1. Social Studies Quarter Review Age of Industrialization 1860-1935

2. The act of Congress which gave free land in the West to anyone who would farm it for 5 years is known as what? The Homestead Act

3. The time in US history when many people switched from making goods by hand to manufacturing goods with machines is known as what? The industrial revolution

4. Having complete control of an industry by one person or one company is called what? monopoly

5. A reform movement that wants to solve political, economic and social problems through government action is called what? progressivism

6. The first US rail system which went completely across the continental United States was known as what? The Transcontinental Railroad

7. In 1869, what last piece of the Transcontinental Railroad was installed which signified the completion of the railroad? The Golden Spike

8. What was the name of the industrialist primarily responsible for the expansion of the steel industry in the US? Andrew Carnegie

9. Business organizations which are owned by many shareholders are called what? corporations

10. What was the name of the industrialist who made his fortune by creating Standard Oil in the 1880’s? John D Rockefeller

11. The establishment of political or economic control over other countries? Imperialism

12. In August of 1920, the 19 th Amendment to the constitution was passed which did what? Gave women the right to vote

13. In what year did World War I start? 1914

14. What inventor owned more patents than any other US citizen in history? Thomas A Edison

15. The movement of people from other countries into the US is called what? Immigration

16. Organizations of workers that help their members bargain for better wages are known as what? Labor Unions

17. When workers walk off the job and refuse to work because of conditions in the organization, what do we call that? strike

18. What Republican president began to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act and became known as the “Trust Buster”? Theodore Roosevelt

19. George Alexander Gray began working in a mill at age 10 and became an important industrialist in NC history in what industry? Textile industry

20. The major NC industry involved in making cloth and clothes is called what? The textile industry

21. The first factory to produce large quantities of furniture was located in which NC City? High Point

22. The system here a farmer works land they do not own and make a living by taking a percentage of the harvest is called what? Share cropping

23. In 1908, North Carolina enacted Prohibition which was the statewide banning of what? Alcoholic Beverages

24. What do we call a crop that is grown primarily to be sold for income? Cash Crop

25. Name the two most important cash crops grown in North Carolina between 1860 and 1910? Cotton and tobacco

26. R J Reynolds was a leader in what NC industry? Tobacco

27. As racial tensions increased, in what NC city was a riot responsible for the death of 11 African Americans? Wilmington

28. What NC governor, who served between 1921 and 1925 is credited with greatly improving the road and university systems of NC? Cameron Morrison

29. What major event of the industrial revolution occurred in 1903 on Kill Devil Hill on the NC Coast? The first airplane flight

30. What is a stock? A share of ownership of a corporation

31. The US stock market crash of 1929 is know as what? Black Tuesday

32. Who was president when the crash of 1929 happened? Herbert Hoover

33. About how long did the Great Depression last? About 10-12 years

34. The global economic downturn which started with the stock market crash of 1929 is known as what? The Great Depression

35. Who is the only three term president in the history of the US? Franklin Delano Roosevelt

36. What was Franklin Roosevelt’s wife’s name? Eleanor Roosevelt

37. During Roosevelt’s first presidential term, he called for a special session of congress that lasted several months and saw sweeping legislation. What did that time become known as? The hundred days

38. Roosevelt’s governmental programs to help alleviate the effects of the Great Depression were collectively known as what? The New Deal

39. A new law which provided all workers a governmental retirement program was called what? Social Security Act

40. What was the CCC? Civilian Conservation Corps

41. What major world event brought an end to the Great Depression? World War II

42. Franklin Roosevelt spoke to the citizens of the US during the Great Depression through weekly radio addresses known as what? Fireside chats

43. In his first inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt famously said (about the Great Depression), “The only thing we have to fear, is ______________? Fear itself