Cook Industrialization

Which statement best describes the role of

railroads in the industrialization of the United States?

• They were the earliest form of commercial

  transportation.

• They are more important to industry today

  than they were 100 years ago.

• They provided an efficient means of

  transportation during the Age of Big Business.

• They were unable to compete in areas that

  had good water transportation.

In the United States, how has industrialization

affected the status of women?

• Equal job opportunities have become

  increasingly available to women.

• Women continue to be limited to home and

  family concerns.

• The earning power of women has become

  equal to that of men.

• Issues affecting women are not considered

  politically important.

Which situation was a direct result of the

industrialization of the United States during the period from 1865 to 1900?

• organized labor successfully using strikes to

  achieve gains in the status of labor

• technological growth creating controversial

  issues such as death with dignity and living wills

• the population shifting from urban to rural

  areas as agriculture became more productive

• an expanding job market creating a need for

  immigrant labor

From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of

industry affect American society?

• The percentage of Americans living in urban

  areas increased.

• Restrictions on immigration created a more

  homogeneous culture.

• Population centers shifted from the Northeast

  to the South.

• The United States experienced the

  disappearance of the traditional “family farm.”

Which factor that contributed to the economic

growth of the United States in the period from 1865 to 1920 aroused the most opposition?

• growth of rapid transportation

• existence of democratic government

• mechanization of agriculture

• liberal immigration policies

Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on early patterns of industrialization in the United States?

• scarcity of flat land on which to build

  factories

• availability of water-power to operate machines

  
  

• shortages of timber and coal

• desire of workers to live in mild climates

Which group’s numbers increased the most as a

result of the Industrial Revolution?

• skilled craftsmen

• landed aristocracy

• urban middle class

• owners of small farms

In the early 1800s, which factor was most

important in the development of Northern manufacturing centers?

• abundance of water power

• availability of slave labor in the North

• development of gold mines

• access to passes through the Appalachian

  
  

I will build a motor car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one—and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God’s great open spaces.— Henry Ford, 1909

• providing cars in a variety of models

• creating a business monopoly

• downsizing the labor force

• using the assembly line

  
  

In the last half of the 1800s, which development

led to the other three?

• creation of labor unions

• formation of trusts

• growth of industrialization

• expansion of the middle class