Economic Policies and Industrialization Flashcard

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Which of these is an entrepreneur? a farm employee, a city factory worker, a government employee, a successful business owner

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a successful business owner

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How were farms affected by the growth of big business?

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New machinery provided farms a greater crop yield.

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Which of these is an important aspect of industrialization?
- government-owned businesses
- privately owned businesses
- machine-made products
- handmade goods

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machine-made products

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Who was responsible for developing the U.S. steel industry?

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Andrew Carnegie

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How did Thomas Edison improve the quality of life in U.S. cities?

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by creating an electrical distribution system

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Mass production of goods affected life in the United States in all of these ways except: more factories were built, more people were employed, products were more affordable, working conditions were better.

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working conditions were better.

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John D. Rockefeller was a giant in which industry?

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oil

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How did monopolies threaten the free-enterprise system?

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by eliminating competition

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Which of these was an effect of the rapid growth of cities due to industrialization? crowded tenement housing, immigration restrictions, improved city services, high unemployment

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crowded tenement housing

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Who led the labor group called the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers