APUSH P6 CQ #2 6.5-6.7

Industrialization is

• The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.

•  a federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rate

• the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

• the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.

Urbanization is

• The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.

•  a federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rate

• the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

• the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.

Economy is

• The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.

•  a federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rate

• the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

• the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.

Monopolies refer to

• businesses in exclusive possession or control of the supply in a commercial activity

• business leaders whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way

• taxes levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income

• economic systems where most businesses are for profit, led by private investors

Captain of Industry refers to

• businesses in exclusive possession or control of the supply in a commercial activity

• business leaders whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way

• unscrupulous plutocrats, especially an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means

• economic systems where most businesses are for profit, led by private investors

Robber Baron refers to

• businesses in exclusive possession or control of the supply in a commercial activity

• business leaders whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way

• unscrupulous plutocrats, especially American capitalists who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means

• economic systems where most businesses are for profit, led by private investors

Capitalism is

• The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.

• an economic system where most businesses are for profit and led by private investors with limited government oversight and intervention

• the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

• a political and economic system where most businesses are controlled or heavily regulated by the government

All of the following were important technological developments created during this period except

• the Bessemer Converter, which revolutionized the production of steel

• the lightbulb and new methods of power generation, which grew to provide reliable and safe lighting on the streets and indoors

• the telegraph, which revolutionized society by allowing almost instant communication over massive distances

• the telephone, which allowed for verbal communication across impressive distances

A trust in this period refers to

• a management style focused on improving efficiency of employees by reducing manual labor to simple components

• business leaders whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way

• a single business in exclusive possession or control of the supply in a commercial activity

• a small group of leading firms working together to inhibit competition and control the market

A corporation refers to

• a management style focused on improving efficiency of employees by reducing manual labor to simple components

• a form of business ownership in which the liability of shareholders in a company is limited to their individual investments

• a single business in exclusive possession or control of the supply in a commercial activity

• a small group of leading firms working together to inhibit competition and control the market