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What concept did Frederick Taylor introduce to make human workers more efficient?
What concept did Frederick Taylor introduce to make human workers more efficient?
- Increased wages
- Time management techniques
- Scientific management (correct)
- Division of labor
How did workers feel about the implementation of scientific management in factories?
How did workers feel about the implementation of scientific management in factories?
- They embraced it and felt empowered
- They loved it as it made their job easier
- They were indifferent towards it
- They hated it as it dehumanized them (correct)
What was one of the main reasons for friction between management and labor due to scientific management?
What was one of the main reasons for friction between management and labor due to scientific management?
- Decreased manager oversight
- Increased worker autonomy
- Shift towards teamwork
- High supervisor-to-worker ratio (correct)
Which method did corporations use during the Gilded Age to work against free market forces by making informal agreements on production levels or prices?
Which method did corporations use during the Gilded Age to work against free market forces by making informal agreements on production levels or prices?
What is one way corporations attempted to eliminate competitors by buying them out during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What is one way corporations attempted to eliminate competitors by buying them out during the Second Industrial Revolution?
In vertical integration, what aspect of the production line does one company have ownership over?
In vertical integration, what aspect of the production line does one company have ownership over?
How did corporations gain an edge over the market through anti-competitive organizational structures during the Gilded Age?
How did corporations gain an edge over the market through anti-competitive organizational structures during the Gilded Age?
What was one significant change that Frederick Taylor believed could be implemented in factories?
What was one significant change that Frederick Taylor believed could be implemented in factories?
What marked the transformation in the United States between the Civil War and the beginning of the 20th century?
What marked the transformation in the United States between the Civil War and the beginning of the 20th century?
Who was the key figure responsible for revolutionizing the steel industry during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Who was the key figure responsible for revolutionizing the steel industry during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What was a significant impact of the Bessemer steel process on industry?
What was a significant impact of the Bessemer steel process on industry?
Which of the following inventors did NOT play a crucial role in the Second Industrial Revolution according to the text?
Which of the following inventors did NOT play a crucial role in the Second Industrial Revolution according to the text?
What was the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on American wages, wealth, capital, and GDP according to the text?
What was the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on American wages, wealth, capital, and GDP according to the text?
How did the labor force composition change as a result of the industrial transformations during this period?
How did the labor force composition change as a result of the industrial transformations during this period?
What was the next important step in America's manufacturing transformation after Henry Bessemer's work on steel processing?
What was the next important step in America's manufacturing transformation after Henry Bessemer's work on steel processing?
