Industrialization, Immigration & Urbanization (6 & 7 )

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“A government’s primary role is to provide a favorable atmosphere for business, including a hands-off regulation, and domestic order.” A supporter of this idea would most likely favor

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following laissez-faire economics

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Which labor movement was about an 8 hour work day, police brutality and a bomb which killed protesters?

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Haymarket Riot

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Which labor disruption involved Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick?

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Homestead Steel Strike

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One way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are similar is that they both

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gave large sums of money to charitable causes

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Which statement best describes an attitude shared by John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan? Economic competition is inefficient and wasteful, Strong labor unions are essential to the health of the economy, Natural resources belong to all citizens and should not be used for private gain, Concentrating economic power in the hands of a few individuals is a threat to the country

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Economic competition is inefficient and wasteful

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Who supported striking railroad workers in 1877, ended child labor, and organized the United Mine Workers?

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Mary Harris Jones

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Which proposal was most consistent with the goals of the American Federation of Labor under the leadership of Samuel Gompers? Options: government ownership of the transportation and communication industries, collective bargaining to reach agreements on wages and hours, formation of a third political party to promote union policies, organization of unskilled workers into one national union

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collective bargaining to reach agreements on wages and hours

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He was the leading socialist figure, leader of the American Railway Union and involved in the Pullman Strike.

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Eugene Debs

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Which statement is NOT TRUE of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? Options: a disgruntled worker wanted to get revenge against the owner and set the fire, approximately 146 people died, mostly young women, the exit doors were locked which prevented the workers from escaping, the fire department ladders weren't tall enough and the building lacked a sprinkler system

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a disgruntled worker wanted to get revenge against the owner and set the fire

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How did President Grover Cleveland respond to the Pullman Strike?

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sent federal troops to end the strike