Study Guide for POWER DOL 2 (Economics of USH)

What were the primary causes of labor unions during the Gilded Age?

• Expanding immigration

• Technological innovations

• Poor working conditions & low wage

• Urbanization

During the Gilded Age, a significant wave of European ​ (a)   arrived in America, seeking ​ (b)   opportunities and a better life.

• immigrants
• economic
• slaves
• geographic

What is the name of the innovation that mass production steel allowed for building railroads and taller building during the Gilded Age?

• Assembly line

• Political Machines

• Bessemer process

• Consumerism

Which result completes this diagram?

• Ratification of suffrage amendment

• Building of the transcontinental railroad

• Passage of prohibition

• Expanding labor unions

Which development made it possible to construct this type of building?

• The invention of a new process for manufacturing steel

• The government's focus on educating engineers

• The manufacturing of glass that block ultraviolent sun rays

• The importation of stronger kinds of wood

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

• Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

• Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines

How did the process shown in this photograph enhance the automobile industry?

• By speeding up production of automobiles at lower costs

• By requiring only licensed workers to produce automobiles

• By ensuring high-quality automobiles for consumers at higher prices

• By developing new designs to test automobiles

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War 1

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

The ​ stock market crash of 1929 is often considered the triggering event of the ​ (a)   , leading to a severe economic downturn in the United States and around the world. The federal government refused to ​ (b)   the stock market, was one the causes. ​

• Regulate
• Great Depression
• Gilded Age
• Implement

Identify THREE key New Deal Programs.

• Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• North America Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)