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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 regulated industry for the public good.
B
The US government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.
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
More people moved to rural areas in search of work.
D
Fewer women and children were used in industrial jobs.
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
trust
B
cartel
C
laissez-faire
D
pure competition
4) What term BEST describes the US government's policies towards businesses in the late 19th century?
A
Mercantilist
B
Protectionist
C
Laissez-faire
D
Imperialist
5) The growing societal and economic unrest of the late 1800s was MOST influenced by
A
the Federal government's decision to end its use of the Gold Standard.
B
The much-disputed result of the Presidential election in 1877
C
popular resistance to the idea of going to war with Spain over Cuba.
D
a widening income gap between industrial laborers and factory bosses.
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
a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods.
C
when the government controls the factors of production
D
the economic development of the American west.
7) What did the American Federation of Labor try to achieve in the late 1800s?
A
control of decision making in the market
B
employee ownership of factories and mines
C
higher wages and better working conditions
D
elimination of racial discrimination in the workplace.
8) The railroad building boom during the nineteenth century contributed to
A
the rapid industrialization of the United States
B
increasing agriculture production in the Northeast
C
dramatic population decreases in Southern cities
D
the establishment of trade relations with Mexico
9) Which of these was an outgrowth of mass production techniques used during the 1920s?
A
a decrease in the need for female workers
B
an increase in environment protection laws.
C
an increase in the advertising industry.
D
a decrease in demand for unionization
10) Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of labor unions?
A
the results of mass production on agriculture prices
B
The working conditions found in many factories
C
the influence of political machines on company towns
D
The competition created by immigrant workers
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 results of of the policy of Manifest Destiny
B
They are results of the policy of Dollar Diplomacy
C
They are the events contributing to the increase of agricultural production.
D
They are factors contributing to the rise of industrialization
12) What tactic was effective in changing poor pay, long hours, frequent layoffs, and dangerous conditions?
A
urging public boycotts
B
Staging factory riots
C
organizing labor unions
D
supporting monopolies
13) The industrialization of the United States during the late 19th century was a result of
A
support for the isolationism in America
B
The development of transportation and communication systems
C
the growth of powerful labor unions
D
increased regulatory powers of federal government agencies
14) Which event contributed MOST to the demise of the Knights of Labor?
A
Haymarket Riot
B
Pullman Company Strike
C
Great Chicago Fire
D
Homestead 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
develop a nationwide advertising campaign.
C
use a horizontal integration system
D
form a joint stock company
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
Business leaders encouraged workers to organize unions to enhance productivity
C
Workers sought to improve their pay and working conditions
D
The federal government supported the collective bargaining rights of railroad workers.
17) During the late 1800s, which innovation helped sell the vast array of U.S. products?
A
television commercials
B
magazine advertising
C
mail order catalogs
D
radio advertising
18) Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of US industrialization in the late 1800s?
A
Unions were needed to guarantee a steady supply of workers
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 organized industrial workers to protest unsafe working conditions and long workdays
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
antitrust policies toward monopolies
B
laissez-faire policies toward big business
C
imperialist policies regarding territorial expansion
D
isolationist policies regarding international alliances
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 turned into kerosene
C
power locomotives
D
be made into plastics
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