APUSH Chapter 24 Exam

APUSH Chapter 24 Exam

11th - 12th Grade

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80 Qs

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APUSH Chapter 24 Exam

APUSH Chapter 24 Exam

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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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