CH. 5 Industrialism

In the late 1800s, a second period of industrial growth was spurred by

• the invention of the airplane 
• the creation of department stores
• developments in processing steel and oil
• the growth of labor unions

the development of the horseless carriage was spurred by

• Thomas Edison's experiments in electricity 
• technology developed by the Wright Brothers
• the rise of corporations 
• innovations of oil refining 

The spread of the telephone required______, thus providing new jobs for many women.

• engineers
• operators
• line repair workers
• insurance

Thomas Edison went into the "invention business" by

• proposing that the U.S. Congress grant patents
• opening up a hardware store
• opening a laboratory and doing research
• teaching a course in electricity at a local college

In a______, organizers raise money by selling partial ownership of a company to stockholders, who then receive a percentage of the company's profits.

• communist state
• labor union
• corporation
• department store

A trust may become a monopoly if it

• gains exclusive control of an industry
• reduces the cost of production
• develops company towns
• pays dividends to stockholders

Some wealthy industrialists, such as Andrew Carnegie, believed that the rich had a responsibility to 

• give away their money on the street
• give their wealth to society before their death
• reinvest their money
• employ many African Americans

A year of labor unrest was known as 

• The Haymarket Riot
• the Great Upheaval
• the Gospel of Wealth
• the Trail of Tears

the Sherman Anti-Trust Act outlawed

• all labor unions
• all monopolies and trusts
• the hiring of foreign workers
• child labor

Mary harris Jones ("Mother Jones") was called "the most dangerous woman in America" by some opponents because

• her methods were violent
• she encouraged workers to file lawsuits
• her drive to educate and organize workers was so effective
• she led a raid on a garment shop in Philadelphia