Industrialization

Question 1

Which situation brought about the rapid growth of industry between 1865 and 1900?

A.) Establishment of western reservations for Native American Indians
B.) Decline in the number of moving got urban areas
C.) high worker morale resulting from good wages and working conditions
D.) Availability of capital

Answer 1

D.) Availability of capital

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the United States at the end of the 19th century?

A.) Cities that became much cleaner and safer to live in
B.) The nation had shifted from an agricultural (farming), rural economy to an industrial urban one
C.) Development of railroads got many people to move to Canada
D.) Americans did not want to expand to new lands anymore

Answer 2

B.) The nation had shifted from an agricultural (farming), rural economy to an industrial urban one

Question 3

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

A.) Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.
B.) The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.This answer is correct.
C.) Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South
D.) The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional

Answer 3

B.) The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.This answer is correct.

Question 4

What is the term for when people move from rural areas to cities?

A.) Dynamo
B.) Urbanization
C.) Corporation
D.) Tenement

Answer 4

B.) Urbanization

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a cause of industrialization?

A.) Availability of capital
B.) Availability of natural resources
C.) Availability of man-made goods
D.) Availability of workers in the cities

Answer 5

C.) Availability of man-made goods

Question 6

The advancements of farming technology in the United States led directly to:

A.) An increase in the production of cotton
B.) The increase in the number of small family farms
C.) Fewer agricultural exports
D.) less dependence on railroads by farmers

Answer 6

A.) An increase in the production of cotton

Question 7

Andrew Carnegie became wealthy because of the steel company he founded as well as from investments in other industries. He paid for the construction of thousands of public libraries, created foundations for scientific research, established a pension fund for teachers, and sponsored many other causes. / Which statement BEST explains this individual’s impact on U.S. society?

A.) He encouraged opposition to involvement in overseas conflicts
B.) He promoted a sense of responsibility among business leaders to help others
C.) He supported antitrust legislation to improve competition in the market
D.) He helped enact political reforms to prevent fraudulent business practices

Answer 7

B.) He promoted a sense of responsibility among business leaders to help others

Question 8

Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of industry” and “Robber Barons” because:

A.) They provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers
B.) They worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices
C.) They supported workplace reform but drove their competitors out of business
D.) They provided good paying jobs but produced unsafe products

Answer 8

A.) They provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers

Question 9

Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in the field of:

A.) Petroleum
B.) Telephones
C.) Banking
D.) Steel

Answer 9

D.) Steel

Question 10

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the field of:

A.) Banking
B.) Mining
C.) Petroleum
D.) Shipping

Answer 10

C.) Petroleum

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a contribution of industrialists like Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and John Rockefeller?

A.) Their focus on supporting workers led to benefits, such as healthcare and a 5-day work week
B.) Their poor treatment of workers led to protests and the formation of labor unions
C.) Their innovations/business helped the United States become a world industrial power
D.) Their donations to learning and the arts encouraged the building of museums and universities

Answer 11

A.) Their focus on supporting workers led to benefits, such as healthcare and a 5-day work week

Question 12

Which of the following individuals founded Standard Oil Trust, which dominated the oil refining industry in the late nineteenth century?

A.) Leland Stanford
B.) J.P. Morgan
C.) John D. RockefellerThis answer is correct.
D.) Andrew Carnegie

Answer 12

C.) John D. Rockefeller

Question 13

Which of the following individuals founded Standard Oil Trust, which dominated the oil refining industry in the late nineteenth century?

A.) Leland Stanford
B.) J.P. Morgan
C.) John D. Rockefeller
D.) Andrew Carnegie

Answer 13

C.) John D. Rockefeller

Question 14

Why were children hired to work in factories? Check all that apply.

