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34 Cards in this Set
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formed the American Railway Union
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Eugene V. Debs
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process by which a company buys out all of its suppliers
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vertical integration
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millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the steel industry
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Andrew Carnegie
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focused on collective bargaining and used strikes as a major tactic
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American Federation of Labor
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made it illegal for corporations to interfere with free interstate or international trade
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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a corporation that does nothing but buy out the stock of other companies
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monopoly
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supporter of the Great Strike on 1877 and organizer of the United Mine Workers of America
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Mary Harris Jones
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organized in Chicago, 1905, by a group of radical unionists and socialists
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Industrial Workers of the World
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theory that justified the efforts of millionaires and discourage gov. interference in big business
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Social Darwinism
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a corporation made up of many companies that receive certificates entitling them to dividends on profits earned
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trust
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a market in which one company has complete control over an industry's production, quality, wages paid, and prices charged
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monopoly
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the main purpose of the company known as Credit Mobilier was to
A. build the transcontinental railroad B. steal railroad money for its shareholders C. obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry D. obtain political positions for its shareholders |
B
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Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of the following except
A. buying out his suppliers B. cutting the quality of this products C. buying out his competitors D. underselling his competitors |
B
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The Sherman Antitrust Act
A. outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade B. was supported by millionaire industrialists C. was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights D. encouraged the establishment of large scale businesses |
A
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The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the
A. steel industry B textile industry C. railroad industry D. coal mining industry |
C
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in the late 1800s, collective bargaining was a technique used to
A. expand industry B. win workers' rights C. restrict labor unions D. organize labor unions |
B
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The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
A. telephone and telegraph operators B. railroad companies and train travelers C. manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade D. factory owners whose workers had set schedules |
B
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Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except
A. the existence of poverty B. the success of big business C. the power of millionaire industrialists D. government regulation of business |
D
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Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves
A. buying out raw material producers and distributors B. merging with companies producing similar products C. forming trusts D. using new methods to increase production |
A
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The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to
A. the federal gov. B. railroad company officials C. farmers' groups, such as the Grange D. a select committee of wealthy industrialists |
A
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Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
A. it had one main industry B. it was specialized in a regional product C. it owed its prosperity to the railroads D. it was built by a company to house its workers |
D.
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In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?
A. Haymarket Square B. the Pullman factory C. the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory D. Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant |
C
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What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
A. cheap electric power B. fire safety standards C. the invention of the elevator D. new methods of making steel |
D
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Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?
A. radical unionists and socialists B. female workers in the dressmaking trade C. railroad workers, both skilled and unskilled D. African American workers, both skilled and unskilled |
A
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What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
A. to build new railroads B. to destroy the railroad industry C. to lower excessive railroad rates D. to increase the power of railroads |
C
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Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
A. the imprisonment of company officials B. the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act C. the adoption of equal wages for men and women D. changes in local labor laws for women and children |
D
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Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
A. hard work B. industrialization C. government regulation D. the accumulation of wealth |
C
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Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
A. they were socialists B. they were federal troops C. they were part of management D. they were workers used to break strikes |
D
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first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface
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Edwin L. Drake
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organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions
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Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
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opened the way for worldwide communications with invention of the telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell
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developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel
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Henry Bessemer
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perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants
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Thomas Alva edison
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created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company
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John D. Rockefeller
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