1. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire brought attention to what national problem? (DOK 1)
A. Forest Fire
B. Unsafe working conditions
C. High-priced clothing
D. Racial tensions
Answer B
2. Business leaders of the Industrial Era would use the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to their
benefit. One might infer that the business leaders used this act to: (DOK 2)
A.
Break up monopolies
B.
Discourage free trade
C.
Create large corporations
D.
Limit labor union activities.
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3 Which statement describes how electricity affected industry in the early 1900s? (DOK 2 )
A. Electricity was so costly to use it drove up prices.
B. Factories used electricity to power machines and produce more goods.
C. Electricity was seldom used because coal was so cheap.
D. Factories tried to use electricity for their machines but it proved too dangerous.
Answer B
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4. The growth of industry in the early 1900’s impacted union membership. Which statement
summarizes their relationship? (DOK 2)
A. Union membership grew and there were more strikes.
B. Union membership fell because employers were paying higher wages.
C. The American Federation of Labor became the largest union in the country.
D. Union membership fell because laws prevented workers from joining.
Answer A
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5 What was the GREATEST benefit of the assembly line? (DOK 2)
A. It allowed every worker to perform multiple tasks.
B. It made work more interesting.
C. It created higher quality products.
D. It increased production speed.

Answer D
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6. Henry Ford paid his workers more than the average factory wages because (DOK 2)
A. the government required him to.
B. he wanted them to buy cars.
C. he wanted to compensate them for their boring, repetitive jobs.
D. the unions demanded it.
Answer B
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7. During the late 1800’s the United States rapidly became an urban nation. One
reason for the transformation was: (DOK 2)
A. Many farm workers had not started joining and organizing unions
B. Farm life became extinct
C. Immigrants were unwilling to do farm labor
D. Farm machinery and factory production caused the necessity of farm labor
to decrease.
Answer D
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Read the following passage and answer questions 8.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835. He experienced the Industrial revolution in
Europe and knew how industrialization had a very harsh side. His father was a skilled weaver who lost his job due to the invention of the power loom. Carnegie’s family faced many hard times and in 1848 they immigrated to the United States. Carnegie started working at the age of 13 in a cotton mill for $1.20 a week. By the age of 18 he was the Post Secretary to the
Superintendent in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. During the Civil War, he boss took a job in the US War Department and Carnegie was promoted. By 30 years of age he was earning over $500,000 a year. It did not take Carnegie long before was controlling the
American steel industry. Carnegie preached the Gospel of Wealth. In other words, he felt that people should be free to make as much money as they possibly can and then they should give it away; back to their community. Carnegie donated over $350 million dollars to libraries, artist, research, institutes, etc. He also set up an institute to study how to abolish war.

8. Based upon this reading, Carnegie can BEST classified as: (DOK 2)
A. a Social Darwinist who promoted “survival of the fittest in industrial practices.
B. a philanthropist who supported local social programs to attack poverty.
C.
an entrepreneur at his core who strictly focused on reinvestment capitalism to grow profits.
D.
a robber baron who benefitted from the labor of his workers.
Answer B
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9. What do child labor, railroad strikes, socialism and the rise of labor unions
ALL have in common? (DOK 2)
A. they were effects of the Industrial Revolution
B. they were encouraged by the US government during the Industrial Revolution
C. many employers or factory owners were involved in or associated with them
D. they were all causes of the Industrial Revolution
Answer D
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10. What did the Pullman Strike and the Homestead Strike have in common? (DOK 2)
A. the general public sympathized with the factory owners
B. employers promoted union membership
C. violence occurred after wages were cut and talks failed
D. they were a result of the Haymarket Riot.
Answer C
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Read the quote below and answer question 22.
11. “Prices and wages should be determined by the marketplace.” The author of this
statement would most probably support. (DOK 2)
A.
government ownership of utilities
B.
minimum-wage laws
C.
wage and price controls
D.
laissez-faire capitalism
Answer D
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12. In the United States, organized labor made its greatest membership gains when
(DOK 2)
A.
the right to unionize and bargain collectively was guaranteed by legislation
B.
international competition began to threaten jobs in the United States
C.
the major business groups encouraged unionization
D.
the economy began to shift from manufacturing to service employment
Answer A
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13.
The Sherman Antitrust Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) are examples of (DOK 2)
A.
Federal laws designed to protect consumers from unsafe products
B.
the Federal Government’s response to changes in the economy
C.
Federal laws designed to control spending
D.
the Federal Government’s attempts to regulate big business
Answer B
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14. The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),
and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to (DOK 2)
A.
eliminate unfair business practices
B.
reduce imports from foreign nations
C.
reduce the power of the unions
D.
increase the power of local governments
Answer A
15. The actions of Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, and Booker T. Washington illustrate that
reform in the United States has (DOK 2)
A.
utilized a variety of methods to achieve many goals
B.
depended on support from religious groups
C.
relied on programs initiated by the Federal Government
D.
promoted women’s suffrage as its main goal
Answer A
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16. According to the cartoon, how was the United States in the 1990s similar to the United
States in the 1890s?(DOK 3)
A.
Little need existed for government regulation.
B.
Investment in the stock market decreased.
C.
The price of petroleum products decreased.
D.
Business consolidation was accepted practice.
Answer D
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17 . The main purpose of this 1886 poster was to (DOK 1)
A.
oppose immigrants who took jobs from American workers
B.
support nativist calls for limitations on labor unions
C.
organize a protest against acts of police brutality against workers
D.
show support for police actions against foreign revolutionaries

Answer C
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Read the quote below and answer question 35.
“ Labor Leaders Executed for Causing Haymarket Riot” “State Militia Called In To End
Homestead Strike” “1,000 Jailed as Silver Miners Protest Wage Cuts”
18. Which statement about labor unions in the late 1800s is illustrated by these headlines?
A.
Strikes by labor unions usually gained public support.
B.
The government frequently opposed labor union activities.
C.
Labor union demands were usually met.
D.
Arbitration was commonly used to end labor unrest.
Answer B
19. Which 19th-century business practice does this cartoon illustrate? (DOK 1)
A.
forming cooperatives
B.
establishing trade zones
C.
creating monopolies
D.
expanding global markets

Answer C
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20. What is the main idea of this cartoon?
A.
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
B.
The best way to develop major industries was to form proprietorships.
C.
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.
D.
Foreign competition in the oil industry was hurting American companies.
Answer A
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