Question 1

The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer

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

Question 2

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

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A)  John D.Rockefeller
B)  J.P.Morgan
C)  Andrew Carnegie
D)  Samuel Morse
E)  Cyrus FieldF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

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

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A)   Henry George.
B)   Russell Conwell.
C)   Jacob Riis.
D)   Herbert Spencer.
E)   Horatio Alger.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,what benefits did the growth of corporate industrialism offer to the American working class?

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Question 5

The Pennsylvania Steel Company was created by

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A)   the United States military.
B)   the Pennsylvania Railroad.
C)   the Pennsylvania Steel Workers Union.
D)   the state government of Pennsylvania.
E)   steam engine manufacturers in the region.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

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

Question 7

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) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The Molly Maguires were a militant

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

Question 9

Prior to the Civil War,the steel industry in the United States

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A)   resulted in the construction of large commercial ocean freighters.
B)   barely developed at all.
C)   largely replaced the iron industry.
D)   boomed as a result of the expanding U.S. Navy.
E)   emerged as an important supplier for railroad construction.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

During the late nineteenth century,child labor in the United States

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A)   was unregulated by laws in most states.
B)   saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.
C)   None of these answers is correct.
D)   increased significantly.
E)   both increased significantly and saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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 12

Describe the key technological developments that account for American industrial growth in the late nineteenth century.

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Question 13

The open-hearth process of making steel

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

Question 14

In 1929,the base price of a Ford Model T was

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A)   $630.
B)   $950.
C)   $1120.
D)   $470.
E)   $290.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Cite some specific examples in which the rise of corporations both benefited and hurt working-class Americans.

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Question 16

Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

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A)   It included the nation's largest businesses.
B)   It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.
C)   It was among the first to adopt the new corporate form of organization.
D)   It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.
E)   It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Compare the ideas and practices of "self-made man" proponents with the ideas and practices of the utopian communities of earlier in the nineteenth century.

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Question 18

Horatio Alger spoke out against child labor in his novels.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth,

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A)   only pious Americans would prosper.
B)   successful businessmen had every right to live as they pleased.
C)   it was the "Christian duty" of every American to become wealthy.
D)   the rich had great responsibilities to society.
E)   the wealthy had earned their money through God's blessing alone.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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