APUSH CH 24 True/False
Private railroad companies built the transcontinental rail lines by raising their own capital funds without the assistance of the federal government
False. the railroads received subsidies and land grants to build the rail lines
industrialization generally gave the industrial wage earner greater status and control over his or her own life
false. industrialization gave the wage earner less control and status
railroad owners were generally fair and honest in their dealings with shippers, the government and the public
false. railroads were often unfair and corrupt in their dealings with shippers, the government and the public
the American Federation of Labor tried hard but failed to organize unskilled workers, women and blacks
false. the AFL did not even attempt to organize these categories of workers
the Rockefeller oil company technique of "horizontal integration" involved combining into one organization all the phases of manufacturing from the raw material to the customer
false. the description applies to Carnegie's technique of "vertical integration". Rockefeller's "horizontal integration" meant consolidating with competitors in the same market
the pro-industry ideology of the "new south" enabled that region to make rapid economic gains by 1900
false. the south remained poor and dependent, despite the "new south"
Rockefeller, Morgan and others organized monopolistic trusts and "interlocking directorates" in order to consolidate business and eliminate cutthroat competition
true
corporations effectively used the 14th Amendment and sympathetic court rulings to prevent much effective government regulations of their activities
true
the Knights of Labor organized skilled and unskilled workers, blacks and whites, women and men
true
the Knights of Labor were severely hurt by the Haymarket Square episode, even though they had no connection with the bombing
true
the early, weak federal efforts at railroad regulation did bring some order and stability to industrial competition
true
the impact of new machines and mass immigration held down wages and gave employers advantages in their dealings with labor
true
the railroads created an integrated national market, stimulated the growth in cities, and encouraged European immigration
true
the rapid expansion of the railroad industry was often accompanies by paid mergers, bankruptcies and reorganizations
true
two new inventions that brought large numbers of women into the workplace were the typewriter and the telephone
true
