Question 1

In the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because

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A)   they had not received a college education.
B)   racism and other prejudices held them back.
C)   they were not fit enough to survive in the market.
D)   business wealth was concentrated into the hands of a few.
E)   they were not members of "the elect."F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

By 1900, the average yearly income of American workers

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A)   was about $600.
B)   allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living.
C)   remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles.
D)   both allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living and remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

During the late nineteenth century, the growth of large corporations was helped by

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A)   sales of company stock to the public.
B)   "limited liability" laws.
C)   the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person.
D)   both sales of company stock to the public and "limited liability" laws.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

In the Homestead strike of 1892, the Pinkertons were brought in on the side of labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What factors in society and the business community during the late nineteenth century that would likely determine an individual's prospects for economic success were not considered in the ideal of the "self-made man"?

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Question 6

Members of a militant labor organization that used harsh tactics against coal operators in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania called themselves the ________.

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Question 7

The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in

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A)   Ohio.
B)   Texas.
C)   California.
D)   Michigan.
E)   Pennsylvania.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

In the late nineteenth century, the needs of the American steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   the automobile industry.
B)   steam engine technology.
C)   freighters on the Great Lakes.
D)   the Pennsylvania Railroad.
E)   the oil industry.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Who among the following began to develop an oil empire by taking control of competing oil companies in Ohio?

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A)   Cyrus Field
B)   J. P. Morgan
C)   JohnD. Rockefeller
D)   Andrew Carnegie
E)   Samuel MorseF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

The first major national labor conflict was the ________ of 1877.

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Question 11

At the end of the nineteenth century, the average income of an American worker was somewhat higher than the minimum required to maintain a reasonable level of comfort.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy he called ________.

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Question 13

During the late nineteenth century, anarchists in the United States

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A)   were blamed for the Haymarket bombing.
B)   were linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind.
C)   became tied to the labor movement in the public mind.
D)   were both blamed for the Haymarket bombing and linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Samuel Gompers was the leader of the

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A)   American Federation of Labor.
B)   Molly Maguires.
C)   Knights of Labor.
D)   Congress of Industrial Organization.
E)   American Railway Union.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

By 1900, factory work in the United States required ever-increasing levels of skill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Social Darwinism was designed to eliminate competition in the marketplace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In steel, the central figure adopting the new corporate form of organization in the industry was ________.

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Question 18

The business structure of Standard Oil was a good example of

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A)   vertical integration.
B)   horizontal integration.
C)   diagonal integration.
D)   central integration.
E)   vertical and horizontal integration.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The Pullman strike of 1894

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A)   saw the president of the United States order federal troops to break the strike.
B)   was ultimately successful for the strikers.
C)   had little effect on rail transportation throughout the nation.
D)   ended when George Pullman dropped his demand that workers live in company housing.
E)   ended when Governor John Peter Altgeld called out the militia to protect employers.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?

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A)   Henry Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union.
B)   The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers.
C)   Hundreds of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers.
D)   One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick.
E)   The Amalgamated trade union won the strike.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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