Industrialization and Urbanization
Cities Lazy Fairs Yep Cows
10 10 10 10 10
20 20 20 20 20
30 30 30 30 30
40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 50
Question 1 - 10
Laissez-faire relies on what to regulate prices and wages?
Answer 1 – 10
• Supply and demand
Question 1 - 20
• During the early days of industrialization, many members of Congress believed that
tariffs were necessary to?
Answer 1 – 20
• Protect American industries from foreign competition
Question 1 - 30
• “Economies of Scale” refers to a companies ability to do what?
Answer 1 – 30
• Lower costs and increase production
Question 1 - 40
• A steel company that owns the coal mines, limestone quarries, and iron ore fields it
depends on is an example of?
Answer 1 – 40
• Vertical Integration
Question 1 - 50
• In the late 1800’s, confusion about deflation led to angry workers because?
Answer 1 – 50
• Workers were getting paid less but they didn’t realize that their money was worth more
because of lower prices
Question 2 - 10
• Supporters of pure laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy
only to?
Answer 2 – 10
• Protect property rights and maintain peace
Question 2 - 20
• It made sense for big corporations to continue operating during poor economic times
because?
Answer 2 – 20
• Their operating costs were small, compared to their fixed costs
Question 2 - 30
• When a single company achieves control of an entire market, it is known as?
Answer 2 – 30
• A Monopoly
Question 2 - 40
• What was the technique for breaking a union in which the company refused to allow
workers to enter their property?
Answer 2 – 40
• Lockouts
Question 2 - 50
• By the 1800’s, more than half of all immigrants (the “New Immigrants”) in the
United States were from?
Answer 2 – 50
• Eastern and Southern Europe
Question 3 - 10
• Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that immigrants would?
Answer 3 – 10
• Would work for low wages and take jobs
Question 3 - 20
• William M. Tweed was?
Answer 3 – 20
• The party boss of the Tammany Hall political machine
Question 3 - 30
• What was the philosophy that Americans with a great deal of money should use it to help people who are motivated to improve their
lives?
Answer 3 – 30
• Gospel of Wealth
Question 3 - 40
• Nativists wanted to?
Answer 3 – 40
• Limit or cut off immigration
Question 3 - 50
• Subway systems were first developed to?
Answer 3 – 50
• Relieve congestion on city streets
Question 4 - 10
• Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing and
police protection in exchange for?
Answer 4 – 10
• Votes
Question 4 - 20
• Individualism was the belief that?
Answer 4 – 20
• People can rise as far as their talents will take them and be successful
Question 4 - 30
• What philosophy stated that society became stronger by allowing people and businesses to
fail, therefore the government/society shouldn’t help failing businesses or people in
poverty?
Answer 4 – 30
• Social Darwinism
Question 4 - 40
• The total value of all goods and services that a country produces is its?
Answer 4 – 40
• Gross National Product
Question 4 - 50
• What is the purpose of starting a corporation instead of a private business?
Answer 4 – 50
• Allows companies to raise large amounts of capital while spreading out the financial risk
among many stock holders.
Question 5 - 10
• What advantages did big corporations have over small businesses?
Answer 5 – 10
• They could produce more goods, cheaply and efficiently
Question 5 - 20
• When a union called a strike, employers would often hire replacements, called?
Answer 5 – 20
• Strikebreakers
Question 5 - 30
• Employers generally viewed unions as?
Answer 5 – 30
• An attempt to interfere with production and illegal
Question 5 - 40
• The Knights of Labor suffered a steady decline in membership and influence due to
unsuccessful strikes and?
Answer 5 – 40
• Violence associated with unions
Question 5 - 50
• John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in what industry?
Answer 5 – 50
• Oil