Industrialization

Which of the following factors helped lead to a period of industrial growth during the late 1800s?

• the increase in the cost of hiring labor

• the decline in the population of urban areas

• the decline in government spending for business and innovation

• the increase in the development of new uses for natural resources

Who invented the typewriter?

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

• Lewis H. Latimer

Who invented the telephone?

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

• Lewis H. Latimer

Which of the follow was true of railroad workers?

• Most railroad workers were paid high wages

• Most railroad workers were limited to an eight-hour workday

• Railroad workers endured harsh conditions and frequent accidents

• Immigrant railroad workers earned as much money as the other workers

Which of the following conditions led to a favorable climate for industry in the late 1800s?

• The heavy involvement of government in business

• The negative view of entrepreneurship held by society

• The belief that a strong work ethic could make a person successful

• The belief that individuals could not better themselves through their own efforts

A company that has complete control over an industry's production, wages, and prices:

• Monopoly

• Trust

• Pool

• Holding Company

Competing companies that put control of their businesses under a single group:

• Monopoly

• Trust

• Pool

• Holding Company

A corporation that buys out the stock of competing companies:

• Holding Company

• Pool

• Monopoly

• Trust

They put their fortunes toward the public good and help make the economy more productive:

• Yankees

• Robber Barons

• Captains of Industry

• Scalawags

Which of the following correctly describes the working conditions that most workers faced?

• Safe environments with few accidents

• Equal pay for men and women

• A variety of tasks to perform

• Long hours with low pay