History Marking Period 4
What did William G Sumner believe social classes Owed each other
nothing at all
During the second industrial revolution, the courts
tended to favor the interests of industry over those of labor.
The post-Civil War industrial revolution was marked by:
the rapid acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries
The theory of Social Darwinism argued that:
the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why some were rich and some were poor.
The supreme court and Lochner v New York
voided a state law establishing that bakers could work a maximum of sixty hours per week
Thomas Edison invented
A system for generating and distributing electricity
What did Hunter shoot while riding the rail road across the west
Buffalo
The term Fordism: a) refers to Henry Ford's invention of the automobile b) was used by labor unions, who hailed fords innovative approach c) describes an economic system based on the limited production of high-end goods d) describes an economic system based on mass production and mass consumption
D
True or false: Workers generally welcomed the courts decisions on industry
False
True or false: by the turn of the century most Americans still work for themselves a small business owners or as farmers
False
True or false: the theory of social Darwinism says that the "deserving poor "only include children
False
One significant economic impact of the second industrial revolution was
Frequent and prolonged economic depressions
All of the following factors contributed to explosive economic growth during the gilded age except: availability of capital for investment, a growing supply of labor, abundant natural resources, low tariffs, federal land grants to railroads
Low tariffs
How is standard oil depicted in the magazine puck illustrating the company as a dangerous monopoly
Octopus
Between 1897 and 1904, a wave of financial mergers led to the creation of the following corporations, all of which dominated major parts of the economy except: US steel, JP Morgan, standard oil, quaker oats
Quaker oats
What mode of transportation is usually associated with the second industrial revolution
Railroads
True or false: American workers receive higher pay than their European counterparts, but their working conditions were more dangerous
True
True or false: Lochner V New York voided a state law establishing 10 hours per day, or 60 per week, as the maximum hours of work for bakers, citing that it infringed on individual freedom
True
True or false: The second industrial revolution was marked by the Acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industry
True
True or false: by 1880, a majority of Americans worked in non-farm activities
True
True or false: the spread of electricity was essential to industrial and urban growth
True
True or false: the theory of social Darwinism argued that the theory of evolution applied to humans, thus explaining why somewhere rich and some are poor
True
In the 19th century, pools, trust, and mergers were
Where is that manufactures sought to control the market place
By 1890, the majority of Americans: worked as farmers, worked as independent craftsman, worked in the mining industry, we're moving into the middle class, work for wages
Worked for wages
The interstate commerce commission was established in 1887 to
ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.
