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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who became known as a robber baron for the methods he used to form Standard Oil Trust? | John D. Rockefeller |
| This was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. | The Hull House |
| The economic system in which the state controls the economy is called? | Socialism |
| Who helped found the American Federation of Labor and served as its president for 37 years? | Samuel Gompers |
| The American Railway president whom the government jailed for his role in the Pullman Strike was? | Eugene V. Debs |
| Which had the greatest effect on American Mass culture in the late 1800s? | Education |
| What popular style of music blended African-American songs and European musical forms? | Ragtime |
| What popular form of live entertainment mixed song, dance, and comedy? | Vaudeville |
| Who was a political machine that demanded bribes and used threats to affect government actions? | Tammany Hall |
| What was a national organization of unions that used negotiations, strikes, and boycotts to achieve its goals? | American Federation of Labor |
| Booker T. Washington founded what? | Tuskegee Institute |
| Industrialization and urbanization in the late 1800s produced an American? | Mass culture |
| Who invited the light bulb? | Thomas Edison |
| How did Andrew Carnegie gain control of the steel industry? | He sought control of all the processes related to the manufacture of steel |
| What did John D. Rockefeller establish? | A monopoly of the oil industry |
| What did the Jim Crow laws do? | separated white and black people in public places |
| What new form of shopping became popular in the late 1800s? | Department stores |
| How do monopolies harm the consumer? | They eliminate competition and allow for high prices |
| Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act? | to prevent Chinese immigrants from entering the United States |
| In 1890, many business owners were getting rich, but the average family | lived below the poverty line |
| The Protestant social gospel movement inspired some | reformers |
| In Plessy V. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that | Segregation was lawful if the separate facilities were equal |
| African-American baseball players played in | Negro League |
| How could people who lived in rural areas of the country buy products and goods? | through mail-order catalogs |
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