Question 1

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 2

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) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

In the American business community at the end of the nineteenth century,

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A)   one percent of corporations controlled one-third of all manufacturing.
B)   almost all corporations had achieved stability through "pool" arrangements.
C)   federal reforms of corporations had ended the most predatory business practices.
D)   most states had made it illegal for one corporation to buy another one.
E)   rampant competitiveness and labor shortages helped to keep prices down and wages up.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

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

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Question 5

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 C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

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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The ideal of the "self-made man" in the ...

Question 7

The business structure of Carnegie Steel 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) A) and E)

Question 8

Describe the participation of women and children in the industrial economy around the turn of the century.What sorts of laws or regulations were passed to protect children in particular? Were they effective?

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Question 9

By 1900,some workers had the legal right to compensation for injuries suffered on the job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most famous writer of the success story in the late nineteenth century was ________.

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Question 11

The history of American business organization saw the "pool" replace the "trust."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The open-hearth process of making steel

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A)   was replaced by the Bessemer process.
B)   was first done in the United States.
C)   produced small quantities of high-grade steel.
D)   made the production of large-dimension pieces possible.
E)   was ridiculed by established steelmakers such as Abram Hewitt.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

The economy began to fluctuate erratically beginning in 1873.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the late nineteenth century,due to the growth of industrial capitalism,American workers

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A)   saw a rise in their standard of living.
B)   experienced a loss in their control over their own work.
C)   were forced to contend with arduous and dangerous working conditions.
D)   both saw a rise in their standard of living, and experienced a loss in their control over their own work.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer

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A)   included blowing air through molten iron.
B)   involved adding ingredients to molten iron.
C)   was also developed by an American, William Kelly.
D)   included both blowing air through and adding ingredients to molten iron.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

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) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

The combining of a number of firms engaged in the same enterprise into a single corporation is called ________.

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Question 18

Henry George sought to do away with social ills by levying a "single tax" on corporate profits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The Knights of Labor were followed by the American Federation of Labor as the most significant national labor union.

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A) True 
 B)False

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