Question 1

The taking over of all the different businesses on which a company relies to produce its primary product is called ________.

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vertical i...

Question 2

Most of the late nineteenth-century business tycoons began their careers in poverty or lower-class circumstances.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The business structure of Standard Oil 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 B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

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

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horizontal...

Question 5

Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?

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A)  Henry Bessemer
B)  Andrew Carnegie
C)  J.Pierpont Morgan
D)  Henry Clay Frick
E)  James J.HillF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century,Daniel De Leon

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A)  created the ideas of laissez-faire capitalism.
B)  founded the Socialist Labor Party in the United States.
C)  argued that large corporations were ultimately of benefit to American workers.
D)  led the American Federation of Labor.
E)  became a strong advocate of Taylorism.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Why was there no sustained commitment to labor radicalism in the late nineteenth century?

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The lack of sustained commitment to labo...

Question 8

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

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Labor unions in the late nineteenth cent...

Question 9

The ________ process involves blowing air through molten iron to burn out the impurities.

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The answer of The ________ process involves blowing air through...

Question 10

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

Question 11

________ invented the incandescent lightbulb.

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The answer of ________ invented the incandescent lightbulb....

Question 12

The central figure in the development of the steel industry was ________.

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The answer of The central figure in the development of...

Question 13

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

Question 14

In 1900,the emergence of research laboratories in American corporations

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A)  occurred as federal funding for research greatly expanded.
B)  led to a diversification of research interests.
C)  developed similar research goals as in Europe.
D)  was deemed unnecessary,since so many American university laboratories existed.
E)  centralized the sources of research funding.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The economy began to fluctuate rapidly beginning in 1873.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The great railroad strike of 1877 was put down by both state militias and federal troops.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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

Question 20

The first oil well was drilled in 1859 in western Pennsylvania by ________.

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