roughing It, 1872. Which statement is best supported by this excerpt?
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A. Railroads made travel to the western United States easier.
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4. How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the U.S. during Reconstruction?
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C. It encouraged people to move out west.
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5. "Society advances where its fittest members are allowed to assert their fitness with the least hindrance." This idea, advanced by Herbert Spencer, would be embraced by a supporter of which ideology?
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D. Social Gospel
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6. Business leaders John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Cornelius Vanderbilt were referred to as robber barons primarily because they
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B. Were ruthless in dealing with competitors and abused their employees to gain wealth for themselves.
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7. Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as "captains of industry"?
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B. Monopolies forced small companies out of business.
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8. After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by:
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A. Forming monopolies or trusts.
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9. A corporation is a:
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A. Large Multinational Corporation owned by a single Captain of Industry.
