Chapter 17

which of the following statements about the american railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is false

it saw congress outlaw railroad combinations

in the american business community at the endof the nineteenth century

one percent of businesses controlled one third of all manufacturing

the first significant oil production in the untied states occured in

pennsylvania

the social theory of social darwinism

promoted the idea that capitalism offered all prople a chance for great wealth

the haymarket square riot of 1886

resulted in the conviction and execution of several anarchists

in the late nineteenth century the first and most important promoter of social darwinism was

herbert spencer

edward bellamys 1888 book looking backward

imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust

in 1917 automobile production in the united states

saw five million cars on american roads

in what industry did the homestead strike of 1892 occur

steel

at its heightin 1886 the knights of labor were led by

terence v powderly

in the late nineteenth century industry in the united states

saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth

all of the following cities became important centers for steel production except

atlanta

prior to the civil war the steel industry in the united states

barely developed at all

the pullman strike of 1894 began when george pullman owner of the company

cut wages by twenty five percent due to a slumping economy

in his books horatio alger

emphasized the value of personal character in business

in the late nineteenth century daniel de leon

founded the socialist labor party in the united states

during the 1870s and 1880s most of the immigrants to the united states came from

great britian and northern europe

during the late nineteenth century child labor in the united states

increased significantly

who among the following was not significantly associated with the steel industry

james j hill

in 1900 the emergence of research laboratories in american corporations

led to a diversification of research iterests

the open hearth process of making steel

made the production of large dimension pieces possible

by 1900 the average yearly income of american workers

none of these answers are correct

eugene debs played a leading role in what labor event

the pullman strike

a key to henry fords success in mass production of automobiles was

the use of interchangable parts

the business structure of standard oil was a good example of

verticle and horizontal integration

the great railroad strike of 1877

was launched in response to a wage cut