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According to this graphic, what was the role of midwestern cities in the meatpacking industry?

A
They were a major source of cattle for the meatpacking industry.
B
They served as a stopping point for farmers bringing their cattle to eastern cities.
C
They processed meat to be sold in the Great Plains.
D
They processed meat to be sold in eastern cities.
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The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

A
raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.
B
finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.
C
raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.
D
finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.
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A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

A
commercialization.
B
urbanization.
C
segregation.
D
industrialization.
4

What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

A
Instead of working together in factories, families worked at home.
B
Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.
C
Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.
D
Instead of whole families working at home, children went to work in factories.
5

Which of these groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

A
trade unions
B
guilds
C
labor unions
D
scabs
6

A push factor is best defined as

A
something that draws people to a new country.
B
something that causes people to leave their country.
C
any legal restriction on immigration.
D
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
7

How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

A
with overland mail carriages
B
with words typed out on a typewriter
C
with a series of bells of varying pitches
D
with Morse code
8

Why was Carnegie Steel able to offer its product at a lower price than its competitors?

A
Carnegie cut corners in his production, lowering his costs.
B
Carnegie made a weak product, which was less expensive.
C
Carnegie owned the raw materials, factories, and distribution.
D
Carnegie created the Bessemer process, which lowered costs.
9

Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
John D. Rockefeller
B
J. P. Morgan
C
Henry Ford
D
Andrew Carnegie
10

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the American Railway Union
B
the American Federation of Labor
C
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
D
the Lowell Mill girls
11

Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
12

The economy grew more quickly during the Gilded Age than at any other time in US history. Two factors that caused this growth were

A
a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.
B
a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
C
a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.
D
a great increase in steel production and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
13

Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

A
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
B
Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.
C
Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other’s tracks.
D
Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
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During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

A
taking jobs back to their native countries.
B
blocking American workers from applying for jobs.
C
competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.
D
forcing or intimidating employers into hiring them.
16

Which of these is an example of a service industry job in an urban center?

A
a factory worker
B
a farmer
C
a bank clerk
D
a railroad worker
17

How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell change American culture?

A
Their success discouraged people from trying to innovate the electricity or telephone industries.
B
Their success encouraged people to start big businesses.
C
Their success encouraged people to experiment and invent new products.
D
Their success discouraged people from working together to create new inventions.
18

A pull factor is best defined as

A
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
B
any legal restriction on immigration.
C
something that draws people to a new country.
D
something that causes people to leave their country.

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