Industrialization Review

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How did the introduction of the Bessemer process affect the American economy?

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Manufacturers could produce cheaper and better steel

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How did the development of large scale steel production by Andrew Carnegie and other entrepreneurs impact the United States?

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It made possible the spread of railroad tracks and the construction of larger bridges and buildings

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What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?

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They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances.

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Which invention identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey? Options: the first telephone, the first steam engine, the first practical light bulb, the first internal combustion engine

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the first practical light bulb

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What would a comparison of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions show?

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Both saw improvements in transportation although a truly national market only emerged in the Second.

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Which business practice led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)? Options: Some businesses established monopolies over their industries, Railroads unfairly charged more for short hauls than long hauls, A large number of business owners refused to let their workers join labor unions, Corporations were generally able to raise more capital than individual entrepreneurs

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Some businesses established monopolies over their industries

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How were Americans influenced by the growth of railroads during the Second Industrial Revolution?

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Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national market.

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The diagram on the right compares two industrial revolutions. Which phrase completes the diagram? Options: First interchangeable parts, Introduction of a market economy, Development of the oil and steel industries, Successful entrepreneurs make profits

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Development of the oil and steel industries

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What goal motivated Henry Flagler to build the Florida East Coast Railway?

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to bring tourists to the luxury hotels he had built along the Florida coastline

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What was the primary goal of the organization that issued the certificate on the left, which was issued in 1919?

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to obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions