MASTER QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉How did the development described in the excerpt cause a lasting
change in how science and industry operated?. Answer: It promoted
the idea that teams of people working together could invent new
products profitably.
◉Sumner most clearly expresses ideas associated in the 19th
century with. Answer: Charles Darwin's explanation on why some
species survive and others do not in "On the Origin of Species"
◉Supporters of the position expressed by Sumner would likely
defend. Answer: laissez-faire capitalism because it reduced business
regulations
◉Which of the following developments would be most consistent
with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt?. Answer: Consolidation of
wealth by an elite
, ◉This excerpt was written to most directly support which if the
following?. Answer: The right to organize and bargain collectively
◉Which of the following best explains why Gompers thought that
"organizations of the toiling masses are essential both to prevent the
deterioration and to secure an improvement in the condition of the
wage earners"?. Answer: The concentration of corporate wealth and
power
◉The ideas expressed in this excerpt are most closely allied with.
Answer: the rise of the American Federation of Labor
◉In the graph above, the group of immigrants who would be
considered "new" immigrants were those from. Answer: southern
and western Europe
◉Which of the following best explains why immigration declined in
some years between 1870 and 1900?. Answer: Economic
depressions in the United States
◉Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of
the problems he sees?. Answer: "In the tenements all the influences
make for evil"