A.) Children didn’t have to be paid as much as adult workers
B.) Factory owners paid high wages to children
C.) Children were given opportunities for leadership in factories
D.) Children could get into machines that larger people wouldn’t be able to
E.) Children were more skilled than immigrants or women

Answer 14

A.) Children didn’t have to be paid as much as adult workers
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D.) Children could get into machines that larger people wouldn’t be able to

Question 15

Which of these groups of people favored immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1910?

A.) Factory owners
B.) Unskilled workers
C.) Urban nativists
D.) Rural farmers

Answer 15

A.) Factory owners

Question 16

Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration for Europeans during most of the 1800’s?

A.) The American economy needed many unskilled workers.
B.) The United States wanted to help European nations by taking in their surplus population.
C.) Most Americans desired a more diverse culture.
D.) Business and industry depended on the foreign capital brought by immigrants.

Answer 16

A.) The American economy needed many unskilled workers

Question 17

The major reason the United States placed few restrictions on immigration during the 1800’s was that:

A.) Most immigrants spoke English and thus needed little or no education
B.) The growing economy needed a steady supply of cheap labor
C.) There was little opposition to immigration existed
D.) Few Europeans wished to give up their economic security

Answer 17

B.) The growing economy needed a steady supply of cheap labor

Question 18

A large percentage of the immigrants who came to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because:

A.) The government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities
B.) The growing industries were usually located in cities.
C.) There were fewer and fewer farms in the United States.
D.) Most of them had lived in cities in their homelands.

Answer 18

B.) The growing industries were usually located in cities.

Question 19

In the United States during the late 19th century, much of the prejudice expressed toward immigrants was based on the belief that they would
A.) Refuse to become citizens
B.) Fail to assimilate into American society
C.) Cause overcrowding in farm areas
D.) Support the enemies of the United States in wartime

Answer 19

B.) Fail to assimilate into American society

Question 20

The Homestead Strike is best described as:
A.) …an effort by workers to protect their jobs, which was met by violent attacks.
B.) ..an adventure story that inspired poor farmers to move to the city to seek their fortunes.
C.) …an attack launched by Andrew Carnegie against his main competitor, JP Morgan.
D.) …a peaceful protest in demand of new lands for poor workers.

Answer 20

A.) …an effort by workers to protect their jobs, which was met by violent attacks.

Question 21

A strike is a tool that _______ can use in order to _______.
A.) Industrialists / pressure workers to work longer hours
B.) Industrialists / drive down costs of production and make their products cheaper
C.) Workers / produce more industrial products in a shorter amount of time
D.) Workers / pressure factory owners to provide better wages & working conditions

Answer 21

D.) Workers / pressure factory owners to provide better wages & working conditions

Question 22

The Homestead Strike demonstrated…
A.) …that workers were using violence to get benefits, while industrialists were asking for calm.
B.) ..that both workers and industrialists used violence to meet their goals.
C.) …that peaceful workers were routinely attacked by cruel industrialists.
D.) …that workers and industrialists could work together for the benefit of all.

Answer 22

B.) ..that both workers and industrialists used violence to meet their goals.

Question 23

What did labor unions try to achieve in the late 1800’s?

A.) Elimination of racial discrimination in the workplace
B.) Higher wages and better working conditions
C.) Control of decision-making for industries
D.) Employee ownership of factories and mines

Answer 23

B.) Higher wages and better working conditions

Question 24

Organizations put together by workers to demand better working conditions and higher wages are called
A.) Communist Manifestos
B.) Robber Barons
C.) Corporations
D.) Labor Unions

Answer 24

D.) Labor Unions

Question 25

Organizations put together by workers to demand better working conditions and higher wages are called

A.) Communist Manifestos
B.) Robber Barons
C.) Corporations
D.) Labor Unions

Answer 25

D.) Labor Unions

Question 26

In the 19th century, labor unions developed mostly in response to
A.) Poor wages and working conditions
B.) Government ownership of business
C.) Racial and gender discrimination
D.) Increasing unemployment

Answer 26

A.) Poor wages and working conditions