essentials us hist - chapter 16 inquiz [business & labor in the industrial era]

identify the ways that the government helped to stimulate the economy during the Civil War and the years that followed.

- Republican economic policies passed during the Civil War helped create a unified national market.

- Republican economic policies passed during the Civil War helped protect American industries from foreign competition.

what late-nineteenth-century development led to a growing class-consciousness in the United States?

the growing gap between the rich & the poor

place in chronological order the following events that contributed to the organized labor movement in the late nineteenth century.

- the Knights of Labor emerge.

- the Haymarket Riot erupts.

- the American Federation of Labor forms.

- the American Railway Union organizes the Pullman Strike.

as the first truly big business, served as the catalyst for the transition to an urban-industrial economy

railroad

allowed clothing to be mass produced

sewing machine

allowed factory owners to locate factories wherever they wished

electric motors

in the aftermath of the Civil War, what was the nature of the relationship between the Republican-led federal government & Big Business?

the U.S. government and large corporations became increasingly close allies following the end of the Civil War.

what were the conditions and consequences of child labor during the early twentieth century?

- child laborers suffered high rates of injury & respiratory diseases.

- some children worked in extremely dangerous conditions such as factories, mills, and mines.

both industrial and craft unions grew during the Gilded Age. however, many Americans still held negative views regarding unions. what are some of the reasons for these negative views?

- middle-class Americans viewed union members as violent radicals or anarchists.

- labor strikes often resulted in violence, which was blamed on the unions.

- unions were viewed as a threat to traditional American capitalism.

commenting on women in public roles, E. L. Youmans, a prominent science writer, remarked, "If there is one thing that pervades and characterizes what is called the 'woman's movement,' it is the spirit of revolt against the home, and the determination to escape from it into the outer spheres of activity."

which of the following statements accurately describes some of the backlash or limitations women faced when trying to escape the "cult of domesticity" in the Gilded Age?

- women's programs of study in college were often focused on "finishing" courses or "home economics," which typically emphasized domestic roles women could resume after college.

- as editor of the magazine Ladies' Home Journal, Edward Bok tried to "keep women in the home" by filling the magazine's pages with information on sewing, cooking, religion, politics, & fiction.

which of the following examples accurately reflect the relationship between the federal government & Big Business during the Gilded Age?

- by adopting a laissez-faire approach, the government tended to avoid interfering in the cutthroat and destructive practices of Big Business.

- the federal government passed the Homestead Act of 1862 to create new markets for goods & services supported by Big Business.

- the federal government used tariff policies to strengthen its alliance with Big Business, helping to increase the income of those businesses that supported the Republican party.

which of the following statements accurately reflect the development of labor unions after the Civil War through the early twentieth century?

- workers from all types of industries & skill levels typically benefited from the formation of industrial unions.

- the growth of new businesses required a massive labor force, creating the opportunity for workers to form unions that would represent their interests collectively.

child labor was commonly used during the Second Industrial Revolution. what were some of the consequences of this form of labor?

- children who worked in factories experienced long-term health consequences.

- children were particularly susceptible to on-the-job injuries.

- many children who worked in factories were uneducated.

identify the examples of laissez-faire economic doctrine & its effects during the late nineteenth century.

- some politicians' willingness to stay out of businesses in exchange for campaign contributions

- the federal government's lack of oversight for the working conditions for wage earners

which of the following statements accurately describe the opportunities available to women because of the changes wrought by the industrial revolution that came after the Civil War?

while some women entered the workforce, these jobs tended to require women to remain at home.

an arrangement that gives a person or corporation the legal power to manage another person's money or another company

trust

a company that owns a majority of the stock in other companies but produces nothing itself

holding company

a legal entity that separates the ownership of an enterprise from the management of its operations and affords shareholders the protection of limited liability

corporation