After the Civil War, which of the following became a symbol of a life of
freedom on the open range?
a. pioneers
b. buffalo
c. Indians
d. Pony Express riders
e. cowboys - ANSWER e. cowboys
The spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth. -
ANSWER True
The Haymarket affair:
a. brought about the end of Reconstruction
b. was provoked by the 1886 bombing at a Chicago labor rally
c. began with the Great Strike of 1877
d. involved American farmers on strike
e. originated in New York City - ANSWER b. was provoked by the 1886
bombing at a Chicago labor rally
Who insisted that freedom and spiritual self-development required an
equalization of wealth and power and that unbridled competition mocked
the Christian ideal of brotherhood?
a. William M. Tweed
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Walter Rauschenbusch
d. Andrew Carnegie
e. William G. Sumner - ANSWER c. Walter Rauschenbusch
Republican economic policies strongly favored the interests of eastern
industrialists. - ANSWER True
The economy surged forward between 1870 and 1890, bringing
prosperity and growth with only minor disruptions. - ANSWER False
, Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller:
a. were both immigrants
b. built-up giant corporations that dominated their respective markets
c. faced no criticism for their business practices
d. advocated government regulation of business
e. led the way in social reform - ANSWER b. built-up giant corporations
that dominated their respective markets
The second industrial revolution was marked by:
a. a return to handmade goods
b. the acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the
mining and railroad industries
c. a more equalized distribution of wealth
d. the rapid expansion of industry across the South
e. a decline in the growth of cities - ANSWER b. the acceleration of
factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad
Credit Mobilier:
a. was involved in steel production
b. was an international corporation
c. was indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration
d. donated money to the poor
e. was owned by Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER c. was indicative of the
corruption in the Grant administration
The first billion-dollar enterprise corporation was:
a. International Harvester
b. U.S. Steel
c. Quaker Oats
d. A & P
e. Standard Oil - ANSWER b. U.S. Steel
Thomas Edison:
a. was a governor of New Jersey
b. invented, among other things, a system for generating and distributing
electricity
c. invented the typewriter
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