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Who was a strong advocate of the "gospel of wealth"?J. Pierpont MorganWilliam Graham SumnerJohn D. RockefellerAndrew CarnegieIn the new working conditions of the mills, workers had to adjust to ______.-having their work closely managed by the discipline of the clock- working only a few days each week- managing themselves in the absence of supervisors- gaining the chance to learn new skills like carpentry and shoemakingWhich organization was led by Daniel De Leon?American Railway UnionSocialist Labor PartySocialist Party of America"Single Tax" ClubIn 1869, in an attempt to put an end to price-cutting that was driving salt makers out of business, the Michigan Salt Association was formed, making it the nation's first of _______ businesses.As seen by the example of the Michigan Salt Association, pooling is a way for a group of companies to ______.set prices and control the marketrecruit laborers to work in their factoriesinflame rate warsmaximize rivalriesMigration chains were largely made up of ______, who helped immigrants find jobs once they arrived in the United States.steamship ownersbrotherhoods and reformersindustrialists and their agentsfriends and familiesWhat, at heart, was the reason railroads were forced to develop new managerial techniques?- their over-reliance on immigrant labor- the strict requirements of government oversight- their razor-thin profit margins- their sheer sizeProponents of "social Darwinism" argued that all of the following were true except that ______.- rich people were the best members of society- the poor were a product of natural selection- financial failure was a sign of laziness and ignorance- competition was unnaturalRockefeller's innovative business structure was the ______.trustcooperativelimited liability corporationuser groupSavvy Italian immigrants who, for a commission, helped newly arrived Italians find jobs were called ______.enganchistaspadronesMolly MaguiresMezzogiornoThe ______ proved to be the most valuable patented invention of the late nineteenth century.electric light bulbtelegraphtelephonetransatlantic cableIn an effort to beat their competitors, railroads offered their preferred customers secret discounts called ______ to lower their shipping rates.One of the reasons the corporation was valued above other forms of business ownership was that ______.- owners were responsible for corporate debts but also earned huge profits- large amounts of capital could be raised by selling stock in the corporation- "robber barons" could get around the laws to build their fortunes- government-granted charters of incorporation helped reduce competitionAmong the many ways that the railroads contributed to economic development, the most important for the rise of big business was the ______.- creation of new management methods that were adopted by other industries- stimulation of economic growth through their huge demand for resources- movement of people and goods in ways that were quicker, cheaper, and more efficient- establishment of a standard system of time that helped tie the national industrial system togetherMost immigrants who came to work in U.S. industries had worked in their home countries as ______.industrial laborersrural farmworkerscoal minersskilled managersWhat drove rural Americans away from farms and into cities?warimmigrantsdiseasemechanizationIn the late nineteenth century, who ran day-to-day operations at the new corporations?professional managersentrepreneursskilled laborersfinanciersThe New York Stock Exchange helped industry to grow by ______.- providing a means for people to save money- bringing companies and investors together- lending money to struggling companies- teaming with banks to provide capital to companiesAccording to one estimate, as many as 60 percent of all immigrants to the United States between 1870 and 1914 ______.- were engineers, doctors, and other professionals- settled in the Southeast- came from Asia- returned to their homelandsBefore railroads established time zones, who or what set local times?each state governmentlocal churchestowns or rail stations themselvesthe federal government
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