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___________________ invented the incandescent lightbulb.

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Question 2

What were the factors which led many corporations to treat their workers so poorly?

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Question 3

What technological advances made in the first half of the nineteenth century continued to be of great benefit to businesses during the late nineteenth century?

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Question 4

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

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A)  one percent of businesses 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) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

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 6

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

Question 7

The Knights of Labor accepted both the eight-hour day and the wage system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the late nineteenth century, the social writer Henry George argued in favor of

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A)  taxing only the richest Americans.
B)  a single land tax to replace all other taxes.
C)  government efforts to increase land values.
D)  heavier taxes on the raw materials of industry.
E)  abolishing all taxes.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Social Darwinism was designed to eliminate competition in the marketplace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886

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A)  saw public outrage over the police firing into a crowd of workers.
B)  resulted in the conviction and execution of several anarchists.
C)  took place in Indianapolis.
D)  resulted in a strike at the McCormick Harvester Company.
E)  proved the catalyst for several wide-ranging labor reforms.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

To John D.Rockefeller, the great "curse" of business in the late nineteenth century was

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A)  government regulation.
B)  cutthroat competition.
C)  the income tax.
D)  the corporate tax.
E)  the chronic labor shortage.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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

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Question 13

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 E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Why were labor unions not more successful during the late nineteenth century?

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Question 15

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) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

In what industry did the Homestead strike of 1892 occur?

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A)  steel
B)  railroad
C)  meatpacking
D)  coal
E)  oilF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

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 18

The principal agent of industrial development in the late nineteenth century was the expansion of the _______________.

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Question 19

All of the following cities became important centers for steel production EXCEPT

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A)  Pittsburgh.
B)  Chicago.
C)  Atlanta.
D)  Birmingham.
E)  Detroit.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Russell Conwell became prominent in the late nineteenth century by delivering his "_______________" lecture more than 6,000 times.

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Why were labor unions not more successful during the late nineteenth century?

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What technological advances made in the first half of the nineteenth century continued to be of great benefit to businesses during the late nineteenth century?

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The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886

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

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The Knights of Labor accepted both the eight-hour day and the wage system.

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___________________ invented the incandescent lightbulb.

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

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To John D.Rockefeller, the great "curse" of business in the late nineteenth century was

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

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

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Social Darwinism was designed to eliminate competition in the marketplace.

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