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Most women workers of the late 1800s worked for


A) independence.
B) glamour.
C) economic necessity.
D) enough money to obtain an education.
E) personal spending money.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the


A) Federal Trade Commission.
B) Interstate Commerce Commission.
C) Consumer Affairs division of the Justice Department.
D) Federal Anti-Trust Commission.
E) Federal Communications Commission.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Some historians more favorable to American industrial capitalism have emphasized that


A) most employers tried to treat their workers well.
B) few Europeans brought their political philosophies to the United States.
C) the businessmen donated a great deal to charities and education.
D) almost any American worker could rise from rags to riches.
E) large numbers of American workers made small improvements in their economic condition.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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The image of the Gibson Girl represented


A) a revival of the revolutionary ideal of "republican motherhood."
B) a portrayal of the modern corporate business woman.
C) the portrayal of women as sex objects in advertising.
D) an independent and athletic "new woman."
E) a sentimental image of a woman as mother.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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In the late nineteenth century, tax benefits and cheap, nonunion labor attracted ____ manufacturing to the "new South."


A) textile
B) steel
C) machine tool
D) electrical appliance
E) farm equipment

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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The Knights of Labor believed that conflict between capital and labor would disappear when


A) the government owned the means of production.
B) a labor-oriented political party gained power in Washington.
C) business recognized unions and established fair wage rates.
D) corporations established profit-sharing systems with workers.
E) labor would own and operate cooperative businesses and industries.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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A "wedding of the rails" (connection of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads) was finally consummated in 1869 near


A) Omaha, Nebraska
B) Sacramento, California
C) Topeka, Kansas
D) Ogden, Utah
E) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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To what extent was the South such an exception to the general industrial development of the late nineteenth century?

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Match each labor organization below with the correct description. Match each labor organization below with the correct description.   A)  A-3, B-1, C-2 B)  A-3, B-2, C-1 C)  A-1, B-2, C-3 D)  A-1, B-3, C-2 E)  A-2, B-1, C-3


A) A-3, B-1, C-2
B) A-3, B-2, C-1
C) A-1, B-2, C-3
D) A-1, B-3, C-2
E) A-2, B-1, C-3

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The Reverend ____ of Philadelphia became rich by delivering his lecture "Acres of Diamonds" thousands of times.


A) Herbert Spencer
B) William Graham Sumner
C) Charles Darwin
D) Russell Conwell
E) Edward Bellamy

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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The event that precipitated the collapse of the Knights of Labor was


A) Terence Powderly's seizure of power in the union.
B) the assassination of President McKinley.
C) the Pullman Strike.
D) the national railroad strikes of 1877.
E) the Haymarket Square bombing.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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To what extent did the railroad have an impact on late-nineteenth-century American economic, social, and political life? Is it fair to say that industrialization was largely due to the railroads?

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The gospel of wealth, which associated godliness with wealth,


A) relied on the sayings of Jesus.
B) inspired the wealthy to try to help the poor.
C) was most identified with the Catholic church.
D) was opposed by most clergymen.
E) discouraged efforts to help the poor.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Match each railroad entrepreneur with the best description: Match each railroad entrepreneur with the best description:   A)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 B)  A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 C)  A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 D)  A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 E)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2


A) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
B) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
C) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
D) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
E) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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To help corporations, the courts ingeniously interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed to protect the rights of ex-slaves, so as to


A) help freedmen to work in factories.
B) incorporate big businesses.
C) allow big businessmen to avoid paying taxes.
D) protect corporations from state regulation.
E) protect the rights of middle-class corporate workers.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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What were the three most significant consequences of the industrialization of the American economy after the Civil War? Explain your choices.

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One by-product of the development of the railroads was


A) a scattering of the U.S.population.
B) fewer big cities.
C) the movement of people to cities.
D) a reduction in immigration to the United States.
E) a loss of population in the West.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The only national labor union to survive the post-Civil War period was the


A) National Labor Union.
B) Knights of Labor.
C) American Federation of Labor.
D) Knights of Columbus.
E) Congress of Industrial Organizations.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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The National Labor Union's greatest success before it collapsed in the depression of the 1870s was


A) an eight-hour day for all workers.
B) government arbitration for industrial disputes.
C) equal pay for women.
D) an eight-hour day for government workers.
E) establishing producers' cooperatives and safety regulations.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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During the Gilded Age, most of the railroad barons


A) rejected government assistance.
B) built their railroads with government assistance.
C) relied exclusively on Chinese labor.
D) refused to get involved in politics.
E) focused on the public benefits of railroad service.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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