Question 1

The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was ________.

Accepted Answer

Terence V.Powderly

Question 2

By 1900,some workers had the legal right to compensation for injuries suffered on the job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the late nineteenth century,child labor in the United States

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A)  increased significantly.
B)  was unregulated by laws in most states.
C)  saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.
D)  both increased significantly and saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The American oil industry emerged in the late nineteenth century largely in response to the needs of the steel industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first and most important proponent of Social Darwinism was the English philosopher ________.

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Question 6

In the American business community at the end of the nineteenth century,

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A)  one percent of businesses controlled one-third of all manufacturing.
B)  almost all corporations had achieved stability through "pool" arrangements.
C)  federal reforms of corporations had ended the most predatory business practices.
D)  most states had made it illegal for one corporation to buy another one.
E)  rampant competitiveness and labor shortages helped to keep prices down and wages up.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

At the end of the nineteenth century,the average income of an American worker was somewhat higher than the minimum required to maintain a reasonable level of comfort.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy he called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy...

Question 9

The significant use of air power in World War I quickly led to the development of commercial air flights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward discovered a utopian world in eighteenth-century America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the late nineteenth century,anarchists in the United States

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A)  were relatively peaceful.
B)  were linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind.
C)  became tied to the labor movement in the public mind.
D)  were both relatively peaceful and linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer

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A)  included blowing air through molten iron.
B)  involved adding ingredients to molten iron.
C)  was also developed by an American,William Kelly.
D)  included both blowing air through and adding ingredients to molten iron.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Edward Bellamy's 1888 book,Looking Backward,

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A)  described an America engaged in a second civil war due to concentrated wealth.
B)  promoted the virtues of economic competition.
C)  depicted a world presided over by an industrialist-king modeled on J.P.Morgan.
D)  accepted the necessity of class divisions in a capitalist economy.
E)  imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Charles and Frank ________ built the first gasoline-drive motor vehicle in America in 1903.

Accepted Answer

Duryea

Question 15

Charles Darwin and other Social Darwinists argued that individuals' station in life was due to their innate "fitness."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Knights of Labor

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A)  was primarily a trade union.
B)  did not allow women to join.
C)  began as a secret fraternal organization.
D)  focused its efforts on improving wages and reducing hours.
E)  tried in particular to enlist support for their cause from lawyers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The Pullman strike of 1894

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A)  saw the president of the United States order federal troops to break the strike.
B)  was ultimately successful for the strikers.
C)  had little effect on rail transportation throughout the nation.
D)  ended when George Pullman dropped his demand that workers live in company housing.
E)  ended when Governor John Peter Altgeld called out the militia to protect employers.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

In the early twentieth century,a principle goal of "Taylorism" was to

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A)  make industrial workers more independent in carrying out their jobs.
B)  emphasize the importance of craft and quality in the workplace.
C)  encourage industrial workers to act creatively to solve production problems.
D)  create a large labor force of highly skilled workers.
E)  organize industrial production into many simple tasks.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

A key to Henry Ford's success in mass production of automobiles was

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of welds instead of rivets to speed production.
B)  a reduction in the size of his labor force.
C)  the use of interchangeable parts.
D)  the training of highly skilled workers.
E)  his encouragement of labor unions in organizing his factories.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B) C

Question 20

"Scientific management" was seen to be a way to increase the decision-making abilities of employees in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was ________.

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By 1900,some workers had the legal right to compensation for injuries suffered on the job.

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During the late nineteenth century,child labor in the United States

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The American oil industry emerged in the late nineteenth century largely in response to the needs of the steel industry.

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The first and most important proponent of Social Darwinism was the English philosopher ________.

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In the American business community at the end of the nineteenth century,

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At the end of the nineteenth century,the average income of an American worker was somewhat higher than the minimum required to maintain a reasonable level of comfort.

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Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward promoted a philosophy he called ________.

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The significant use of air power in World War I quickly led to the development of commercial air flights.

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Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward discovered a utopian world in eighteenth-century America.

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During the late nineteenth century,anarchists in the United States

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The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer

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Edward Bellamy's 1888 book,Looking Backward,

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Charles and Frank ________ built the first gasoline-drive motor vehicle in America in 1903.

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Charles Darwin and other Social Darwinists argued that individuals' station in life was due to their innate "fitness."

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The Pullman strike of 1894

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In the early twentieth century,a principle goal of "Taylorism" was to

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