Standard 3 Review - Quizizz

What was the primary reason that Unions were formed in the later part of the 19th century?

• Owners refused to improve working conditions.

• Workers needed to socialize more with similar people

• Factories raised wages along with lowering the working hours

• Companies realized they needed help meeting the needs of workers

Which of the following CAN NOT be associated with Andrew Carnegie?

• Bessemer Process

• Gospel of Wealth

• Vertical Integration

• Streamlining the assembly line process

Which of the following methods would be embraced by a union leader?

• employing scab workers

• collective bargaining

• lockouts

• laissez-faire economics

Which one of the following descriptions best describes “horizontal integration"?

• the economic development of the American west

• a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods

• when the government lets businesses operate without restrictions

• a company acquires "like" competing businesses and merges them into a single entity

Why did presidents and governors use military force during labor-management conflicts in the late 19th century?

• in order to support industrialists and end strikes

• in order to make employers sign collective bargaining agreements

• in order to protect workers from the private armies of employers

• in order to replace striking factory workers with soldiers

In the 1890s, which of the following was NOT the result of increased industrialization in the United States?

• low wages for factory workers

• longer hours and unsafe working conditions for factory workers

• labor unions developed

• bimetallism pushed to make working conditions better

In the late 1800s, how did critics of big business claim that monopolies harmed the economy?

• by limiting competition

• by decreasing the urban growth rate

• by preventing technological innovation

• by failing to keep pace with European industries

In the late 19th century, American manufacturers and workers demanded the maintenance of a high tariff on goods imported into the United States. Why did they support this policy?

• They hoped to lower the price of imports

• It would result in the lowering of domestic prices

• They believed their jobs and goods would be protected from foreign competition

• It would improve trade relations with foreign countries with which they hoped to do business

What was the primary purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act(1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act(1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act(1914)?

• to eliminate unfair business practices

• to reduce imports from foreign nations

• to reduce the power of the unions

• to increase the power of local governments

Which of the following would most likely be used as a strike breaker (scab) at the turn of the 20th century?

• Unskilled Laborers

• Mexicans

• Muckrakers

• Boss Tweed