Unit 5 Urbanization and Industrialization Review

How did the growth of railroads in the late 1800s impact the US economy?

• Government became less involved in economics

• Increased competition and decreased prices

• Enabled companies to gain new sources of raw materials and access new markets

• Led to increased reliance on foreign trade

How did railroad expansion impact American society following the Civil War?

• There was a population shift to rural parts of the country

• The nation's economy shifted back towards agriculture

• Businesses began to decrease in size

• Oil and steel industries gained a lot of political and economic power

How did Carnegie's views on the Gospel of Wealth compare to his business practices?

• He kept prices low for the benefit of average Americans

• He led restrictive hiring practices that discriminated against immigrants

• He promoted employees based only on performance

• He used monopolistic business practices that hurt small businesses and consumers

How did the Standard Oil Company, led by John Rockefeller, achieve financial success?

• Built factories outside of the United States

• Attracted government investment by producing something the government needed

• Convinced only the most talented workers to work for him by offering higher wages

• Used vertical integration to control the entire process of production

The creation of the electric light bulb led to which of the following?

• Decline in dependence on oil

• Increase in factory operation hours

• Instant communication

• Free electricity distribution to homes

What led to the creation of new inventions in the 1800s?

• Development of the steam engine

• Development of labor specialization

• Discovery of nuclear energy

• Discovery of electric current

Why was the screening process for immigrants different at Angel Island than Ellis Island?

• Angel Island screenings were motivated by racial prejudice

• At Angel Island, unskilled workers were rejected

• Communists were rejected at Angel Island

• Catholics at Angel Island were often rejected

What was nativism in the late nineteenth century?

• Policy of protecting native citizens and their interests to the detriment of others

• Movement to return land to Native American tribes

• Policy of allowing only native born citizens to run for government

• Movement by many American immigrants to return to their homelands

Why did union membership increase in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• There was a growing demand for worker's rights

• There was a growing demand for deregulation of industry

• There was a growing demand for conservation

• There was a growing demand for consumer safety

Which of the following best explains the list below:

-Shorter workdays

-Improved workplace safety

-Higher wages for workers

-Restrictions on child labor

• Nativist demands for reform

• Laissez-faire government policies

• Issues that labor unions wanted fixed

• Goals of the temperance movement