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World History Chapter 5 Industrialization Test 2017 PART ONE
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1) What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
A
The US government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.
B
The US government regulated industry for the public good.
C
The US government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation.
D
The US government had little or no influence on business and industry.
2) Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the United States in the last half of the 19th century?
A
The economy was increasingly controlled by big corporations.
B
More people became craftsmen and artisans
C
Fewer women and children were used in industrial jobs.
D
More people moved to rural areas in search of work.
3) This term is used to refer to a type of business organization created in the late 19th century that was meant to eventually produce a monopoly.
A
laissez-faire
B
cartel
C
pure competition
D
trust
4) What term BEST describes the US government's policies towards businesses in the late 19th century?
A
Imperialist
B
Laissez-faire
C
Protectionist
D
Mercantilist
5) The growing societal and economic unrest of the late 1800s was MOST influenced by
A
The much-disputed result of the Presidential election in 1877
B
a widening income gap between industrial laborers and factory bosses.
C
the Federal government's decision to end its use of the Gold Standard.
D
popular resistance to the idea of going to war with Spain over Cuba.
6) Which one of the following descriptions best describes horizontal integration?
A
a company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity.
B
the economic development of the American west.
C
when the government controls the factors of production
D
a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods.
7) What did the American Federation of Labor try to achieve in the late 1800s?
A
employee ownership of factories and mines
B
higher wages and better working conditions
C
elimination of racial discrimination in the workplace.
D
control of decision making in the market
8) The railroad building boom during the nineteenth century contributed to
A
increasing agriculture production in the Northeast
B
the establishment of trade relations with Mexico
C
the rapid industrialization of the United States
D
dramatic population decreases in Southern cities
9) Which of these was an outgrowth of mass production techniques used during the 1920s?
A
an increase in the advertising industry.
B
an increase in environment protection laws.
C
a decrease in demand for unionization
D
a decrease in the need for female workers
10) Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of labor unions?
A
The competition created by immigrant workers
B
The working conditions found in many factories
C
the influence of political machines on company towns
D
the results of mass production on agriculture prices
11) What do increased coal mining, increased petroleum refining, development of the Bessemer process, and development of the incandescent light bulb have in common?
A
They are factors contributing to the rise of industrialization
B
They are the events contributing to the increase of agricultural production.
C
They are results of of the policy of Manifest Destiny
D
They are results of the policy of Dollar Diplomacy
12) What tactic was effective in changing poor pay, long hours, frequent layoffs, and dangerous conditions?
A
supporting monopolies
B
urging public boycotts
C
Staging factory riots
D
organizing labor unions
13) The industrialization of the United States during the late 19th century was a result of
A
the growth of powerful labor unions
B
increased regulatory powers of federal government agencies
C
The development of transportation and communication systems
D
support for the isolationism in America
14) Which event contributed MOST to the demise of the Knights of Labor?
A
Haymarket Riot
B
Homestead Strike
C
Great Chicago Fire
D
Pullman Company Strike
15) Which business strategy would a late 1800s industrial leader use to establish a monopoly?
A
make a contract with labor union leaders
B
use a horizontal integration system
C
form a joint stock company
D
develop a nationwide advertising campaign.
16) Which explains the growth of labor unions in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
A
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 proved to be ineffective
B
The federal government supported the collective bargaining rights of railroad workers.
C
Workers sought to improve their pay and working conditions
D
Business leaders encouraged workers to organize unions to enhance productivity
17) During the late 1800s, which innovation helped sell the vast array of U.S. products?
A
radio advertising
B
magazine advertising
C
mail order catalogs
D
television commercials
18) Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of US industrialization in the late 1800s?
A
Unions organized industrial workers to protest unsafe working conditions and long workdays
B
Factory owners set up labor unions in order to control their large workforce
C
Union membership was required for employment in new industries
D
Unions were needed to guarantee a steady supply of workers
19) In the late 19th century, industrialization led to harsh working conditions in the US. Which policies of the US government allowed such conditions to develop and later led to the growth of labor unions to correct the abuse of workers?
A
isolationist policies regarding international alliances
B
laissez-faire policies toward big business
C
imperialist policies regarding territorial expansion
D
antitrust policies toward monopolies
20) Even before the invention of the automobile, petroleum was in high demand because it could
A
lubricate moving parts in a machine
B
be made into plastics
C
be turned into kerosene
D
power locomotives
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