Question 1

Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner could both be called Social Darwinists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful airplane flight in 1903

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A)   took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
B)   lasted just over one minute.
C)   did not in fact take off by itself.
D)   took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and did not in fact take off by itself.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,the social writer Henry George argued in favor of

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A)   taxing only the richest Americans.
B)   a single land tax to replace all other taxes.
C)   government efforts to increase land values.
D)   heavier taxes on the raw materials of industry.
E)   abolishing all taxes.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor favored the concept of one big union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The Pennsylvania Railroad was created by

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A)   the state government of Pennsylvania.
B)   steam engine manufacturers in the region.
C)   the Pennsylvania Steel Company.
D)   the Pennsylvania Steel Workers Union.
E)   the United States military.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Why was there no sustained commitment to labor radicalism in the late nineteenth century?

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The lack of sustained commitment to labo...

Question 9

During the late nineteenth century,child labor in the United States

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A)   increased significantly.
B)   was unregulated by laws in most states.
C)   saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.
D)   both increased significantly and saw more children working in factories than in agriculture.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

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)   saw nearly five million cars on American roads.
D)   was almost nonexistent.
E)   finally became feasible thanks to the innovations of Henry Ford.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth promoted philanthropy by the rich.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Around the turn of the century,relatively few Americans shared the views of those who questioned capitalism itself.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

There was significant use of air power in World War I,but commercial air flights did not seem like a possibility until Charles Lindbergh's flight in the 1920s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The new rationale for capitalism in the late nineteenth century rested on an older ideology of individualism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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) A) and B)

Question 17

What developments occurred within emerging corporations that resulted in a concentration of wealth and power?

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Several developments within emerging cor...

Question 18

The 1894 strike against the Pullman Company was led in part by ________,the head of the American Railway Union.

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The answer of The 1894 strike against the Pullman Company...

Question 19

________ invented the incandescent or electric lightbulb.

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The answer of ________ invented the incandescent or electric lightbulb....

Question 20

By 1900,factory work in the United States required ever-increasing levels of skill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

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