American History Semester Exam Study Guide (new) Questions And Answers 2026/2027 New Update

American History Semester Exam Study Guide (new) Questions And Answers 2026/2027 New Update

By the early 1900s, Americans had transformed the United States into the world's
leading - Answer-industrial nation
Workers who tried to organize a union or strike were often fired and placed on a list of
"troublemakers" called the - Answer-blacklist
Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy
only to - Answer-protect property rights and maintain peace
In the Credit Mobilier scandal, Union Pacific investors got rich by - Answer-paying
inflated bills from a construction company that they controlled.
By linking the nation, railroads helped increase the size of markets for - Answerproducts
Supporters of free enterprise believed that one reason the United States industrialized
so rapidly in the 1800s was because it - Answer-was a vast free trade area
As the nation was industrializing, Congress used tariffs to - Answer-help American
industries compete with European manufacturers.
Issuing stock to stockholders allows a corporation to raise large amounts of money for
big projects while - Answer-spreading out the financial risk.
Department stores began to open up in the 1800s, and changed the idea of shopping by
bringing together - Answer-a huge array of different products in a large, elegant
building.
Invented the telephone, which revolutionized both business and personal
communication - Answer-Alexander Graham Bell
Holding company - Answer-type of business that does not produce anything itself.
With new technology, factories could - Answer-produce more goods at lower prices
Entrepreneur - Answer-people who risk their capital in organizing and running a
business.
Monopoly - Answer-a single company that achieves control of an entire market.