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Industrial Age Quiz

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12th Grade

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Industrial Age Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following industries had the greatest effect on the economy in the 19th century?

Oil

Railroads

Steel

Agriculture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did Andrew Carnegie vertically integrate the steel industry?

persuading laborers and managers to cooperate

buying iron mines and means of transportation

bribing government officials to allow a monopoly

buying out competing steel companies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In which type of 19th century organization were businesses combined in order to reduce competition?

sole proprietorship

partnership

trust

joint-stock company

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the distribution of wealth in the United States change due to industrialization in the late 19th century?

Congress passed legislation to require industries to pay a minimum wage.

Industrialists grew rich while factory workers remained poor.

Women's wages for factory jobs became equal to men's wages.

Many industrialists created profit-sharing plans for their employees.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Use the list below to answer the question.

The Formation of Trusts in the Late 1800s:

  • * Control of resources and transportation needed for production

  • * Lack of government regulation or oversight

  • *_____________________________?

Which additional factor contributed to the formation of trusts in the late 1800s?

Decreased prices to force competitors out of business

Desire to establish a uniform system of mass production

Limited access to credit needed by small businesses

Concern for rising prices of consumer products

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The main purpose for this poster was to organize a meeting for workers to

Demonstrate the need for limitations on labor unions

stand against immigrants taking jobs from American workers

Show support for police protecting workers

Protest against police brutality towards workers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was one result of the 1894 Pullman Strike?

The federal government outlawed unsafe forms of public transportation

Business owners appealed to the federal government during labor disputes

Workers appealed to the federal government for minimum wage legislation

The federal government required unions to engage in collective bargaining

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