Question 1

The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in

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A)  Ohio.
B)  Texas.
C)  California.
D)  Michigan.
E)  Pennsylvania.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

A central corporate body that would buy up the stock of various members of a trust and establish direct formal ownership of those corporations was called a(n)________.

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Question 3

In what industry did the Homestead strike of 1892 occur?

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A)  steel
B)  railroad
C)  meatpacking
D)  coal
E)  oilF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The principal agent of industrial development in the late nineteenth century was the expansion of the ________.

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Question 5

Henry George sought to do away with social ills by levying a "single tax" on corporate profits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Organized labor in the late nineteenth century failed to make great gains due to all the following factors EXCEPT

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A)  tensions between ethnic and racial groups,which divided the work force.
B)  labor unions being faced with powerful and wealthy corporations.
C)  geographical mobility,which served to dilute institutional ties and class consciousness.
D)  major labor organizations representing only a small percentage of the industrial work force.
E)  the absence of state and federal laws to protect the rights of workers.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

In the late nineteenth century,industry in the United States

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A)  obtained the bulk of its raw materials from Central and South America.
B)  faced a growing shortage of laborers.
C)  saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth.
D)  lacked adequate capital to expand the domestic market.
E)  suffered from an entrepreneurial deficit.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In the Homestead strike of 1892,Andrew Carnegie's chief lieutenant was ________.

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Question 9

In the late nineteenth century,Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because

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A)  they had not received a college education.
B)  racism and other prejudices held them back.
C)  they had poor individual character.
D)  business wealth was concentrated into the hands of a few.
E)  they were not members of "the Elect."F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

In the 1870s,the internal combustion engine was developed in

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A)  Europe.
B)  the United States.
C)  Asia.
D)  Africa.
E)  Australia.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Carnegie Steel was a good example of vertical integration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the late nineteenth century,most American business millionaires

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A)  railed against the implications of Social Darwinism.
B)  came from financially humble origins.
C)  were living examples of "self-made men."
D)  had made their fortune in the railroad industry.
E)  began their careers from positions of wealth and privilege.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

In the United States,the steel industry first emerged in

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A)  Pennsylvania and Ohio.
B)  Vermont and Massachusetts.
C)  Illinois and Indiana.
D)  New Jersey and New York.
E)  Alabama and Mississippi.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

In 1917,automobile production in the United States

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A)  was the nation's largest industry.
B)  saw Charles and Frank Duryea build the first practical gasoline-powered car.
C)  put five million cars on American roads.
D)  was almost nonexistent.
E)  finally became feasible thanks to the innovations of Henry Ford.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

By 1900,the average yearly income of American workers

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A)  was about $600.
B)  allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living.
C)  remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles.
D)  both allowed most workers to maintain a reasonably comfortable standard of living and remained generally unaffected by economic boom-and-bust cycles.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Henry Ford built the first gasoline-driven motor vehicle in America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Samuel Gompers was the leader of the

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A)  American Federation of Labor.
B)  Molly Maguires.
C)  Knights of Labor.
D)  Congress of Industrial Organization.
E)  American Railway Union.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

In 1929,the base price of a Ford Model T was ________.

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A)  $290
B)  $470
C)  $630
D)  $950
E)  $1120F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

In the late nineteenth century,proponents of the "self-made man" argued that the growing industrial economy was compatible with traditional American individualism.Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

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Question 20

In the 1870s,most immigrants to the United States came from southern Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

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