// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch19 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch19 // question: 17671938 name: All of the following were technological advances for railroads except the ::All of the following were technological advances for railroads except the::[html]All of the following were technological advances for railroads except the{ ~move from iron to steel tracks.#Incorrect ~adoption of knuckle couplers#Incorrect ~use of automatic signals.#Incorrect ~introduction of air brakes.#Incorrect =switch from the open-hearth to the Bessemer process in steel mills.#Correct } // question: 17671955 name: Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry. ::Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry.::[html]Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry.{ ~oil#Incorrect =steel#Correct ~railroad#Incorrect ~textile#Incorrect ~coal#Incorrect } // question: 17671954 name: Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to ::Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to::[html]Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to{ ~encourage competition.#Incorrect =regulate expansion and insulate corporations from fluctuations in the economic cycle.#Correct ~stimulate rate wars within the major markets.#Incorrect ~reduce the role of investment bankers in the economy.#Incorrect ~encourage government regulation of industry.#Incorrect } // question: 17671933 name: During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that ::During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that::[html]During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that{ =farmers were often forced to pay higher prices.#Correct ~Standard Oil paid the highest prices.#Incorrect ~prices were highest in urban areas.#Incorrect ~no railroads were built into farm areas.#Incorrect ~prices were fair for everyone.#Incorrect } // question: 17671937 name: During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act ::During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act::[html]During the nineteenth century, the Sherman Antitrust Act{ ~successfully dissolved the ten largest corporations in the United States.#Incorrect ~was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.#Incorrect ~was never used at all.#Incorrect =was used by big business to break up unions and strikes.#Correct ~failed to pass either house of congress.#Incorrect } // question: 17671942 name: In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the ::In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the::[html]In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the{ ~Standard Oil Company.#Incorrect ~Northern Pacific Railroad.#Incorrect ~American Tobacco Company.#Incorrect ~Pullman Company.#Incorrect =U.S. Steel Corporation.#Correct } // question: 17671951 name: In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was ::In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was::[html]In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was{ ~just entering the industrial revolution phase of development.#Incorrect ~less productive than the three major powers.#Incorrect =the world leader in manufacturing output.#Correct ~still basically an agricultural society.#Incorrect ~unable to compete because of high labor costs.#Incorrect } // question: 17671946 name: In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the ::In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the::[html]In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the{ ~Industrial Workers of the World.#Incorrect ~all labor unions.#Incorrect ~bakery employees.#Incorrect =anti-union interests.#Correct ~Samuel Gompers.#Incorrect } // question: 17671941 name: In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court ::In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court::[html]In the landmark decision of Munn v. Illinois (1877), the Supreme Court{ ~declared state railroad regulations unconstitutional.#Incorrect =upheld the right of states to regulate public businesses including railroads.#Correct ~established federal guidelines for agricultural production.#Incorrect ~outlawed segregation in companies engaged in interstate commerce.#Incorrect ~outlawed child labor.#Incorrect } // question: 17671948 name: In the late 1890s, farmers experienced ::In the late 1890s, farmers experienced::[html]In the late 1890s, farmers experienced{ =a new era of prosperity.#Correct ~the adoption of the silver standard.#Incorrect ~a steady drop in prices that lasted until World War I#Incorrect ~an increase in the deflation trend.#Incorrect ~success in seeing "one of their own" elected president.#Incorrect } // question: 17671947 name: In the late nineteenth century, the railroads ::In the late nineteenth century, the railroads::[html]In the late nineteenth century, the railroads{ ~employed more workers than any other industry.#Incorrect ~established the four standard time zones still used in the United States today.#Incorrect ~were the major means of transporting people and products across the country.#Incorrect ~employed unfair pricing practices.#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 17671944 name: Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's ... ::Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's ...::[html]Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's use of the{ ~Interstate Commerce clause.#Incorrect ~Jim Crow laws.#Incorrect =Sherman Antitrust Act.#Correct ~Voting Rights Act.#Incorrect ~Fourteenth Amendment.#Incorrect } // question: 17671949 name: Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which ::Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which::[html]Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which{ ~workers would retire at the age of 60.#Incorrect ~women would get equal pay for equal work.#Incorrect ~most industrial workers would buy land and return to the farm.#Incorrect ~all workers would belong to craft unions.#Incorrect =workers' cooperatives would own and manage the means of production.#Correct } // question: 17671959 name: The "gospel of wealth" ::The "gospel of wealth"::[html]The "gospel of wealth"{ =encouraged rich people to use their excess profits for the benefit of society.#Correct ~was rejected by most Protestant denominations.#Incorrect ~was a philosophy created by J. P. Morgan.#Incorrect ~led to the first federal welfare program in U.S. history.#Incorrect ~led to higher income taxes on the rich.#Incorrect } // question: 17671936 name: The Farmers' Alliance advocated ::The Farmers' Alliance advocated::[html]The Farmers' Alliance advocated{ ~importation of Asians to provide cheap farm labor.#Incorrect =cooperatives to eliminate middlemen and to maximize farmers' profits.#Correct ~federal production and price controls.#Incorrect ~limitations on the number of women and children employed as farm workers.#Incorrect ~re-establishing slavery.