1. A key to Henry Ford’s success in mass production of automobiles wasA. the use of welds instead of rivets to speed production.B. a reduction in the size of his labor force.C. the use of interchangeable parts.D. the training of highly skilled workers.E. his encouragement of labor unions in organizing his factories.2. Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?A. It included the nation’s largest businesses.B. It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.C. It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.D. It was among the first to adopt new corporate form of organization.E. It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.3. According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth,A. successful businessmen had every right to live as they pleased.B. only pious Americans would prosper.C. it was the “Christian duty” of every American to become wealthy.D. the rich had great responsibilities to society.E. the wealthy had earned their money through God’s blessing alone.4. The Knights of LaborA. was primarily a trade union.B. did not allow women to join.C. began as a secret fraternal organization.D. focused its efforts on improving wages and reducing hours.E. tried in particular to enlist support for their cause from lawyers.?????HUM 315 Contemporary US History (Spring 2012) 2 Take-Home Midterm Examination5. In the late nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United StatesA. were already experienced as urban-dwelling, industrial workers.B. found the transition to their new country to be fairly easy.C. formed close-knit ethnic communities within the cities.D. totally cut their links to their native countries.E. read English-language newspapers and frequented chain stores.6. In 1882, the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their nationality wereA. Chinese.B. Japanese.C. Mexicans.D. Slavs.E. Irish.7. Tenement buildings in urban America wereA. first constructed in Chicago in the 1880s.B. intended to be occupied as single-family dwellings.C. initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor.D. subsidized by city governments.E. considered luxury housing by most urban residents.8. The American artistic movement known as the “Ashcan school”A. portrayed an idealized image of rural life.B. was strongly influenced by Old World masters.C. included the painter Edward Hopper.D. was most identified with the work of John Singer Sargent.E. rejected expressionism and abstraction as artistic fads.9. Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?A. It was a period of rapid expansion for public schools.B. By 1900, most states required compulsory school attendance.C. Educational opportunities extended to Indian tribes as well.D. Southern blacks had far less access to education than southern whites.E. Funding for public education was highest in rural areas.10. The high degree of party loyalty in the late nineteenth century is explained primarily byA. the parties’ stances on economic issues.B. a voter’s occupation.C. the parties’ stances on social issues.D. a voter’s ethnic background.E. a voter’s regional background.