
Industrialization of the US
Authored by Lori Hurtgam
Social Studies
10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This individual built his company into the worlds largest producer and distributor of steel:
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. One factor that furthered industrialization of the United States between 1865 and 1900 was the:
Development of the airplane
Expansion of the railroads
Focus on Civil Rights
Formation of Child Labor Laws
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th Century used the theory of "Social Darwinism" to:
Support the labor union movement
Justify their wealth and monopolistic practices
Promote legislation establishing a minimum wage
Encourage charitable donations to help the poor
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The term "business monopoly" can best be described as:
The most common form of business in the United States
A company that controls or dominates an industry
An agreement between partners to manage a corporation
Government control of the factories and production
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which development was most likely the cause of the other three?
Growth of the urban population
Growth of industrialization
Increase in consumer goods
Increase in the middle class
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is responsible for inventing a process which made the production of steel easier and more cost effective?
Edwin Drake
Henry Bessemer
Joseph Glidden
Christopher Sholes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire drew national attention to the need to:
Restrict immigration from Southern Europe
Improve conditions of tenement dwellers
Protect the safety of workers
Establish full time police departments
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