The primary source of power for industrial production in the antebellum period was:

The primary source of power for industrial production in the antebellum period was:
 a. coal.
  b. steam.
  c. water.
  d. wood.

Question 2

The postwar years:
 a. ushered in what has been described as an unthinking materialist culture.
  b. ushered in what has been described as a consumer-oriented society that represented the fulfillment of the American dream.
  c. featured an unusual deviation from the long-term trend toward smaller families.
  d. All of the above are correct.
  e. Only a and b are correct.

Question 3

The first successful application of continuous process manufacturing was in:
 a. textile mills.
  b. automobile manufacturing.
  c. manufacturing of guns.
  d. grain milling.

Question 4

During World War II, price supports for agriculture:
 a. were not generally needed because of high demand.
  b. were considered by Congress but never enacted.
  c. were rescinded in order to encourage reductions in output.
  d. led to decreases in the supply of many products.

Question 5

The first successful application of standardized interchangeable parts was made in the American _________ industry.
 a. textile
  b. grain milling
  c. armaments
  d. iron

Question 6

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the role of minorities in the U.S.?
 a. The armed services were desegregated before World War II.
  b. Although African Americans had historically lived on agricultural areas, by 1970 about 75 of African Americans lived in urban areas.
  c. During World War II, there was a large increase in demand for hiring highly skilled Japanese-Americans.

Question 7

The development of interchangeable parts by Eli Whitney and Simeon North allowed:
 a.
  a. firms to better implement continuous-process manufacturing.
  b. producers to reduce production costs and increase supply.
  c. for easier and cheaper repair of damaged goods.
  d. All of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is most accurate about women's involvement in the labor force?
 a. Over half of the women who entered the labor force between 1940 and 1944 had dropped out by 1950.
  b. Between 1940 and 1950 the number of women employed in the labor force dropped.
  c. After World War II, the supply of young married women available to work increased.
  d. Women made their largest gains in employment in the service and agricultural sectors.

Question 9

The use of interchangeable parts in armament production by Whitney and North:
 a. caused machinery to be replaced by skilled labor.
  b. capital-labor proportions in the US to remain equal to those in England.
  c. allowed producers to raise the price of guns.
  d. increased the demand for skilled labor.

Question 10

In 1947, which of the following activities were not made illegal for labor unions to do?
 a. Coerce employees who are working at a firm to join a union
  b. Discriminate against employees
  c. Encourage employees to engage in a strike to force one employer to cease doing business with another employer
  d. Collect membership dues

Question 11

Early American manufacturers were particularly concerned about minimizing:
 a. raw material costs.
  b. labor costs.
  c. state-levied taxes on profits.
  d. energy costs.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about labor unions and management during the 1940s is most accurate?
 a. The real earnings of workers increased significantly during World War II.
  b. During World War II there were many strikes.
  c. There were few strikes during World War II because management frequently locked-out labor before the employees could strike.
  d. Immediately following the end of the war was a period of significant earnings growth for labor union members.

Question 13

What two basic ideas led to American preeminence in nineteenth-century manufacturing?
 a. interchangeable parts and the right of incorporation
  b. continuous-process manufacturing, and the breast water wheel
  c. water frame spinning machines and the use of interchangeable parts
  d. interchangeable parts and continuous-process manufacturing

Question 14

According to Robert Higgs,
 a. World War II was a period of unique prosperity.
  b. prosperity came only after World War II ended.
  c. measures of GDP during World War II are accurate.
  d. civilian consumption of most items actually rose during World War II.