
APUSH Chapter 24 Exam
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, what was the primary reason why, "...the best men (were not) in politics" during the final decades of the 1800s in America?
Elites were controlling politics
They were attracted by the wealth of the industry
The common man was alienated by government
They were attracted to a life in ministry
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was the MOST significant contribution of government to the exponential growth of the railroads during the time period?
subsidies
tax breaks
land grants
granting patents
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a benefit to the American government that resulted from its assistance to the privately-owned railroads as discussed in the textbook.
Convenient transportation for the military
Low postal rates
Rising land values where tracks were nearby
Railroads made great profits by selling the land they were granted
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By 1889, the United States had more miles of railroad tracks than all of Europe COMBINED.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By the end of the 1800s, the single greatest factor of NEW city development in the United States was its PROXIMITY to rail lines.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Carnegie combined all phases of manufacturing from mining to marketing (eliminating the costs of middlemen) he was employing the tactic known as...
horizontal integration
trustbusting
"Let us prey"
vertical integration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After the Civil War, American companies used profits and investments to obtain actual resources. The textbook describes this as...
liquid capital
stagnant investment
valuable resource potential
entreprenuership
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