APUSH Chapter 17
During the 1870s and 1880s most of the immigrant to the US came from
England, Ireland, northern Europe
In the 1870s the internal combustion engine was developed in
Europe
In the late 19th Centuryg the first and most important promoted of Social Darwinism was
Herbert Spencer
The Knights of Labor
focused its effort on improving wages and reduces hours
Edward Bellamy's 1888 book, Looking Backward
imagined an idea future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust
The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer
included blowing air though molten iron
During the late 19th century child labor in the US
increased significantly
In the early 20th Century a principle goal of Taylorism was to
reorganize industrial production by subdividing into many simple tasks
The Haymarket Square riot of 1886
resulted in the conviction and execution of several anarchists
In 1917 automobile production in the US
saw nearly 5 million cars on American roads
in the late 19th century industry in the US
saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth
In what industry did the Homestead Act of 1892 Occue
steel
A key to Henry Ford's successes in the mass production of automobiles was
the moving assembly line
According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his Gospel of Wealth
the rich had great responsibility of society
In the late 19th century organized labor failed to make great gains for all the following reasons except In the late nineteenth century, organized labor failed to make great gains for all of the following reasons EXCEPT tensions between ethnic and racial groups, which divided the work force. the opposition of powerful and wealthy corporations. the constantly shifting nature of the workforce. the relatively small membership of the major labor organizations when compared to the total workforce. the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of workers
the total failure of state and federal governments to pass legislation that would protect the rights of worerks
In the late 19th century Social darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the US did so because
they were not fit to survive in the market
Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful airplane in 1903
took place in Kitty Hawk NC
The Business structure of standard oil was a good example of
vertical and horizontal integrations
The great railroad strike of 1877
was launched in response to wage out
The Theory of Social Darwinism
was used to justify the social consequences of industrial capitilism
During the late 19th Century anarchists in the US
were linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind
the pullman strike of 1894
saw the president of the US order Federal troops to break the streaks
The Pennsylvania Railroad was created by
the state government of Pennsylvania
Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892? Henry Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union. The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers. Hundreds of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers. One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick. The Amalgamated trade union won the strike.
Hundred of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers
Who among the following was not significantly associated with the steel industryHenry Bessemer Andrew Carnegie J. Pierpont Morgan Henry Clay Frick James J. Hill
James J Hill
Who began to develop an oil empire by taking control of competing Oil companies in Ohio
John D Rockefellar
By the 1900 the average yearly income of American workers was about $600. allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living. remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles. both allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living and remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles. None of these answers is correct.
None of these answers is correct
The first significant oil production in the US occurred
Pennsylvania
In the US the steel industry first emrged in
Pennsylvania and Ohio
Eugene V Debbs played a leading role in what labor event
Pullman Strike
At its height in 1886 the Knights of labor were led by
Terence V Powderly
The business structure of Carnegie steel was a good example of
Vertical integration
The late 19th Century sociologist Lester Frank Ward
believed that human intelligence not natural selection shaped society
In 1900, the emergence of research laboratories in American corporations
centralized the sources of research funding
The pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman owner of the company
cut wages by 25% due to a slumping economy
To John D Rockefeller the great curse of business in the late 19th century was
cutthroat competition
In 1929 the base price of a ford t model was
$290
Samuel Gompers was the leader of the
American Federation of Labor
During the 19th century the growth of large corporations was helped by sales of company stock to the public. "limited liability" laws. the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person. both sales of company stock to the public and "limited liability" laws. All these answers are correct
All these answers are correct
In the late 19th century due to the growth of industrial capitalism, American Workers 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. both saw a rise in their standard of living, and experienced a loss in their control over their own work. All these answers are correct.
All these answers are correct
In the late 19th century the social 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 US
barely developed at all
Which of the following statements about American railroad industry in the late 19th century is false It included the nation's largest businesses. It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations. It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth. It was among the first to adopt new corporate form of organization. It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.
it saw congress outlaw railroad combinations
the molly maguires were a militant
labor union in the coal industry
In 1900 regarding work conditions in American Factories
laborers could expect to work at least ten hours a day six days a week
In the late 19th Century Daniel De Leon
led the Socialist Labor Party in the US
The open hearth process of making steel
made the production of large dimension pieces possible
In the late 19th Century the needs of the American steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all the following except he automobile industry. steam engine technology. freighters on the Great Lakes. the Pennsylvania Railroad. the oil industry
oil industry
In the American Business Community at the end of the 19th century
one percent of corporations controlled 1/3 of all manufacturing
Until it's repeal in 1885 the labor Contract Law
put many new immigrants in debt to American Businessmen