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