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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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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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How did the leadership of Samuel Gompers from the American Federation of Labor differ from Terence Powderly of the Knights of Labor?

A
Gompers believed anyone should be allowed to join a union.
B
Gompers preferred negotiations rather than strikes.
C
Gompers often involved the union in politics.
D
Gompers focused on common issues to unify the members.
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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.
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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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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
7

Which word is most closely connected to the concept of segregation in cities?

A
economy
B
enclave
C
factory
D
subway
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Samuel Gompers, the leader of the American Federation of Labor, was least likely to approve of

A
a workers’ march to protest low wages.
B
union support of a political party.
C
an increase in the number of union members.
D
going on strike for a shorter work day.
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Which of the following best describes nativists' views on Chinatowns?

A
They believed Chinatowns were unlike other parts of a city and should not exist.
B
The believed Chinatowns were dangerous but necessary to promote assimilation into American culture.
C
They believed Chinatowns were strange, but they added rich culture to a city.
D
They believed Chinatowns were necessary because they segregated immigrants from other parts of the city.
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What is one similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island?

A
Both served immigrants of mostly European descent.
B
Both served immigrants of mostly Asian descent.
C
Both often detained immigrants for weeks or months.
D
Both required that immigrants pass health inspections.
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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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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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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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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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How did the expansion of railroads affect Indigenous peoples in the West?

A
They were displaced from their tribal lands.
B
They moved into towns with the new settlers.
C
They stopped farming and took railroad jobs.
D
They were forced to move to New England.
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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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National unions differed from local unions in that national unions

A
included workers from different industries.
B
did not support the eight-hour work day.
C
refused to use strikes as a way to achieve their goals.
D
excluded craft union members and skilled workers.
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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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Which statement best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Immigrants usually lived in the outskirts of cities, far from the places where they worked.
B
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of most cities.
C
Factory owners preferred to live in the outskirts of a city in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
D
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
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Supporters of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 believed that regulation of

A
business protected consumers.
B
trade helped large companies.
C
taxes assisted consumers.
D
services helped large companies.

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