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What led to the concentration of control of industries into fewer hands?
What led to the concentration of control of industries into fewer hands?
- Horizontal and vertical integration of industries, as well as trusts and corporate mergers (correct)
- Decrease in the number of immigrants
- Horizontal and vertical disintegration of industries
- Increase in the number of small-scale industries
Why were women predominantly hired as telephone operators?
Why were women predominantly hired as telephone operators?
- Because they were more experienced than men
- Because they were more educated than men
- Because they were cheaper labor than men (correct)
- Because they were more skilled than men
What aided mass marketing in regional and national markets?
What aided mass marketing in regional and national markets?
- Rise in production capacity and decline in railroad networks
- Rise in production capacity and decline in consumer recognition
- Rise in production capacity and expansion of railroad networks (correct)
- Rise in production capacity and decline in brand names
What led to the real income rise consistently after the Civil War?
What led to the real income rise consistently after the Civil War?
What replaced old immigrants from Northwest Europe?
What replaced old immigrants from Northwest Europe?
Which group became super-rich during this period?
Which group became super-rich during this period?
What was the primary reason for the middle class's hostility towards immigrants?
What was the primary reason for the middle class's hostility towards immigrants?
What was the outcome of the growth of business colleges and technical training in the sciences and engineering?
What was the outcome of the growth of business colleges and technical training in the sciences and engineering?
What was the primary purpose of women's colleges that emerged after the Civil War?
What was the primary purpose of women's colleges that emerged after the Civil War?
What was the significance of Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute?
What was the significance of Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute?
What was the impact of the 40-hour work week on the middle and upper classes?
What was the impact of the 40-hour work week on the middle and upper classes?
What was the outcome of the large number of migrants moving to the West in search of land and economic opportunity?
What was the outcome of the large number of migrants moving to the West in search of land and economic opportunity?
What was the primary argument of social Darwinists in defense of income inequality during the late 19th century?
What was the primary argument of social Darwinists in defense of income inequality during the late 19th century?
What was the result of Rockefeller's use of vertical and horizontal integration in the oil industry?
What was the result of Rockefeller's use of vertical and horizontal integration in the oil industry?
What was the main consequence of the rise of trusts and holding companies in the late 19th century?
What was the main consequence of the rise of trusts and holding companies in the late 19th century?
What was the primary motivation behind the expansionist policies of the late 19th century?
What was the primary motivation behind the expansionist policies of the late 19th century?
What was the quote by Andrew Carnegie suggesting about the rise in standard of living?
What was the quote by Andrew Carnegie suggesting about the rise in standard of living?
What was the major event that led to the rapid increase in corporate mergers in the 1890s?
What was the major event that led to the rapid increase in corporate mergers in the 1890s?
