Domain 3 Test

How did the growth of the railroad industry in the late 1800s impact the US economy?

• It led to a significant decline in government involvement in economic affairs.

• It increased competition in major industries and forced businesses to lower prices.

• It enabled industries to gain access to new sources of raw materials and new markets.

• It led to increased reliance on foreign trade for materials necessary for industrial expansion.

Which of the following BEST describes the contribution of railroads to the economic development of the United States?

• lowered costs of shipping in the United States

• allowed more immigrants to enter the country

• enabled trade to most parts of the country

• provided good investment opportunities

This method of communication became vitally important by the end of the nineteenth century because of its use in coordinating rail travel.

• telephone

• telegraph

• television

• pony express

Which of the following BEST describes the impact of Andrew Carnegie's economic strategy for vertical integration?

• He was able to buy out the markets for steel, thereby controlling all prices.

• He was able to control the market for steel by buying out his competitors.

• He was able to allocate resources and control the manufacturing and distribution of steel.

• He was able to control the management of resources and thereby control his production.

What was the goal of the John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust?

• to shield his children's inheritance from estate taxes

• to control oil prices and distribution

• to support small oil distributors

• to create environmental regulations for the oil industry

In the late nineteenth century, corporate mergers and the creation of holding trusts and companies led to which of the following?

• increasingly diversified markets

• the development of monopolies

• more small businesses

• less international trade

In the late 1800s, the production of long-lasting, commercially viable electric lighting led to

• an increase in factory operation hours.

• the first instant communication over distance.

• the distribution of free electricity to homes.

• a rapid decline in dependence on oil.

Thomas Edison created a commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1879. How did this invention change the American workplace?

• It forced workers to specialize in certain tasks.

• It reduced efficiency in the workplace.

• It allowed workers to work longer hours.

• . It led to the end of child labor laws.

Why was telephone communication an improvement over telegraph communication for businesses?

• Telephones allowed businesses to communicate more efficiently than telegraphs.

• Telephones allowed businesses to communicate over longer distances than telegraphs.

• Telephones allowed businesses to receive updates from stock exchanges and telegraphs did not.

• Telephones allowed businesses to purchase goods from foreign countries and telegraphs did not.

What is nativism, as it was expressed in the United States in the nineteenth century?

• a policy of protecting native citizens and their interests to the detriment of others

• a movement to return land taken by the United States to American Indian nations

• a policy of allowing only native born citizens to run for government office

• a movement by many American immigrants to return to their homelands