Industrialization PRACTICE QUIZ

The innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s.

• boats
• railroads
• automobiles 
• horse drawn carriages 

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. 

• Philanthropy
• Labor Unions
• Political Bosses
• Credit Unions

Technological development most revolutionized US steel industry.

• Electrification
• Vulcanization
• Steam power
• Bessemer Process

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy where there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by Congress to –

• regulate aspects of business
• expand the positive features of the trusts
• favor big businesses over small companies
• move toward government ownership of key industries

Which immigrant is credited for inventing the light bulb?

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Industry caused urbanization because...

• people moved out of cities in order to find jobs
• people moved to cities because that's where jobs were
• cities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areas
• the railroad allowed people to move East easier

Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?

• Injunctions 
• Lock outs 
• Scabs 
• Strikes 

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

What law was created to prohibit businesses from destroying competition but was used to limit power of labor unions?

• Sixteenth Amendment

• Pendleton Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Referendum