WorksheetsUnit 14 Vocabulary Quiz #2
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Who is best known for inventing the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
Benjamin Harrison
Boss Tweed
What was the main purpose of the American Federation of Labor?
To support railroad workers
To unite all workers of the railroad industry
To allow skilled workers to join the union
To create a society with no government
Who was a famous industrialist who founded the Carnegie Steel Corporation?
Andrew Carnegie
Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Harrison
Eugene Debs
What was Angel Island primarily used for between 1910 and 1940?
A military base
An immigration center
A trade port
A tourist attraction
Who was the 23rd president of the United States?
Benjamin Harrison
Andrew Carnegie
Alexander Graham Bell
Boss Tweed
What is the Bessemer Process used for?
Making steel
Inventing the telephone
Building railroads
Creating unions
What does the term "Capitalism" refer to?
An economic system based on private ownership
A union for skilled workers
A process of making steel
A society with no government
Who was the 21st president of the United States?
James Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
Henry Ford
What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed in 1882?
To promote Chinese immigration
To prevent most immigration from China
To encourage Chinese laborers to enter the U.S.
To allow free trade with China
What was Ellis Island used for between 1892 and 1954?
A military base
A tourist attraction
An immigration processing center
A prison
Who founded the Ford Motor Company?
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Henry Ford
James Garfield
What does the term "Graft" refer to?
A type of plant
A method of construction
Unfair use of political power for personal gain
A style of art
Which president served two non-consecutive terms?
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield
Henry Ford
What was the result of the Homestead Strike?
Peaceful negotiations
Increased wages for workers
Violence and deaths
Expansion of the company
What is Horizontal Integration?
A type of farming technique
A business strategy to take over another company
A method of building construction
A form of government policy
What does Industrialization refer to?
Growth of agriculture
Decline of manufacturing
Growth of business and manufacturing
Increase in manual labor
Who was the 20th president of the United States?
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield
Henry Ford
Who wrote the book "How the Other Half Lives"?
John D. Rockefeller
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hine
Nikola Tesla
What was John D. Rockefeller known for?
Writing books
Founding Standard Oil
Developing alternating current
Documenting child laborers
What did the Knights of Labor fight for?
The rights of skilled and unskilled workers
The development of alternating current
The control of oil supply
The process of naturalization
What does the term "Laissez-Faire" refer to?
Government control of businesses
Hands-off approach by the government
A type of labor strike
A political machine
Who was known for documenting child laborers?
Jacob Riis
John D. Rockefeller
Lewis Hine
Nikola Tesla
What is a monopoly?
A labor organization
A company controlling all production and sales of a good
A process of becoming a citizen
A type of political party
What does naturalization refer to?
The process of becoming a citizen
The development of new technology
The control of oil supply
The rights of workers
What was Nikola Tesla best known for?
Writing about tenement houses
Developing alternating current
Founding a political machine
Leading a labor strike
What is a political machine?
A type of labor strike
An organization linked to a political party
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What was the Pullman Strike?
A book about tenement houses
A strike due to unfair conditions at the Pullman Car Company
A process of becoming a citizen
A type of political machine
What does the term "radical" refer to?
Someone who wants drastic change
A type of labor strike
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What are "scabs" in the context of labor strikes?
Nonunion workers hired to replace strikers
A type of political machine
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What was the Second Industrial Revolution?
A book about tenement houses
An economic revolution after the Civil War
A process of becoming a citizen
A type of political machine
What does socialism refer to?
An economic system where businesses are owned by the community
A type of labor strike
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What is a strike?
Workers agreeing to stop working to change conditions
A type of political machine
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What was Tammany Hall?
A main political machine of the Democratic Party in NYC
A type of labor strike
A process of becoming a citizen
A company controlling all production
What was Thomas Edison known for inventing?
The telephone
The steam engine
The phonograph
The printing press
What is a 'trust' in a business context?
A legal agreement between two countries
A group of corporations that unite to reduce competition
A type of bank account
A form of government regulation
What is the purpose of a 'union'?
To increase company profits
To protect the working conditions of workers
To promote international trade
To manage stock market investments
What does 'urbanization' refer to?
The decline of rural areas
The growth of cities
The development of new technologies
The increase in agricultural production
What is 'vertical integration'?
The process of merging with competitors
The acquisition of companies at different stages of production
The expansion of a company into new markets
The outsourcing of production to other countries
