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How did Carnegie’s early job with the railroads greatly contribute to his success in the steel business?

A
It helped him predict that the demand for steel to build railroad tracks and bridges was growing.
B
It taught him how to lay railroad tracks with steel.
C
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was his best customer when he built his business.
D
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company paid him well enough to eventually invest in his own business.
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Read the quotation from Theodore Rhodie, a former Pullman employee.“I do not like to walk up there and hand up my membership in the American Railway Union because when a man asks me to give up my principles, my rights as an American citizen, he might just as well ask for my life.”To which result of the Pullman strike is Theodore Rhodie referring?

A
the loss of money by the Pullman Company
B
the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs
C
the rehiring of workers who resigned from Debs’s union
D
the increase in anti-union court decisions
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Which group did nativists specifically target as threats to "American culture"?

A
Catholic and Protestant immigrants
B
Protestant and Chinese immigrants
C
Catholic and Jewish immigrants
D
Protestant and Jewish immigrants
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One of the goals of nativist groups was

A
inclusion.
B
immigration.
C
exclusion.
D
education.
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How did John D. Rockefeller horizontally integrate his monopoly in 1882?

A
He created a trust that controlled ninety percent of the nation's oil refineries.
B
He created a trust that controlled oil wells, refineries, and distribution networks.
C
He purchased coal plants around the country to add to his business.
D
He purchased iron mines around the country to add to his business.
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In which of the following situations would the government have been most likely to become involved in union protests?

A
a successful strike
B
a union formed against a company’s will
C
a violent or destructive protest
D
a request by management
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How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

A
with a series of bells of varying pitches
B
with words typed out on a typewriter
C
with Morse code
D
with overland mail carriages
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What was one result of landlords not taking care of tenements in the early 1900s?

A
People only lived in them for short periods of time.
B
People got sick due to unsafe living conditions.
C
Rooms were overcrowded despite regulations.
D
Elevators were usually broken and out of order.
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Between 1870 and 1916, approximately how many immigrants came to the United States?

A
10 million
B
25 million
C
75 million
D
125 million
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The two major immigration stations in the United States were located

A
in San Francisco in the West and New York in the East.
B
in Philadelphia in the East and Chicago in the Midwest.
C
in New York in the North and Charleston in the South.
D
in San Francisco in the West and Philadelphia in the East.
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In the mid- to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. What is another way that railroad companies used the land?

A
They mined the land for coal and other natural resources.
B
They sold some of the land to farmers and ranchers.
C
They built factories along the rail lines.
D
They created land preservations in order to protect the environment.
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How did employment change during the Second Industrial Revolution?

A
Unskilled workers became more important.
B
Skilled workers became more important.
C
Wages dramatically increased in a short period.
D
More people began to work on farms than in factories.
13

What was one difference between “old” immigrants and “new” immigrants in the 1800s?

A
“Old” immigrants were Protestants and Jews. “New” immigrants were Catholics and Jews.
B
“Old” immigrants settled among the native population. “New” immigrants formed their own neighborhoods.
C
“Old” immigrants were welcomed by the native population. “New” immigrants were met with hostility.
D
“Old” immigrants often had property and skills. “New” immigrants tended to be unskilled workers.
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Many poor people in urban areas worked in small factories called

A
slums.
B
sweatshops.
C
tenements.
D
trams.
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Look at the map.How did the railroads affect the relationship between eastern cities and the Great Plains?

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A
Railroads brought settlers to cities in the East and crops and grain to farms in the Great Plains.
B
Railroads brought crops and grain to cities in the East and settlers to farms in the Great Plains.
C
Railroads brought settlers west, but did not bring anything east, so the relationship was not equal.
D
Railroads brought crops and grain east, but did not bring anything west, so the relationship was not equal.
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Which of the following best describes nativism?

A
a group’s shared beliefs, values, and ways of life
B
the belief that the interests of native citizens should come before the interests of outsiders
C
the act of separating one group from another group
D
a distinct group that lives or works together within a larger community
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An action taken by employers or by the government against workers who wanted to organize was

A
collective bargaining
B
boycotts
C
union busting
D
arbitration
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Which conditions explain why there were so many working poor in the Industrial Age?

A
Many workers faced high wages and low rents.
B
Many workers faced low wages and high rents.
C
Many workers faced high wages and high rents.
D
Many workers faced low wages and low rents.
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How did living in company towns make union membership more difficult for workers?

A
Workers received free homes, food, and clothing.
B
Company guards and agents spied on and reported workers.
C
Workers made enough money that they did not need unions.
D
They could fire workers who moved away from the town.
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How did the Bessemer process contribute to industrial growth in the Gilded Age?

A
The Bessemer process made it possible to mass-produce steel, which was used to build factories.
B
The Bessemer process made it possible to construct combustion engines, which were used in cars.
C
The Bessemer process led to the invention of electricity, which was used to power urban areas.
D
The Bessemer process led to the invention of the telegraph, which helped businesses communicate.

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