Industrial Revolution Test
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- Q1Railroad companies consolidated byending the rate wars.buying up smaller rail lines.giving away free land.getting injunctions against unions30s
- Q2What was an advantage of the Bessemer Process?Enabled steel makers to produce strong steel at a lower costEnabled steel makers to produce iron at a lower costAllowed JP Morgan to sell his bankAllowed Andrew Carnegie to offer rebates to farmers30s
- Q3What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?expanding membership in labor unionsincreased use of homemade goodsreduced cost of goodsimproved safety conditions30s
- Q4Which practice did railroad companies use to force small companies out of business while hurting shippers such as farmers who had to pay full price?poolnetworkconsolidaterebate30s
- Q5Why could trains from one line not run on the tracks of another?Different rail lines used different gaugesCompanies were on strikeRail lines refused to offer rebatesGovernment subsidies30s
- Q6What are two causes of the rise of industry?railroads spurs business-new inventions make business efficientlabor unions-triangle shirt factory firefarmers increase production-prices for crops decreasemonopolies-trusts30s
- Q7Gaining control of all the steps used to change raw materials into finished products is…Consolidatingtrustsmonopolyvertical integration30s
- Q8What was the benefit of the refrigerated railroad car?beef was kept fresh while being carried to marketsall of the abovepassengers will keep cool in the summerlive cattle can now be shipped and kept fresh30s
- Q9What was a benefit of the invention of Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone?pace of business sped up even moreunemployment increased dramaticallythe telegraph business increased dramaticallyhelped the military communicate more efficiently30s
- Q10How did the automobile and airplane change American life?reduced competitionimproved travel, made travel faster, easier, and cheaper.it eliminated monopolies.it eliminated railroads.30s
- Q11What was a benefit of steel making in Pittsburgh?Farmers were able to sell their goods for a higher price.Brought jobs and prosperity.Gave a discount to railroad companies.All of the above.30s
- Q12What was a an argument against trusts?too much competition was badhigher wagesreduced competitionimproved the quality of life30s
- Q13What was a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?monopolies were outlawedfactories were made smallerstates approved new safety laws to help protect factory workersbusiness increased in the garment industry30s
- Q14Which of the following statements is true about business in the late 1800s?investors were unwilling to lend money to corporationsbusiness leaders encouraged competitionthe government took over many failing businesseslarge corporations forced many smaller businesses to close30s
- Q15Why would farmers be upset with railroad companies?railroad companies refused to ship their cropstrains polluted the airrailroad companies offered them rebatesrailroad companies offered rebates to bigger companies that were rich30s