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Chapter 01 Reading Quiz
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The 1893 Chicago World's Fair was nicknamed
The Columbian Edifice
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The Jeffersonian Dream
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The White City
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The Sea of Columns
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Growth in one sector of 19th century industrial economies stimulated growth in another, a process known as
Communism
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Feedback loops
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Mercantilism
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Competition
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Countries in the middle tier of development remained dependent on
Outside capital and technology
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Colonies for raw materials
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Agricultural exports
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Government support for industry
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Herbert Spencer believed in
Cooperation over competition
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Survival of the fittest
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Creationism
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The benefits of Marxism
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Supporters of laissez-faire sought to
Control the market
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Promote government control over the market
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Maintain community control over markets
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Liberate the market from social controls
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Late 19th century migrates were primarily
Industrial workers looking for better wages
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Peasants whose traditional way of life was threatened by cheap food imports
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The well-educated seeking better jobs in industrialized nations
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Colonists from European nations
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Adding meatballs to spaghetti was an invention of
Italian immigrants in America
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Sicilians
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Mexican immigrants
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British tourists
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The first 'illegal' immigrants in the US were from what country?
Mexico
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Ireland
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Italy
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China
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The most violent conflicts between labor and business owners happened in
Europe
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Asia@@Incorrect please see page 21.
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South America
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The United States
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The mounting pressure on rural producers in the late 19th century led to the rise of
Socialism
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Capitalism
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Populism
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Democracy
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