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The Industrial Age
Chapters 17 and 18
Question | Answer |
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American manufacturing flourished due to _______. | The discovery of new natural resources. |
Time zones were developed in 1883 by what? | The railroads. |
Who drilled the first successful well in Pennsylvania? | Edwin L. Drake. |
Deflation resulted from ________. | Failure to keep the money supply up to pace with the rapid increase of manufactured goods. |
Social Darwinism is? | The belief that "the fittest" will survive if allowed to exercise their capacities without restriction. |
Who was the well-known Reformer that wrote Progress and Poverty? | Henry George |
What as the National Grange of the Partons of Husbandry? | A regulation created to provide social and cultural benefits for rural towns. |
What was the Interstate Commerce Act? | An act that stated that the charges by railroads had to be "reasonable and just." |
What was a nativist? | A person who believed that they were above the minorities. |
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act? | An act that stated that the federal government could disassemble economic enterprises if they are massive enough to create a monopoly. |
Who were the new immigrants? | Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe between 1880 and 1910. |
What was a Social Gospel? | Clergymen who preached about improving living conditions rather than saving souls. |
What were settlement houses? | Community centers that were located in poor districts that provided services and guidance. |
Woman primarily worked in what kind of factories? | Textile. |
Which group was paid less in factories? | Women. |
The Haymarketing Bombing was _____. | A group of foreign extremist that focused on the unjust charges of "anarchist and communists." |
What happened to the Jewish and Italian immigrants of the 1890s? | They rose from unskilled workers, to skilled workers. |
How many immigrants entered the United States between 1866 and 1915? | 25 million. |
What was the Exclusion Act of 1882? | An act that placed restrictions on immigrants. |
George Whitefield and Charles Grandison were prominent in establishing which groups? | The YMCA and the Salvation Army. |
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