Test #2 Chapter 22 US History 1302

What quote reflects the same principle as the one expressed in the statement "in the past the guy has been first; in the future the system must be first. "

"If you need to turn out a little more, you speed up the convoy a little and the men speed up to keep pace. "

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

19th Amendment (1920)

What describes a trend in the American society between 1900 and 1920?

A consumer culture flourished

What increased business spending in the early 20th century?

Advertising

What transformed mass production in the early 20th century?

Assembly - line technology

What industry was the forefront of creating modern large - scale business is based on mass production?

Automobile

What led to the establishment of the National collegiate athletic association?

Brutality of college football games

Which city best exemplifies the rapid urbanization that took place in the United States at the turn of the 20th century?

Chicago, Illinois

In the late 19th century, in an immigrant workers from what country were Barred from entering the United States

China

Middle class support for labor reforms to improve workers lives during the progressive era was motivated in part by what?

Fear of violence and revolution

Harriet Monroe

Founded poetry magazine in 1911

What was the first to establish an industrial/research laboratory?

General Electric

Who's plan was it to increase wages and improve working conditions that was so successful at increasing control over a stable labor force that was copied by other business leaders?

Henry Ford

What was "the greatest revolution" initiative introduced by henry Ford in 1914?

Higher salaries with a shorter work schedule

What would a muckraker support?

Improving healthcare

What reflects the influence of industrial psychology on businesses?

Improving job safety to increase worker productivity

What organizations sought to unite the working class into single union and advocated social revolution?

Industrial workers of the world

What is the significance of the New Orleans act of 1902?

It facilitated the irrigation of the irid west

Why was the heart, Schaffner agreement important and history of industrial relations?

It was the first successful experiment and collective bargaining

The business practices of what company was characterized by interlocking directorates?

JP Morgan and Company

Louis Armstrong contributed to the development of which new genre of music?

Jazz

What did the NAACP want to eliminate?

Jim Crow laws

What was the fundamental principle underlying Henry Ford's business?

Keeping the price low and selling more cars

What word was frequently used to describe the trends of the early 20th century?

Mass

What state had the highest population density in 1900?

Massachusetts

What reflected the spirit of progressivism?

McClure's

The Niagara movement shared the same goals as which organization?

NAACP

Members of the Ashan school were what?

Painters

What did zoning laws tend to reinforce?

Racial segregation

What was the basis of the American transport system in the early 20th century?

Railroads

Labor unions oppose employer - sponsored English lessons for immigrants because the lessons did what?

Reinforced the dominance of employers over employees

What changed farm life at the turn of the 20th century?

Rural free delivery

The American Federation of labor focused on protecting the interests of who?

Skilled crafts people

What is an early example of a trust?

Standard oil

The term "birds of passage" refers to what?

Temporary migrants

The expansion of the industrial sector in the 19th century lead to an increased employment in what work field?

Textiles

What reflected a response to urbanization and industrialization in the 19th century?

The settlement movement

Critics of women in the workplace argued that female employment did what?

Threatened women's reproductive functions

What worksite had a fire that broke out that focused national attention on unsafe working conditions?

Triangle shirtwaist company

What describes a trend in the early 20th century?

Union membership grew

What was offered as a reason for the disparity in pay between men and women?

Women who enter new fields Lack seniority

Harriet Monroe

founded poetry magazine in 1911