Module 3: Industrialization

Which of the following factors helped lead to a period of industrial growth during the late 1800s?

• the increase in the cost of hiring labor

• the decline in the population of urban areas

• the decline in government spending for business and innovation

• the increase in the development of new uses for natural resources

How did new inventions and developments in the late 19th century change the way people worked?

• New technology led to an increase in the average workweek by roughly ten hours

• New developments reduced the flexibility of manufacturers to decide where to locate their plants

• New inventions decreased the number of jobs, which made it more difficult for women to find work

• New processes helped make it possible to make larger quantities of goods in a shorter amount of time.

Who invented the typewriter?

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

• Lewis H. Latimer

Who invented the telephone?

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

• Lewis H. Latimer

Which of the follow was true of railroad workers?

• Most railroad workers were paid high wages

• Most railroad workers were limited to an eight-hour workday

• Railroad workers endured harsh conditions and frequent accidents

• Immigrant railroad workers earned as much money as the other workers

How did the growth of railroads affect the economy?

• Growth helped lead to an increase in product specialization

• Growth led to a decrease in the demand for natural resources

• Growth reduced the interdependence between cities and towns

• Growth reduced the size of cities as people left to work on farms

Which of the following conditions led to a favorable climate for industry in the late 1800s?

• The heavy involvement of government in business

• The negative view of entrepreneurship held by society

• The belief that a strong work ethic could make a person successful

• The belief that individuals could not better themselves through their own efforts

A company that has complete control over an industry's production, wages, and prices:

• Monopoly

• Trust

• Pool

• Holding Company

Competing companies that put control of their businesses under a single group:

• Monopoly

• Trust

• Pool

• Holding Company

A corporation that buys out the stock of competing companies:

• Holding Company

• Pool

• Monopoly

• Trust