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Which three factors transformed industry during the Gilded Age?

A
new technology, government investments in business, and new business practices
B
new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads
C
immigration, government investments in business, and the expansion of railroads
D
the expansion of railroads, new technology, and the government’s repeal of taxes
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Population growth during the Gilded Age was due in large part to

A
unemployment among workers.
B
an improved food supply.
C
better health care.
D
immigration to the United States.
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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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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 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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Why did most Americans reject Marxism in the early 1900s?

A
They believed that a government-run economy was best for all.
B
They believed in a system owned and run by the individual.
C
They believed that factory workers should make more than factory owners.
D
They believed that the proletariat should control the means of production.
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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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Why did the development of time zones make train schedules more reliable?

A
Time zones set the entire country to the same time.
B
Time zones measured time locally instead of country-wide.
C
Time zones made sure that each state was in only one zone.
D
Time zones created a standard of time that all trains followed.
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Which political, economic, and social systems best related to the ideals of American society during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
Marxism/socialism
B
capitalism/Marxism
C
democracy/capitalism
D
utopianism/socialism
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Which invention allowed the greatest personal freedom of travel?

A
the horse-drawn trolley
B
the automobile
C
the elevated train
D
the transcontinental railroad
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How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation?

A
by using horses and carriages to commute
B
by making the automobile unnecessary
C
by transporting commuters without crowding city streets
D
by delivering fresh food to people in cities
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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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The growth of business led to the development of a new type of business organization called the corporation. Which of the following was a characteristic of a corporation?

A
Each of the company’s stockholders was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
B
Only the owner of the company was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
C
None of the company’s stockholders was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
D
The federal government was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.
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Which best explains how railroad companies were able to standardize their timetables in 1883?

A
by combining into a single railway company
B
by working together voluntarily
C
by unionizing their labor forces
D
by complying with federal legislation
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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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What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?

A
Railroads provided transportation for products to markets in rural areas of the South.
B
Railroads provided cheap and fast transportation for both raw materials and products.
C
Railroads provided fast transportation of raw materials to ports for overseas shipments.
D
Railroads provided expensive but fast transportation of raw materials and products.
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Read this quote by Karl Marx from The Communist Manifesto.“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”What is a Marxist principle that the above quote helps to explain?

A
The means of production should be in the hands of the upper class.
B
Socialism would never uphold the rights of the working class.
C
Society should remain a competition between the classes.
D
The best society is one without socioeconomic classes.
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The map shows the relationship between railroads and farmers.How did the railroads impact 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 food to farms in the Great Plains.
B
Railroads brought crops and food 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 food east, but did not bring anything west, so the relationship was not equal.
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Which of these innovations was made possible by Alexander Graham Bell?

A
instant communication through the written word
B
instant communication between trains
C
instant communication through speech
D
instant communication using a special code
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Which of these inventors most directly contributed to changing the way people functioned during the evening?

A
Thomas Alva Edison
B
Alexander Graham Bell
C
Madam C. J. Walker
D
Samuel Morse
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Which statement demonstrates a correct comparison between Marxism and socialism, and democracy and capitalism?

A
Marxism and socialism never received any support in the United States, unlike democracy and capitalism.
B
Marxism and socialism were as equally respected as democracy and capitalism in the United States.
C
Marxism and socialism called for public control of production, while democracy and capitalism called for private control of production.
D
Marxism and capitalism supported free market forces, while democracy and capitalism favored government control.

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