Question 1

There was significant use of air power in World War I, but commercial air flights did not seem like a possibility until Charles Lindbergh's flight in the 1920s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A key to Henry Ford's success in the mass production of automobiles was

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A)   the use of welds instead of rivets to speed production.
B)   a reduction in the size of his labor force.
C)   the moving assembly line.
D)   the training of highly skilled workers.
E)   his encouragement of labor unions in organizing his factories.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In his books, Horatio Alger

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A)   offered true accounts of poor Americans who had become wealthy.
B)   took critical issue with the ideas of Social Darwinism.
C)   emphasized the value of personal character in business.
D)   criticized child labor in American industry.
E)   argued that wealth and privilege were ultimately hollow achievements.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

In the Homestead strike of 1892, Andrew Carnegie's chief lieutenant was ________.

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

In the early twentieth century, a principle goal of "Taylorism" was to

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A)   make industrial workers more independent in carrying out their jobs.
B)   emphasize the importance of craft and quality in the workplace.
C)   encourage industrial workers to act creatively to solve production problems.
D)   create a large labor force of highly skilled workers.
E)   reorganize industrial production by subdividing it into many simple tasks.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Congress abolished the Labor Contract Law in 1885.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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Question 10

In the late nineteenth century, industry in the United States

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A)   obtained the bulk of its raw materials from Central and South America.
B)   faced a growing shortage of laborers.
C)   saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth.
D)   lacked adequate capital to expand the domestic market.
E)   suffered from an entrepreneurial deficit.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

________ invented the incandescent or electric lightbulb.

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Question 12

Originally, the American Federation of Labor was not willing to engage in strikes.

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A) True 
 B)False

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 D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

In the 1870s, the "internal combustion engine" was developed in

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A)   Europe.
B)   the United States.
C)   Asia.
D)   Africa.
E)   Australia.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 15

In the late nineteenth century, organized labor failed to make great gains for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)   tensions between ethnic and racial groups, which divided the work force.
B)   the opposition of powerful and wealthy corporations.
C)   the constantly shifting nature of the workforce.
D)   the relatively small membership of the major labor organizations when compared to the total workforce.
E)   the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of workers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Until its repeal in 1885, the Labor Contract Law

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A)   discouraged immigration from non-European countries.
B)   prevented the formation of labor unions.
C)   put many new immigrants in debt to American businessmen.
D)   was an attempt to reform American business practices.
E)   mandated that each worker sign an individual contract with a company.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Andrew Carnegie elaborated his philosophy in a 1901 book titled ________.

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Question 18

The Molly Maguires were a militant

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A)   offshoot of the Knights of Labor.
B)   anti-immigration organization.
C)   woman suffrage organization.
D)   anarchist group.
E)   labor union in the coal industry.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth promoted philanthropy by the rich.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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