#Incorrect } // question: 17671958 name: The goal of Coxey's Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to​ ::The goal of Coxey's Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to​::[html]The goal of Coxey's Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to{ ~unite the various labor groups into one massive movement.#Incorrect ~stage a militia raid on the federal government.#Incorrect ~protest the rise of robber barons and their vast economic power.#Incorrect =press the federal government to put these unemployed men to work.#Correct ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 17671935 name: The head of the American Railway Union involved in the Pullman strike was ::The head of the American Railway Union involved in the Pullman strike was::[html]The head of the American Railway Union involved in the Pullman strike was{ ~William Bryan.#Incorrect ~Terence Powderly.#Incorrect =Eugene Debs.#Correct ~James Blaine.#Incorrect ~James Duke.#Incorrect } // question: 17671960 name: The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed ::The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed::[html]The Interstate Commerce Act outlawed{ =unfair pricing activities on the part of railroads.#Correct ~outlawed the restraint of trade between states.#Incorrect ~attempted to control business trusts.#Incorrect ~extended subsidies to railroads.#Incorrect ~none of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 17671953 name: The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic ... ::The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic ...::[html]The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic Party was{ ~income tax.#Incorrect =the coinage of silver.#Correct ~government control of railroads.#Incorrect ~direct election of senators.#Incorrect ~women's suffrage.#Incorrect } // question: 17671931 name: The Knights of Labor parted from normal labor organization because they ::The Knights of Labor parted from normal labor organization because they::[html]The Knights of Labor parted from normal labor organization because they{ =were organized by industry rather than by craft.#Correct ~were organized by craft rather than by industry.#Incorrect ~admitted only skilled labor.#Incorrect ~were relatively unorganized.#Incorrect ~sought only higher wages and better working conditions.#Incorrect } // question: 17671950 name: The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was ::The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was::[html]The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was{ =Samuel Gompers.#Correct ~"Big Bill" Haywood.#Incorrect ~John L. Lewis.#Incorrect ~Eugene Debs.#Incorrect ~Mark Hanna.#Incorrect } // question: 17671945 name: The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because ::The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because::[html]The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because{ =President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops to break the strike.#Correct ~the U.S. attorney general used a federal injunction against the railroads.#Incorrect ~the Pullman Company compromised with the unions in order to prevent violence.#Incorrect ~the strike leaders were honored in the national capitol.#Incorrect ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 17671957 name: The railroad strike of 1877 ::The railroad strike of 1877::[html]The railroad strike of 1877{ ~was a major victory for the union workers.#Incorrect =led many cities to construct armories.#Correct ~saw the middle class side with railroad workers.#Incorrect ~was settled peacefully.#Incorrect ~has remained the worst labor violence in American history.#Incorrect } // question: 17671956 name: The single largest employer of this time period was which of the following? ::The single largest employer of this time period was which of the following?::[html]The single largest employer of this time period was which of the following?{ =railroads#Correct ~factories#Incorrect ~commercial farmers#Incorrect ~federal government#Incorrect ~state government#Incorrect } // question: 17671952 name: The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for ::The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for::[html]The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for{ ~the assassination of Henry Frick.#Incorrect ~federal government's criticism of Andrew Carnegie.#Incorrect =armed resistance by striking steel workers.#Correct ~intercession by the president on behalf of the strikers.#Incorrect ~arrest of Eugene Debs.#Incorrect } // question: 17671943 name: The winner of the 1896 presidential election was ::The winner of the 1896 presidential election was::[html]The winner of the 1896 presidential election was{ =William McKinley.#Correct ~William Jennings Bryan.#Incorrect ~Theodore Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~Mark Hanna.#Incorrect ~Benjamin Harrison.#Incorrect } // question: 17671940 name: Which of the following events occurred first? ::Which of the following events occurred first?::[html]Which of the following events occurred first?{ =founding of Knights of Labor#Correct ~Haymarket Square incident#Incorrect ~founding of American Federation of Labor#Incorrect ~Homestead strike#Incorrect ~Depression of 1893#Incorrect } // question: 17671939 name: Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil? ::Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?::[html]Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?{ ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect ~James Duke#Incorrect ~Andrew Carnegie#Incorrect ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect =John D. Rockefeller#Correct } // question: 17671930 name: Which of these factors did not contribute to workers' increasing unhappiness ... ::Which of these factors did not contribute to workers' increasing unhappiness ...::[html]Which of these factors did not contribute to workers' increasing unhappiness and frustration in the late nineteenth century?{ ~the dangerous conditions in factories.#Incorrect ~lack of government safety regulations.#Incorrect =employer demands that they become increasingly skilled.#Correct ~loss of autonomy.#Incorrect ~mechanization.#Incorrect } // question: 17671932 name: Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest? ::Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?::[html]Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?{ ~Congress of Industrial Organizations#Incorrect ~National Labor Union#Incorrect ~Industrial Workers of the World#Incorrect ~American Federation of Labor#Incorrect =Knights of Labor#Correct } // question: 17671934 name: William Jennings Bryan is noted for ::William Jennings Bryan is noted for::[html]William Jennings Bryan is noted for{ ~winning the popular vote for President in 1896 but losing the electoral vote.#Incorrect ~serving as legal counsel for the American Railway Union in the Pullman strike.#Incorrect ~switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party after the election of 1890.#Incorrect ~serving beer and wine at campaign meetings.#Incorrect =expressing the views of the farmers and laborers in his "cross of gold" speech.#Correct }