APUSH chapter 17 Industrial Revolution and Labor Movement Quiz

Who invented the process to turn iron into steel, making it possible to produce large quantities and dimensions for construction and railroads?

• Henry Bessemer

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which industry emerged in Pennsylvania and Ohio, notably in Pittsburgh, due to the availability of iron and fuel?

• Automobile industry

• Steel industry

• Oil industry

• Textile industry

What was the most important change in production that was first used by Henry Ford in an automobile plant in 1914?

• Mass production and assembly line

• Small-scale production

• Handcrafted production

• Customized production

Which English philosopher championed the theory of Social Darwinism, which justified the survival of the fittest in the marketplace?

• John Stuart Mill

• Adam Smith

• Herbert Spencer

• Karl Marx

Who advocated the idea that with great wealth comes great responsibility to use riches to advance social progress in his book 'Gospel of Wealth'?

• Henry Ford

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

Which labor organization allowed women to join and championed for an 8-hour workday and an end to child labor?

• National Labor Union

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• Socialist Labor Party

What was the name of the strike at the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894, which led to transportation being frozen nationwide?

• Haymarket Strike

• Homestead Strike

• Great Railroad Strike

• Pullman Strike

Which labor organization became the most important and enduring national labor group in the 1880s, led by Samuel Gompers?

• American Federation of Labor

• National Labor Union

• Knights of Labor

• Socialist Labor Party

What was the name of the strike that began after a 10% wage cut was announced, leading to the disruption of rail service and the mobilization of state militia?

• Pullman Strike

• Great Railroad Strike

• Homestead Strike

• Haymarket Strike

Which industrialist controlled 90% of refined oil in the US through horizontal and vertical integration?

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller