UNIT 2 FINAL PUSH

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This diagram shows some characteristics of America in the late 1800s. What title would complete this diagram?

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Factors That Contributed to Industrialization

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Which characterization best exemplifies the United States at the end of the 19th century? Options: Widespread use of the telephone created a communications network that linked the nation. The closing of the frontier ended the era of expansion and acquisition of territories. The nation shifted from a rural agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy. Industrial growth centered on railroad towns in the Midwest and West.

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The nation shifted from a rural agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy.

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Which of the following innovations from the Industrial Age had a significant impact on communication technologies? The development of the steam engine. The invention of the telephone. The introduction of the assembly line. The creation of synthetic dyes.

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The invention of the telephone.

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In the late 1800s, what factor directly contributed to the rapid growth of the steel industry? Options: new techniques for processing steel, strong leadership from labor unions, influx of capital from foreign investors, government regulation of the steel industry

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new techniques for processing steel

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By 1911, the Standard Oil Company was responsible for producing 90% of all oil refined in the United States. What business strategy is best represented by this information?

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horizontal integration

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This is a drawing that accompanied an 1880 patent granted to Thomas Edison. How did the invention in this patent impact industrial workers?

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Factories were able to extend working hours.

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Which action by a business tycoon in the late 1800s might have earned him the nickname "robber baron"? Options: donating money for the construction of libraries and museums, encouraging the implementation of new technology, developing efficient production techniques to conserve resources, creating monopolies and raising prices to unfair levels

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creating monopolies and raising prices to unfair levels

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Which action by a business tycoon in the late 1800s might have earned him the nickname "captain of industry"? Options: donating money for the construction of libraries and museums, buying up small companies and putting them out of business, mistreating employees and forcing them to work long hours for little pay, creating monopolies and raising prices to unfair levels

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donating money for the construction of libraries and museums

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What 1800s industrial change made it possible to build skyscrapers?

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new methods of making steel

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What aspect of the Industrial Age is symbolized by the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883?

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Innovations led to advancements in construction techniques.