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Grade 8 Industrialization
Which of the following was NOT part of Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" speech?
  1. Community welfare was more important that individual right to possess property
  2. Asked for a complete revision of the Constitution
  3. Some social reforms could come only through the national government
  4. Attacked the Supreme Court for it's hostile attitude toward social legislation
Grade 8 Industrialization
What is a labor union?
Grade 8 Industrialization
Samuel Slater was most famous for which of the following?
  1. memorizing machinery designs
  2. singing the star spangled banner
  3. sinking the Titanic
  4. being a Canadian spy
Grade 8 Industrialization
The                             of 1914 was an attempt to make competition freer and to reduce the power of monopolies.
  1. Clayburn Anticonstitution Act
  2. Clayton Antitrust Act
  3. Clayton-Wilson Agreement
Grade 8 Industrialization
How did factory life effect young girls?
  1. They were excluded from the labor force.
  2. They were a daily part of the local workforce until they married.
  3. They made sack lunches for their families.
  4. They were not allowed in the city limits.
Grade 8 Industrialization
Who can use the Federal Reserve Banks?
  1. Anyone
  2. Other banks that have joined the system
  3. Only American citizens
  4. Only Native Americans
Grade 8 Industrialization
What is a patent?
Grade 8 Industrialization
During the Great White Fleet, the U.S. Secretary of State met with the Japanese ambassador. The two countries promised to: (choose TWO)
  1. not try to outdo each other's navies.
  2. learn each other's language to facilitate better communication.
  3. respect each other's Pacific possessions.
  4. uphold the Open Door Policy in China.
Grade 8 Industrialization
Which of the following is NOT an example of unfair business practices?
  1. price fixing to end competition
  2. false and misleading advertising
  3. mislabeling of products
  4. closing your store on Sundays
Grade 8 Industrialization
Thomas Durant was considered a railroad tycoon because...
  1. he had chinese working for him
  2. he didn't have a lot of money
  3. he was kind and caring to his employees, and didn't care about the money
  4. he was cruel to his workers, and he only wanted to make more money
Grade 8 Industrialization
Why did money tend to accumulate in the national banks in large eastern cities?
  1. The people in eastern cities were greedy.
  2. The people in the west and the south couldn't read.
  3. The chances for returns on investments were good
  4. There was no way to get the money to the banks in the west and the south.
Grade 8 Industrialization
The first American Mill was located in?
  1. Newark, New Jersey
  2. San Antonio, Texas
  3. Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  4. Vancouver, B.C.
Grade 8 Industrialization
Why was money scarce in the west and the south?
  1. Money wasn't worth as much in the west and the south.
  2. Money tended to accumulate in national banks in large eastern cities.
  3. People in the east were greedy.
  4. The west and the south were planning on seceding from the Union.
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