Chapter 16+17 Test

Which of the following was not a theme of Social Darwinism?

• Charles Darwin's scientific theories help to explain--and justify--class inequalities in industrial society.

• The growing gulf between the haves and the have-nots poses a dire threat to American freedom.

• By and large, the poor have only themselves to blame for their misfortune.

• Government initiatives to ease the hardships of the poor are misguided.

Which of the following was not a major reason for the decline and subjugation of the American Indian?

• Valuable natural resources out West gave U.S. settlers a powerful incentive to remove Indians.

• The widespread image of Indians as barbaric discouraged measures to protect their independence.

• Indifference to the advantages of guns and horses weakened Indian resistance to U.S. military power.

• The U.S. government regularly broke treaties designating which land would remain in the hands of the Indians.

By 1913, the United States produced how much of the world's industrial output?

• ten percent

• five percent

• one-third

• half

The federal government contributed to the dynamic and expansive growth of the American economy in the late 19th century by:

• granting land to railroads, removing Indians from desirable lands in the West, and enacting high tariffs.

• enacting federal child labor laws, minimum wage laws, and maximum power laws.

• banning segregation in federal buildings, and offering free education to freemen.

• ratifying the equal rights amendment act, and guaranteeing women the right to vote.

The spirit of innovation contributed importantly to the dynamic and expansive growth of the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Which of the following was not an innovation of the 1870s and 1880s?

• the airplane

• typewriter

• telephone

• hand-held camera

Which of the following was not a key episode of the "great upheaval" of 1886?

• America's first nationwide railroad strike

• the Haymarket Affair

• Henry George's New York mayoral campaign

• nationwide demonstrations for an eight-hour day

Which of the following was not true of the second industrial revolution?

• A boom in automobile manufacture spurred the rise of oil, rubber, and steel production.

• More than any other sector, the railroad was the engine of the industrialization.

• Some companies rose to dominance by operating at a loss and underselling their rivals.

• Some companies beat out the competition by taking over more stages of production and distribution.

Which was not a central factor in the explosive economic growth in the second Industrial Revolution?

• the country's abundant natural resources

• growing supply of labor

• expanded markets for manufactured goods

• low tariffs

The book in which Henry George proposed a "single tax" on real estate that would replace all other taxes:

• Looking Backward

• Civic Engagement

• Progress and Poverty

• The Cooperative Commonwealth

What was the name of the organization that sought to organize both skilled and unskilled workers, women as well as men, blacks along with whites, and achieved a membership of nearly 800,000 in 1886?

• the Workingman's Union

• the Knights of Labor

• the American Federation of Labor

• the Congress of Industrial Organizations