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Industrialization In The Gilded Age (1880-1920)
Test Description: Review industrialization!
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1) What did the railroad building boom during the late 1800s contribute to?
A
Increasing agricultural production in the Northeast
B
Dramatic population increase in southern cities
C
The rapid industrialization of the United States
D
The establishment of trade with Mexico
2) Which statement BEST describes the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the northern and southern states?
A
In addition to the factory system, northern states were able to improve farming methods to include cash crops
B
Textile industry boomed in the North, encouraging immigrants to move to work in factories; more demand for cotton in South
C
Railroads led to the growth of southern cities, creating a greater need for slave labor
D
Southern states were able to diversify their economy by creating more manufactured goods
3) How did government policies of the Gilded Age of the late 1800s promote industrialization?
A
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act allowed for regulation of businesses
B
The government allowed businesses to operate without regulations
C
New Deal policies created jobs for many unemployed
D
Imperialism fueled steel production in the United States
4) Increased coal mining, increased peteroleum refining, the Bessemer process, and the invention of the lightbulb all have what in common?
A
They are the results of Dollar Diplomacy
B
They are the results of Manifest Destiny
C
They are factors contributing to the rise of industrialization
D
They are events contributing to the increase of agricultural production
5) The verb GILD means to apply a thin coating of gold on the surface of another less valuable material to make it appear more attractive and valuable. The late 1800s in the US was called the GILDED AGE because
A
Widespread use of valuable metals in constructing new buildings
B
Great technological gap that existed between industrialized urban areas and agricultural rural areas
C
Underlying poverty and corruption were present despite the appearance of great wealth and prosperity
D
Use of gold instead of silver or other metals to back American currency
6) The late 19th and early 20th century change from steam-powered industry to electric-power industry resulted primarily from the work of
A
George Pullman
B
Thomas Edison
C
George Eastman
D
Alexander Graham Bell
7) Which factor contributed MOST to the rise of cities in the East between 1880 and 1900?
A
The development of inexpensive urban housing through improved construction techniques
B
A wave of immigration from South America
C
Federal highway programs helping tie the cities together as transportation hubs
D
Growth of industry and spread of factories
8) The industrialization of the United States during the late 1800s was a result of
A
Support for isolationism in America
B
The growth of powerful labor unions
C
Increased regulations of federal government agencies
D
The development of transportation and communication systems
9) Which of the following had the greatest impact on the growth of cities in the late 1800s?
A
The onset of the Spanish American War
B
The expansion of industry
C
The introduction of the automobile
D
The success of the Harlem Renaissance
10) One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century was
A
An increase in demand for handmade goods
B
An increase in urbanization
C
A decrease in child labor
D
A decrease in immigration to the United States
11) In the late 1800s, 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 abuses of workers?
A
Imperialist policies toward territorial expansion
B
Anti-trust policies toward monopolies
C
Deregulation and laissez-faire policies toward big business
D
Isolationist policies regarding international alliances
12) One effect of monopolies on the US economy is that they
A
Give consumers more choices
B
Reduce business competition
C
Keep prices low
D
Lead to a greater variety in prices for goods
13) Which two philosophies dominated the thinking of most political and business leaders during the late 1800s?
A
Populism and pragmatism
B
Utopian socialism and social gospel
C
Communism and anarchism
D
Social Darwinism and individualism
14) During the period 1865-1900, government contributed to the growth of corporations mainly by
A
Giving them direct aid when they went bankrupt
B
Allowing them to develop with few restrictions
C
Buying large amounts of corporate stock
D
Providing low-cost housing to their workers
15) A person who believes in the Social Darwinist theory of survival of the fittest would agree that
A
Poor people should get help from the government
B
Government should tax the rich to help the poor
C
Rich nations should give substantial aid to help poor nations
D
Individuals should succeed through their own efforts
16) After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
A
Developing overseas markets
B
Increasing the prices of their products
C
Paying higher wages to their workers
D
Forming monopolies or trusts
17) The term ROBBER BARONS is used to describe many industrialists of the late 1800s mainly because they
A
Sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers
B
Made large charitable donations to worthy causes
C
Opposed the entry of poor and uneducated immigrants into the United States
D
Attempted to stimulate the economy by keeping the prices of their products as low as possible
18) The term ROBBER BARONS was used during the Gilded Age to characterize
A
Carpetbaggers
B
Leaders of big business
C
Union organizers
D
Plantation owners
19) In the late 1800s, owners of big businesses generally embraced Social Darwinism because it reinforced their belief that
A
Economic success demonstrates fitness to lead
B
All wealth should be returned to society
C
Economic competition should be regulated
D
Business monopolies are contrary to the social order
20) The growth of big business in the late 1800s resulted in
A
A widening economic gap between the rich and poor
B
A shift in transportation investment from railroads to canals
C
A reduction in child labor
D
The elimination of the middle class
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