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