Graded Flashcardizz

Front

What conditions led to workers forming unions? Long hours, Low wages, Child labor, All of the above

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All of the above

Front

Using machines to produce goods rather than humans is

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Industrialization

Front

What were some of the jobs that children had to do during child labor?

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Sweeping chimneys and working in factories

Front

Why were children often sent to do dangerous work that adults couldn't do?

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Because children were cheaper to employ than adults.

Front

What inventor created the phonograph, the light bulb, motion pictures, and several electric companies?

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Thomas Edison

Front

When a single company maintains control of an entire market, it is called

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a monopoly

Front

Steel changed people’s lives by making possible the

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construction of skyscrapers

Front

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism? Options: businesses operating with little government interference, the state establishing production quotas, central planning committees setting prices on goods, decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

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businesses operating with little government interference

Front

What was one of the main reasons for the high death toll in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

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Lack of fire escapes

Front

Which group was most affected by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

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Young immigrant women