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