Period 6 Review

After the Reconstruction Era, the Southern states were economically disadvantaged because of

• waves of immigration.

• the institution of slavery.

• their refusal to use goods made in the North.

• having relatively few factories compared to the northeast.

How did American industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?

• by inventing new technology

• by developing new farming techniques

• by using mainly slave or forced labor

• by creating monopolies and establishing trusts

In the 19th century, John D. Rockefeller was MOST associated with the company named _______

• U.S. Steel.

• Standard Oil.

• General Motors Corporation.

• American Telephone and Telegraph.

Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the United States in the last half of the 19th century?

• The economy was increasingly controlled by big corporations.

• Fewer women and children were used in industrial jobs.

• More people moved to rural areas in search of work.

• More people became craftsmen and artisans.

Industrialization in the 19th century is MOST associated with

• revolution

• urbanization

• agrarian life.

• Manifest Destiny.

In the years following the Civil War, many people moved to large cities in the North. Which factor would have been MOST likely to influence someone to move to a city like Pittsburgh or New York during this period?

• the availability of factory jobs

• the desire to live near the coast

• the availability of agricultural jobs

• the entertainment opportunities available there

Why was the Standard Oil Trust MOST likely pictured as an octopus with many tentacles in the cartoon?

• The Standard Oil Trust was seen as a danger to the traditional American way of life

• The Standard Oil Trust killed many different types of wildlife with its drilling practices.

• The Standard Oil Trust was seen as a monopoly that influenced government and other industries.

• The Standard Oil Trust built pipelines crossing the entire United States that endangered people and resources.

What was the effect of the Bessemer Process on the United States?

• It created a greater dependency on the slave trade.

• It led to the technological development of the nuclear bomb used to end World War II.

• It led to the immediate development of the airplane that improved international transportation.

• It allowed for the creation of vast amounts of railroad tracks, improved ships, and led to the development of skyscrapers.

In serious labor disputes which arose before 1900, the U.S. government

• usually supported company owners.

• tended to support the organized workers.

• usually remained strictly neutral, refusing to mediate the disputes.

• sometimes supported the workers and other times supported the owners.

Which group of immigrants poured into the United States between 1890 and 1920?

• Scandinavians and Germans

• Irish, Spanish, and Italian

• English, Scottish, and Welsh

• Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe