Industrialization of the US

This individual built his company into the worlds largest producer and distributor of steel:

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

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

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

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

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

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

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

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The United States experienced a disappearance of the factory system

• The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased

• Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous (similar) culture

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South

At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the US settle in cities?

• Jobs were readily available

• Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland

• Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration

• They didn't want a repeat of the potato famine

Which statement describes a result of the Industrialization of the United States?

• The population of the cities decreased

• Slavery in the south increased

• Immigration to the United States increased

• High wages and benefit to workers