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U.S. History Week 18
Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business, 1870-1900
I designed a quiz related to chapter 18 at the bottom of this article.
Directions for the quiz:
- Scroll down & click on the first thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
- Choose an answer for each question.
- Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
- The correct answer is on the screen following the question.
- Compare your answers with those provided.
- If you cannot easily see the correct answer, check the captions.
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Review the following Chapter 18 pages:
- Introduction
- Inventors of the Age
- From Invention to Industrial Growth
- Building Industrial America on the Backs of Labor
- A New American Consumer Culture
- Key Terms
- Summary
Practice learning Chapter 18 Key Terms on Quizlet:
Week 18 Videos:
- Almanac: Andrew Carnegie (1:49)
- The Machines That Built America: Alexander Graham Bell’s Revolutionary Invention (8:52)
- The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 (5:40)
- The History of Thomas Edison (3:04)
- History Channel: The Haymarket Square Riot (2:08)
- The Homestead Strike (5:36)
Review the following information featuring the U.S.:
- New Hampshire (7:26)
- New Jersey (6:34)
- Woodrow Wilson and the Suffragettes
- Ellen Axson Wilson: American Impressionist
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson and the Lalique Brooch
- Warren G. Harding: Bloviator of Nostrums and the Founding Fathers
- Florence Kling Harding and the Veterans
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U.S. History Week 18 Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business 1870-1900 |
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Approximately 50% of American adults worked in factories in 1860. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is false. |
New inventions of the late 1800s & early 1900s enabled women to broaden their knowledge & employment options. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is true. |
By 1910, the United States had become the largest manufacturer of ___. Answer choices include: animated films, textiles, steel, petroleum |
The correct answer is steel. |
When was the first transatlantic cable line laid? Answer choices include: 1818, 1858, 1898, 1938 |
The correct answer is 1858. |
Who was the first person to obtain a patent and capitalize on the telephone? Answer choices include: Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Samuel Morse, Benjamin Franklin |
The correct answer is Alexander Graham Bell. |
Who registered 1,093 patents, including the incandescent light bulb, which transformed the world. Answer choices include: Nikola Tesla, Charles Good year, Eli Whitley, Thomas Edison |
The correct answer is Thomas Edison. |
Businessmen who amassed great fortunes in the late 1800s were called ___. Answer choices include: paparazzi, sharks, robber barons, Mr. Wonderful |
The correct answer is robber barons. |
The correct answer is differential shipping rates. |
Who made a fortune in the steel industry, wrote The Gospel of Wealth, & thought tycoons owed a debt to society? Answer choices include: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Jay Gould |
The correct answer is Andrew Carnegie. |
Who was an oil tycoon utilizing horizontal & vertical integration to monopolize numerous smaller companies? Answer choices include: Horatio Alger, J.P. Morgan, Gustavus Swift, John D. Rockefeller |
The correct answer is John D. Rockefeller. |
Estimates indicate that approximately __ percent of Americans lived at or below poverty level in 1900. Answer choices include: 5, 10, 20, 50 |
The correct answer is 20. |
Some businesses required potential employees to sign a ___ contract in which they agreed not to join a labor union. Answer choices include: bill of sale, promissory, yellow-dog, licensing |
The correct answer is yellow-dog. |
The correct answer is Molly Maguires. |
What was the first victory for federal employees by the National Labor Union? Answer choices include: 8-hr workday, equal rights for women, equal rights for African Americans, currency reform |
The correct answer is 8-hr workday. |
The correct answer is Knights of Labor. |
Which U.S. President attached mail cars to railroad cars in order to halt a nationwide train strike? Answer choices include: Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Warren Harding |
The correct answer is Grover Cleveland. |
Forming in 1886, ___ became “the consumer’s bible” with its mail-order catalog business. Answer choices include: Aaron Montgomery Ward; Sears, Roebuck & Company; Macy's; Marshall Field's |
The correct answer is Sears, Roebuck & Company. |
In 1900, businesses in the United States were spending approximately $100 million annually on advertising. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is true. |
Purchasing many items on credit helped many people in America from going into debt. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is false. |
The correct answer is Singer Sewing Machine Company. |
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