Question 1

According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth,

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A)   successful businessmen had every right to live as they pleased.
B)   only pious Americans would prosper.
C)   it was the "Christian duty" of every American to become wealthy.
D)   the rich had great responsibilities to society.
E)   the wealthy had earned their money through God's blessing alone.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

One of the first corporate laboratories in the United States was opened by ________ in 1900.

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Question 3

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward discovered a utopian world in eighteenth-century America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The business structure of Standard Oil was a good example of

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A)   vertical integration.
B)   horizontal integration.
C)   diagonal integration.
D)   central integration.
E)   vertical and horizontal integration.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

In steel,the central figure adopting the new corporate form of organization in the industry was ________.

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Question 6

The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was ________.

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Question 7

Which aspects of Social Darwinism do you believe are true and which are false? Why?

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Question 8

The American oil industry emerged in the late nineteenth century largely in response to the needs of the steel industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In what industry did the Homestead strike of 1892 occur?

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

Question 10

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

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Question 11

The great railroad strike of 1877

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A)   began in the West and spread east.
B)   saw the federal government refuse to intervene.
C)   was launched in response to a wage cut.
D)   saw organized labor gain its first major victory in the United States.
E)   resulted in only two deaths around the country.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The Molly Maguires were a militant

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A)   offshoot of the Knights of Labor.
B)   anti-immigration organization.
C)   woman suffrage organization.
D)   anarchist group.
E)   labor union in the coal industry.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

The Knights of Labor accepted both the eight-hour day and the wage system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?

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A)   Henry Bessemer
B)   Andrew Carnegie
C)   J. Pierpont Morgan
D)   Henry Clay Frick
E)   James J. HillF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

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 E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

The first and most important proponent of Social Darwinism was the English philosopher ________.

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Question 18

The author made famous by her 1869 book Little Women was ________.

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Question 19

Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was an example of a combination of horizontal and vertical integration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Russell Conwell became prominent in the late nineteenth century by delivering his "________" lecture more than 6,000 times.

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Exam 17: Industrial Supremacy

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The first and most important proponent of Social Darwinism was the English philosopher ________.

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The American oil industry emerged in the late nineteenth century largely in response to the needs of the steel industry.

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The business structure of Standard Oil was a good example of

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Russell Conwell became prominent in the late nineteenth century by delivering his "________" lecture more than 6,000 times.

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The great railroad strike of 1877

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

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The Knights of Labor accepted both the eight-hour day and the wage system.

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The most important leader of the Knights of Labor was ________.

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One of the first corporate laboratories in the United States was opened by ________ in 1900.

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Who among the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry?

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According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth,

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Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward discovered a utopian world in eighteenth-century America.

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Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was an example of a combination of horizontal and vertical integration.

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

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In steel,the central figure adopting the new corporate form of organization in the industry was ________.

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The author made famous by her 1869 book Little Women was ________.

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In the United States,the steel industry first emerged in

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In what industry did the Homestead strike of 1892 occur?

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Which aspects of Social Darwinism do you believe are true and which are false? Why?

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