Question 1

In the late nineteenth century,the first and most important promoter of Social Darwinism was

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A)  Henry George.
B)  Horatio Alger.
C)  Russell Conwell.
D)  Jacob Riis.
E)  Herbert Spencer.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 2

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 E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

The new rationale for capitalism in the late nineteenth century rested on an older ideology of individualism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What developments occurred within emerging corporations that resulted in a concentration of wealth and power?

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Several developments within emerging cor...

Question 5

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

Question 6

Scientific management,which sought to make human labor compatible with the demands of the machine age,was often also known as "________."

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The answer of Scientific management,which sought to make human labor...

Question 7

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

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The answer of The most famous writer of the success...

Question 8

The great railroad strike of 1877

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A)  began in the West and spread east.
B)  saw the federal government refuse to intervene.
C)  was launched in response to a wage cut.
D)  saw organized labor gain its first major victory in the United States.
E)  resulted in only two deaths around the country.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

The social theory of Social Darwinism

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A)  argued the new industrial economy was limiting the potential for individual wealth.
B)  contended that ruthless corruption may be necessary in the attainment of wealth.
C)  was created by Charles Darwin to explain industrial economies.
D)  promoted the idea that capitalism offered all people a chance for great wealth.
E)  argued that it behooved industrial titans to spread their wealth to the lower classes.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

During the 1870s and 1880s,most of the immigrants to the United States came from

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A)  Italy and the Slavic countries.
B)  Great Britain and northern Europe.
C)  Poland,Hungary and Russia.
D)  Japan and China.
E)  Mexico.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

America's rise to industrial supremacy was not as sudden as has been suggested.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was an example of a combination of horizontal and vertical integration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman,owner of the company,

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A)  ordered rail workers to move into company-owned housing.
B)  referred to workers as his "children."
C)  cut wages by 25 percent due to a slumping economy.
D)  refused to implement an eight-hour work day.
E)  began hiring African American workers in his factories.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The 1894 strike against the Pullman Company was led in part by ________,the head of the American Railway Union.

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The answer of The 1894 strike against the Pullman Company...

Question 15

The open-hearth process made possible the production of steel in great quantities and large dimensions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Question 17

At its height in 1886,the Knights of Labor were led by

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A)  Uriah S.Stephens.
B)  Eugene V.Debs.
C)  Henry Clay Frick.
D)  Terence V.Powderly.
E)  John Peter Altgeld.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Horatio Alger spoke out against child labor in his novels.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner could both be called "Social Darwinists."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor favored the concept of one big union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

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Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was an example of a combination of horizontal and vertical integration.

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The 1894 strike against the Pullman Company was led in part by ________,the head of the American Railway Union.

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During the 1870s and 1880s,most of the immigrants to the United States came from

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The new rationale for capitalism in the late nineteenth century rested on an older ideology of individualism.

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The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman,owner of the company,

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What developments occurred within emerging corporations that resulted in a concentration of wealth and power?

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The business structure of Carnegie Steel was a good example of

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The great railroad strike of 1877

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The open-hearth process made possible the production of steel in great quantities and large dimensions.

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Scientific management,which sought to make human labor compatible with the demands of the machine age,was often also known as "________."

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