front 1 What was the primary goal of the Progressive Movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s? | back 1 Encourage the government to take a more active role in solving societal issues |
front 2 Which one of the following descriptions best describes "horizontal integration"? | back 2 a company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity |
front 3 Where did most political machines arise and receive the most support at the turn of the century? | back 3 areas with large immigrant populations |
front 4 Which of these would BEST describe an immediate effect of the invention and mass production of the light bulb? | back 4 longer factory hours for all workers |
front 5 Which laws addressed concerns raised by the case of Luther Watson? | back 5 workmen's compensation act and child labor laws |
front 6 What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s? | back 6 The U.S. government had little or no influence on business and industry |
front 7 This controversial event in Chicago (1886) resulted in seven police and four protester fatalities, as well greatly discrediting the union movement. | back 7 Haymarket Riot |
front 8 Why were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists? | back 8 The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other work. |
front 9 What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act? | back 9 They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances. |
front 10 Which statement BEST describes the point of this late-19th century cartoon? | back 10 Major industry is in control of much of American government and society. |