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Chapter 22 - Test 3
History 1302 - Test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the leading industry in the mass production movement | automobiles |
| Explain how Henry Ford transformed the auto industry | introduced mass production |
| Name the industries dominated by trusts from 1898-1903 | Oil; Copper; Tobacco; Rubber; Railroads; NOT shipping |
| Describe the important business developments from 1898-1909 | development of oligopoly - control of service by a small number of large, powerful companies |
| Discuss the important aspects of mass production in the early 20th century | Size, system, organization and marketing became increasingly important; assembly line technology changed the goal to make each product come off the line exactly the same; developed new product |
| Describe the costs to workers of mass production | workers lost control/power; new machines ended the demand for skilled workers |
| List the principles of Fredrick Taylor's scientific management | Management must take responsibility for job related knowledge; enforced standardization; enforced adoption of the best implements and working conditions; enforced cooperation |
| Discuss the major aspects of the US farm life in the early 20th century | prosperity; expanded urban markets; parcel post/ main order; NOT:: increased the rate of tenant farmers |
| Explain the conditions faced by working women in 1900 | Low pay; few had skilled jobs; most held clerical jobs; had to buy their own equipment such as needles, thread, and pay for electricity and chairs to sit on; were expected to resign once they got married |
| Name the leader of the Niagara Movement | W.E.B. DuBois |
| Explain the main characteristics of immigration to the US from 1901-1920 | From Southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and Mexico; Immigrants moved both to and from their homelands |
| Name the major unions and their leaders in the early 20th century US labor movement | The Women's Trade Union League (WTUL)- Margret Dreir Robins; The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)- William (Bill) D Haywood |
| Describe the important demographical characteristics of the US population in 1920 | Median age was 25; Increased life expectancy; cities adopted zoning ordinances |
| List the importance leisure activities of the early 1900s | NOT TV |
| Describe important changes in traditional arts in early 1900s | Dance: Isadora Duncan; Painting: Ashcan School - post impressionist; Poetry: T.S. Elliot, Ezra Pound |
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