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What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust of 1890 demonstrate

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Congress was in league with big business

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This image of the Siegel-Cooper store in New York City reveals that, unlike more traditional stores, the new department store focuses on

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****advertising its wares

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Which statement would most likely have been said by a believe in social Darwinism?

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The wealthy and powerful are those who are fittest for survival

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The Great uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation's

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railroad companies

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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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Two cases, Wabash, St.Louis & Pacific Railway Co. V. Illinois and Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific railroad, demonstrated that the supreme Court in 1886

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primarily conservative and supported big business

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What is ironic about this drawing portraying the experience of female workers

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******It portrays female workers as hardworking , but few women were actually employed in industry

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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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Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the largest organization of workers in the United States

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Samuel Gompers

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What aspect of this newspaper illustration celebrating the deaths of rioters at the 1886 Haymarket incident serves to highlight the reverence accorded the policemen who also died

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The policemen are shown as individuals, whereas the rioters are not.

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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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According to the this drawing, the 1877 execution of ten alleged Molly Marguires was staged to emphasized the men's

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guilt

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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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Which of the following most likely would have helped to prevent injuries and and death in factories in the late nineteenth century.

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greater government regulation, which would have prevented negligence.

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Regarding the increase in female workers, most American believed that

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married women should leave the paid workforce

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Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by

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conservative capitalists

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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 occupation

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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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What was the significance of the adoption of a standard gauge

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It allowed all trains to travel on any tracks, integrating the entire system

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The political cartoon reflects what criticism of monopolies

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They strangled their competition.

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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 willingness of industrialists to exploit workers, new forms of corporate organization, and new advertising methods

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How did children's work in industry differ from the 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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Who emerged as the leader of the Knights of Labor, the nation's first large union

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Terrence Powderly

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The inventor of a business model known as the "trust" was

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John D Rockfeller

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What did the creator of this illustration for Harper's Weekly most likely hope that the views would notice about the wealthy couple

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******their proud bearing

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The American Federation of Labor 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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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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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 together

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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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What is one way that the American Federation of Labor differed from the Knights of Labor

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The AFL did not ______ African Americans

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The rapid emergence of trust in the late nineteenth century alarmed many Americans

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True

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In the late nineteenth century one benefit to being a stockholder in a profitable corporation was directly influencing the day to day operations of the company

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False

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Edward Bellamy's novel Looking Backward, 2000-1887 criticized laissex-faire capitalism

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True

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In the late nineteenth century, periods of economic growth and prosperity were interrupted by severe depressions and recessions.

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True

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In 1884 pro union newspaper editor John Swinton defended strikes on grounds that they were often made necessary by circumstances beyond the unions control

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True

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In 1901. Andrew Carnegie said his empire for $400 million then donated most of the money to various causes

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True

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In the late 1800s factory work was the leading occupation for wage earning women

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False

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Most advertisements of the post civil war era relied exclusively on simple brand name recognition and the price of the product to attract consumers

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False

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The department stores of the late 1800s offered a number of attractive policies, such as free delivery and a money back guarantee.

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True

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As a result of a strike in 1881, the Mundell shoe company rescinded a wage reduction

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True

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The first big business in the US was the

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railroad

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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 more worse without unions and strikes

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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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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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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 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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The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket Riot

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the death of seven policement

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Robert Koehler most likely hoped that viewers of his 1886 paintings The Strike would feel

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an appreciation for the humanity of workers

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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 year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move for

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the eight hour day

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Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as

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five and dime stores

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The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following except

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increasing numbers of skilled craftsmen

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The mass market that emerged in the late nineteenth century could best be described as

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a shared consumer culture

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George Eastman created a successful business based on his invention of

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Camera

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This 1889 political cartoon depicts industry magnates with bloated bodies to express fear of

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the influence of trusts over congress

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By 1879, John Rockefeller's company controlled 90 % of the nation's

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oil refining capacity

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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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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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An immigrant of African and Dutch heritage name Jan Matzeliger invented a machine that helped to mechanize the

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manufacture of shoes

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Andrew Carnegie became representative of those in big business who believe that

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the affluent should return some wealth to the public through philanthropy.

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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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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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Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association were

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Irish immigrants

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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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In writing about "the modern emblem of motion and power-the pulse of the continent," Walt Whitman was celebrating late nineteenth-century

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railroads

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Thomas Nast's political cartoons argued for increased government regulation in the business sector

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False

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High tariffs and government interference prevented American businesses from expanding globally

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False

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New machines transformed shoemaking from a skilled trade to a low skilled factory job

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True

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The Molly Maguires was a clandestine organization of coal miners that carried out acts of intimidation, vandalism and violence

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True

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Prior to the Civil War, most american manufacturers were small scale operation with fewer than 25 employees

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True

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