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- 18. The Second Industrial Revolution that followed the Civil War was characterized by which of the following? a. rampant consumerism b. mass production of goods c. a consumer-driven economy
- 18. What was one of the key goals for which striking workers fought in the late nineteenth century? a. health insurance b. disability pay c. an eight-hour workday d. women's right to hold factory jobs
- 18. The boom in iron and steel production gave which U.S. industry the greatest rate of growth after the Civil War? a. Agriculture b. heavy machinery c. textile manufacturing
- 18. How did the Second Industrial revolution change the economy in the United States after the Civil War? a. Rampant consumerism led to changing roles for consumers. b. Consumers and not producers dictated economic conditions. c. Consumer goods were produced in unprecedented quantities.
- Who invented this machine, and when?Spinning Jenny
- Who invented this machine, and when?Cotton Gin
- Who invented this machine, and when?Spinning Mule
- Who invented this machine, and when?Flying Shuttle
- Who invented this machine, and when?Seed Drill
- What became the biggest cuty in Europe in the Industrial revolution?
- _______ established a settlement house in Chicago for the aid of women
- What group of workers were the most successful at forming unions?
- Nineteenth-century socialists argued that government should what?
- What year did Great Britain finally allow unions?
- Karl Marx is the most closely associated with what?
- When the trade union movement began in Britain, the strike was an illegal action taken against
- In the 19th century, collective bargaining was carried out between what?
- The free-market system of capitalism was defended in the book The wealth of Nations by who?
- The German Journalist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels was ____
- ________ Was a form of complete socialism in which the means of production would be owned by the people and private property would cease to exist