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- The _____ was an agency of the United States government introduced by Herbert Hoover to aid state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, farm mortgage associations, and other businesses
- 16. Match the name of the individual to a description of his accomplishment.________ oil production A. William Cockerill________ steel manufacturing B. Andrew Carnegie________ mechanized production of clothing C. John D. Rockefeller________ expanded industrialization to continental Europe D. Francis Cabot Lowell
- _____56. A corporation is a type of business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are but are not personally responsible for its debts.
- America's 1st black congressman from a northern state was _____
- _____38. Who defended the free market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
- _____53. The country of Belgium led Europe in adopting the industrial technology of Britain.
- _____23. What were the three factors of production required to drive the Industrial Revolution?
- _____37. Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?
- _____57. In the 19th century, industrialization had the effect of closing the gap between industrialized and non-industrialized countries.
- _____41. With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
- _____24. What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in the 19th century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?
- _____45. By 1849, most of Europe was under the control of
- _____47. Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy after the conquest of
- _____40. Nineteenth century socialists argued that government should
- What was the most extraordinary political development in the years before the Civil War?
- _____51. The ruler of the new, unified German empire was given the title of
- _____34. By the late 1700s, the best place to find a water frame and a spinning mule was in
- 18. Match the name of the individual to the theory he promoted.________ capitalism A. Saint-Simon________ socialism b. Adam Smith________ utilitarianism C. Robert Owen________ utopianism D. Jeremy Bentham
- _____50. Who originated the political style known as realpolitik ?
- _____43. When the trade union movement began in Britain, the strike was an illegal action taken against