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Which is the best example of a political effect?

A
A controversial tax decision was postponed until the end of the year, specifically to avoid mid-year tax changes.
B
Customers decide to stop shopping at a specific store because the quality of the product has changed.
C
A popular decision is made, which helps the school board president get reelected.
D
Students become angry because a specific event was not approved by the school board.
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The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

A
finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.
B
raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.
C
finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.
D
raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.
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Which of these is an example of a service industry job in an urban center?

A
a factory worker
B
a railroad worker
C
a farmer
D
a bank clerk
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The system of mass production in manufacturing developed rapidly

A
after the Gilded Age.
B
after the Industrial Revolution.
C
before the Industrial Revolution.
D
during the Gilded Age.
5

During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

A
competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.
B
blocking American workers from applying for jobs.
C
forcing or intimidating employers into hiring them.
D
taking jobs back to their native countries.
6

The first step in understanding the costs and benefits of a decision is

A
determining all costs and benefits.
B
calculating the costs of all options.
C
identifying possible outcomes.
D
identifying possible benefits.
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A push factor is best defined as

A
something that causes people to leave their country.
B
any legal restriction on immigration.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
something that draws people to a new country.
8

The expansion of the rail networks led to

A
a decline in the meatpacking industry.
B
a decline in the coal industry.
C
a growth in the steel industry.
D
a growth in the textile industry.
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Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
Andrew Carnegie
B
Henry Ford
C
John D. Rockefeller
D
J. P. Morgan
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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 a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
B
a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.
C
a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.
D
a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
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A pull factor is best defined as

A
any legal restriction on immigration.
B
something that causes people to leave their country.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
something that draws people to a new country.
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Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

A
Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.
B
Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other’s tracks.
C
Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
D
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
13

A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

A
urbanization.
B
industrialization.
C
segregation.
D
commercialization.
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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 home, children went to work in factories.
C
Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.
D
Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.
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Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
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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.
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Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
B
the Lowell Mill girls
C
the American Federation of Labor
D
the American Railway Union
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How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

A
with Morse code
B
with a series of bells of varying pitches
C
with words typed out on a typewriter
D
with overland mail carriages
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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 experiment and invent new products.
C
Their success discouraged people from working together to create new inventions.
D
Their success encouraged people to start big businesses.

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