True or False Chapter 17 Self-Quiz 2

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. Compared to Pittsburgh in the late 19th century, the English mining city of Sheffield appeared like a resort town.

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. The modern corporation was pioneered by the railroads.

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. One of the reasons the United States' rose to become the world's leading industrial nation was its abundance of natural resources.

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. Laissez-faire economic doctrine called for limited government regulation of businesses.

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. The creation of America's commercial empire in the later 19th century preceded that of its political empire.

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. The Wall Street crash of 1873 led to the failure of one of the nation's most reputable investment firms Jay Cooke and Company.

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. Farmers in Gilded Age America felt "squeezed" not only by banks but by railroads as well.

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. The Japanese Mexican Labor Association in Southern California eventually collapsed because the American Federation of Labor refused to charter the organization because of its Chinese members.

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. The increased output of midwestern wheat farms in the 1880s and 1890s resulted in falling priced and increasing hardship for farmers.

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. In "The Gospel of Wealth" steel magnate Andrew Carnegie argued the wealthy men had to be charitable to repay for their sin of personal enrichment.

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