Chapter 17: Industrial Supremacy
In the American business community at the end of the nineteenth century,
one percent of corporations controlled one-third of all manufacturing
The Pullman strike of 1894
saw the president of the United States order federal troops to break the strike
In what industry did the Homestead strike of 1892 occur?
steel
In the late nineteenth century, the first and most important promoter of Social Darwinism was
Herbert Spencer
Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?
The Amalgamated trade union won the strike
In his books, Horatio Alger
inspired readers with stories of Americans rising from "rags-to-riches"
During the late nineteenth century, anarchists in the United States
ALL became tied to the labor movement in the public mind. were both blamed for the Haymarket bombing and linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind. were linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind. were blamed for the Haymarket bombing.
During the late nineteenth century, the growth of large corporations was helped by
ALL both sales of company stock to the public and "limited liability" laws. the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person. sales of company stock to the public. "limited liability" laws.
In the late nineteenth century, due to the growth of industrial capitalism, American workers
ALL both saw a rise in their standard of living, and experienced a loss in their control over their own work. saw a rise in their standard of living. experienced a loss in their control over their own work. were forced to contend with arduous and dangerous working conditions.
Samuel Gompers was the leader of the
American Federation of Labor
Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?
James J. Hill
In the United States, the steel industry first emerged in
Pennsylvania and Ohio
Eugene V. Debs played a leading role in what labor event?
Pullman strike
In the late nineteenth century, the writer Henry George argued in favor of
a single land tax to replace all other taxes
Prior to the Civil War, the steel industry in the United States
barely developed at all
In the late nineteenth century, most American business millionaires
began their careers from positions of wealth and privilege
The late-nineteenth-century sociologist Lester Frank Ward
believed that human intelligence, not natural selection, shaped society
Edward Bellamy's 1888 book, Looking Backward,
imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust
During the late nineteenth century, child labor in the United States
increased significantly
The Molly Maguires were a militant
labor union in the coal industry
In 1900, the emergence of research laboratories in American corporations
led to more diversification in corporate research
In the late nineteenth century, the needs of the American steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all of the following EXCEPT
the automobile industry
The business structure of Standard Oil is a good example of
vertical and horizontal integration
The business structure of Carnegie Steel was a good example of
vertical integration
The great railroad strike of 1877
was launched in response to a wage cut