Age of Industry Quiz - Review

Use the map below to answer question #1 1. Which of the following claims do the changes seen in the maps above BEST support?

• The rate of urbanization decreased due to industrialization.
• The rate of urbanization increased due to industrialization.
• The rate of immigration decreased due to industrialization.
• The rate of immigration increased due to industrialization.

Consider the following scenario for questions 2-4. "A historian is studying the effects of industrialization on the living conditions of Americans in the late 1800s. Determine if the following sources demonstrate a positive or negative effect on living conditions." 2. “Here was a congestion the likes of which I had never seen before. Within the narrow limits of one-half square mile were crowded together 35,000 people, living tier upon tier, huddled together until the very heavens seemed to be shut out.”

• Positive effect on living conditions
• Negative effect on living conditions

Consider the following scenario for questions 2-4. "A historian is studying the effects of industrialization on the living conditions of Americans in the late 1800s. Determine if the following sources demonstrate a positive or negative effect on living conditions." 3. “Birmingham, but a few years ago a small village, is known today wherever iron in its crude or finished forms is the supporting staple of great industries….Birmingham is…a city crowded with population. Its skies must be obscured by the smoke of furnaces, foundries and factories; its streets must resound with the noise of locomotives, the rumble of wheels, and all the jar of heavy traffic.”

• Positive effect on living conditions
• Negative effect on living conditions

Consider the following scenario for questions 2-4. "A historian is studying the effects of industrialization on the living conditions of Americans in the late 1800s. Determine if the following sources demonstrate a positive or negative effect on living conditions." 4. “Tonight, for the first time in Atlanta, the electric light will be turned on by the new company. That this will be an event is not to be questioned. It has long been a much talked of fact that Atlanta was the poorest lighted city of her size in the country but this evening the bands of darkness will be broken, and a flood tide of beautiful white light will be emitted from the handsome brass lamps now being distributed over the city.”

• Positive effect on living conditions
• Negative effect on living conditions

Use the chart to answer question #5 5. Which of the following statements is supported by the chart above?

• The Bessemer Process made no impact on the manufacturing and affordability of steel
• The Bessemer Process made it possible to manufacture more affordable steel
• The Bessemer Process made it more expensive to manufacture steel and increased the profits of steel companies
• The Bessemer Process decreased the number of companies producing steel which drove up prices

Use the excerpt below to answer question #6 "Bell first demonstrated his most famous invention on June 25th, 1876 at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. There, he showed that the sound of human voice could be reproduced, which confirmed his theory that speech patterns can be made to change the intensity of an electrical current." - Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the Week, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. 6. Which BEST describes the effect of this development?

• Increased government regulation.
• Increased transportation costs.
• Increased need for specialized technicians.
• Increased speed of communication.

Use the information below to answer question 7. Andrew Carnegie became wealthy because of the steel company he founded as well as from investments in other industries. He paid for the construction of thousands of public libraries, created foundations for scientific research, established a pension fund for teachers, and sponsored many other causes. 7. Based on the above passage, which statement best explains Andrew Carnegie’s impact on U.S. society?

• He encouraged opposition to involvement in overseas conflicts.
• He helped enact political reforms to prevent fraudulent business practices.
• He promoted a sense of responsibility among business leaders to help others.
• He supported antitrust legislation to improve competition in the market.

Use the scenario below to answer questions #8-#10. A historian is researching whether John J. Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. Decide if the following evidence supports Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. 8. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices to put other oil companies out of business

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron

Use the scenario below to answer questions #8-#10. A historian is researching whether John J. Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. Decide if the following evidence supports Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. 9. Rockefeller used innovative technology to refine oil more efficiently than other companies.

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron

Use the scenario below to answer questions #8-#10. A historian is researching whether John J. Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. Decide if the following evidence supports Rockefeller was a captain of industry or robber baron. 10. Rockefeller used his wealth to support the arts, education, public health, scientific advancement, etc.

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron