Question 1

Although corrupt,New York's Tammany Hall appealed to

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A)   big business looking to boost profits.
B)   recent immigrants and job seekers.
C)   state government seeking a system for granting contracts.
D)   reformers seeking to improve the social landscape.
E)   Congressmen looking to get rich. B

Question 2

One result of the Industrial Revolution and the spread of advertising across the country was the growing use of billboards and other signs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Carnegie's business model of controlling all aspects of the steel industry,from iron ore extraction to steel delivery,is known as

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A)   a monopoly.
B)   absolute control.
C)   vertical integration.
D)   horizontal integration.
E)   profit consolidation.

Question 4

Syndicates,put together by men such as Jay Gould and J.Pierpont Morgan,were established for the sole purpose of gaining total control over particular industries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the origins of the national consumer market.Which businesses and innovations were central to this development?

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Question 6

As the Industrial Revolution progressed in America,all of the following occurred except

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A)   Cities grew rapidly.
B)   People moved from farms to cities.
C)   Immigration became less important to America.
D)   Large-scale corporate firms dominated the American economy.
E)   Family businesses became less important to America's economy.

Question 7

Refrigerated rail cars were first developed to

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A)   get fresh produce to the North during the early spring.
B)   transport fresh food to Union troops in the field.
C)   bring fresh meat into the cities.
D)   send all types of perishable goods across long distances.
E)   transport ice from Canada to the states in the spring and fall.

Question 8

The need to market goods over wider areas gave rise to new forms of

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A)   labor organization.
B)   production.
C)   warehousing.
D)   accounting.
E)   advertising.

Question 9

The need for managers in the many new businesses of the late 1800s contributed significantly to the growth of

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A)   the middle class.
B)   America's expanding debt.
C)   payroll clerks.
D)   big business.
E)   company takeovers.

Question 10

The "Big Four" businessmen who left New York,went to California,and led the construction of the western railroads included all of the following except

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A)   Leland Stanford.
B)   Jay Gould.
C)   Charles Crocker.
D)   Mark Hopkins.
E)   Collis Huntington.

Question 11

In what ways,and to what extent,did the federal government help the various industries to develop to their fullest extent possible?

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The federal government has played a sign...

Question 12

The creation of national brand products such as NABISCO biscuits relied on all of the following,except

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A)   new forms of packaging.
B)   reliable transportation.
C)   nationwide advertising.
D)   mass production.
E)   horizontal integration.

Question 13

Industrialists justified their growing financial and political strength in all of the following ways except

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A)   They claimed their actions benefited all mankind, not just themselves.
B)   They pointed to the "survival of the fittest" rationale of Social Darwinism.
C)   They said they were exemplars of the Horatio Alger myth.
D)   They insisted that they earned what they had from hard work and declined unfair advantages.
E)   They stressed their belief in Protestant individualism.

Question 14

The person who cornered the market on oil refining in the late 1800s was

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A)   John D. Rockefeller.
B)   Andrew Carnegie.
C)   Leland Stanford.
D)   Cornelius Vanderbilt.
E)   William Randolph Hearst.

Question 15

Which of the following men is incorrectly paired with his technological development?

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A)   Thomas Edison - incandescent light bulb
B)   Elisha Otis - elevator
C)   Andrew Carnegie - steel for skyscrapers
D)   J. Pierpont Morgan - streetcar
E)   Alexander Graham Bell - telephone

Question 16

The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved

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A)   railroads.
B)   kickbacks.
C)   congressmen.
D)   company stock.
E)   All of these choices.

Question 17

Mechanization transformed labor in all of the following ways except

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A)   It pulled more women and children into factories.
B)   It led employers to seek out cheaper and cheaper workers.
C)   It led to safer working conditions.
D)   It made work more routine, as workers did the same task over and over again.
E)   It put workers at the mercy of increasingly large machines. C

Question 18

Shortly before the Civil War,it was discovered that kerosene,a byproduct of crude oil that had been considered useless,could be used for lighting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Tweed Ring,working out of Tammany Hall,was

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A)   a political machine designed to help workers get jobs.
B)   famously run by "Boss William Tweed," the leader of the dominant Democratic political organization or "machine" in New York City.
C)   a Chicago political machine.
D)   noted for helping the poor and the destitute.
E)   a haven for newly arrived immigrants. B

Question 20

Who were the major business leaders in the key industries,and how did they consolidate their companies and confirm their place as leaders in those industries?

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In the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

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One result of the Industrial Revolution and the spread of advertising across the country was the growing use of billboards and other signs.

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Syndicates,put together by men such as Jay Gould and J.Pierpont Morgan,were established for the sole purpose of gaining total control over particular industries.

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Explain the origins of the national consumer market.Which businesses and innovations were central to this development?

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As the Industrial Revolution progressed in America,all of the following occurred except

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Refrigerated rail cars were first developed to

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The need to market goods over wider areas gave rise to new forms of

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The need for managers in the many new businesses of the late 1800s contributed significantly to the growth of

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The "Big Four" businessmen who left New York,went to California,and led the construction of the western railroads included all of the following except

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In what ways,and to what extent,did the federal government help the various industries to develop to their fullest extent possible?

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The creation of national brand products such as NABISCO biscuits relied on all of the following,except

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Industrialists justified their growing financial and political strength in all of the following ways except

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The person who cornered the market on oil refining in the late 1800s was

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The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved

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