Question 1

What innovations in technology and business drove increases in industrial production after 1865?

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Question 2

In Chester Crocker's testimony about his Chinese workers, why does the questioner link Chinese workers to slaves or mules? Why does he focus on how they were paid? What kinds of bias do the questions display?

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Question 3

Describe the concept of Social Darwinism and how it came to influence American society. Who were its main supporters? Who were its main opponents? How did it influence the development of Big Business?

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Question 4

Explore how advertising and marketing changed the late 1800s. Who were the major innovators in these areas, and what methods did they use? How successful were they in convincing Americans to try new products?

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Question 5

How did the changing nature of work affect factory workers' lives, and how did they respond?

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Question 6

Compare and contrast the strategies, membership, leadership, and philosophies of the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor, and the American Federation of Labor. How successful was each organization in attaining its goals?

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Question 7

How did Carnegie, Rockefeller, and other corporate leaders consolidate control over their industries?

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Question 8

How did corporations undercut labor's bargaining power in the 1890s?

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Question 9

Why did the South lag behind the North in industrial development? What was the New South Creed, and how did the South start to catch up in manufacturing? How did shifts in the southern economy affect blacks and poor rural whites?

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Question 10

Immigrants often saw America as a land of opportunity. What was the reality of the opportunity for most immigrants? Did an immigrant's ethnic background-German, Irish, Chinese, Slavic, French-Canadian-have an effect on his or her place in America, particularly in the work force? Explain.

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Question 11

Describe the traditional "working-class culture" of skilled craftsmen in the first half of the nineteenth century. How did industrialization affect the working conditions and status of these craftsmen? What did they do in response to industrialization?

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Question 12

Why did the South's experience with industrialization differ from that of the North and the Midwest?

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Quiz 18: The Rise of Industrial America