SSUSH11 Review

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Samuel Gompers founded this labor union in the late nineteenth century, attempting to organize skilled workers to resist abuses by management.

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The American Federation of Labor

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During the late 1800s, the U.S. steel industry directly benefited from the expansion of railroads.

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the expansion of railroads.

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Who created a monopoly in the U.S. oil industry during the late 1800s?

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John D. Rockefeller

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What was the national origin of most immigrants to the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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southern and eastern Europe

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Which Scottish immigrant became a billionaire during the Second Industrial Revolution by introducing the Bessemer process to mass produce steel and vertically integrating the steel industry?

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Andrew Carnegie

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By entering into trust agreements, Standard Oil accomplished which of the following by the 1880s? A. The company managed to gain control of all but ten percent of the oil refining business. B. The company was recognized by the federal government as the first legal monopoly. C. The company became the first publicly traded corporation in the United States. D. The company prevented the federal government from regulating the oil transportation industry

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The company managed to gain control of all but ten percent of the oil refining business.

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How did Thomas Edison's invention of the commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1879 change the American workplace? A. It forced workers to specialize in certain tasks. B. It reduced efficiency in the workplace. C. It allowed workers to work longer hours. D. It led to the end of child labor laws.

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It allowed workers to work longer hours.

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Which is one difference between Angel Island and Ellis Island?

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Immigrants from Europe generally passed through Ellis Island while immigrants from Asia generally passed through Angel Island.

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The purpose of the labor unions formed by workers in the United States in the late 1800s was to

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improve working conditions and obtain higher wages

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Which of the following was a policy of the American Federation of Labor, organized in 1886 under the leadership of Samuel F. Gompers? A. violent strikes and boycotts to win higher wages for workers, B. ownership of the means of production by industrial workers, C. peaceful collective bargaining between workers and owners, D. encouraging workers to leave factories and return to agriculture

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peaceful collective bargaining between workers and owners