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Question 1

As a result of household appliances, middle class women:
 
  A) had much more leisure time.
  B) found that housework expanded to fill the time available.
  C) spent more time with their husbands.
  D) often took jobs outside the home.

Question 2

The Haymarket Square Affair took place in:
 
  A) Chicago.
  B) Pittsburgh.
  C) Philadelphia.
  D) Cleveland.

Question 3

The Sherman Antitrust Act did not prevent the formation of the Standard Oil trust because:
 
  A) the Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was not a combination in restraint of trade.
  B) the Sherman Act was not passed until eight years later.
  C) Congress exempted Standard Oil from the act.
  D) Carnegie paid bribes to judges to throw out antitrust cases against him.

Question 4

An expanding market for toys and children's literature was a result of the growth of:
 
  A) middle class childhood.
  B) working class incomes.
  C) the public school movement.
  D) upper class family size.

Question 5

New business innovations typically put some workers out of their jobs. What job all but disappeared as mail order houses and chain stores appeared?
 
  A) traveling sales drummer
  B) mail clerk
  C) telegraph operator
  D) iceman



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Answer 1

Answer: B

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: B

Answer 4

Answer: A

Answer 5

Answer: A





 

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