Rise of American Industry and Response (Grade 8)
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Rise of American Industry and Response
1.
Which of these is an essential feature of capitalism?
- Government ownership
- Price controls
- Central planning
- Free markets
2.
What is a labor union? Explain why they were formed.
3.
The idea of laissez faire influenced the development of a free enterprise economic system in the United States. What does "laissez faire" mean?
- Business should be conducted fairly.
- Businesses should set fair prices for their goods.
- Governments should have little to do with the economy.
- Government should impose rules to ensure fairness in business.
4.
In 1886 helped start the American Federation of Labor.
- Jane Addams
- Samuel Gompers
- Michael Jackson
5.
"The Wizard of Oz" is thought by some to be an allegory using which political point of view?
- populist
- socialist
- democratic
- communist
6.
Who put together the populist party?
- millionaires and big business
- farmers and agricultural workers
- popular people
- Wizard of Oz
7.
Who was the Populist candidate for president?
- Jim Crow
- James Garfield
- William Jennings Bryan
- the Tinman
8.
What political machine dominated New York City's government in the 19th century?
9.
Name two famous "Captains of Industry."
10.
After the , the Federal Reserve System was created to stabilize the banking system.
- Civil War
- Panic of 1907
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