end of the year review session #4 questions on chapters 24&25
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End of the Year Review Session #4
Questions on Chapters 24&25
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Question 1
The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with
• a) cash grants from new taxes.• b) land grants and loans.• c) cash grants from higher tariffs.• d) reduced prices for iron and steel.• e) aid for construction of railroad stations.
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Question 1
The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing railroad corporations with
• a) cash grants from new taxes.• b) land grants and loans.• c) cash grants from higher tariffs.• d) reduced prices for iron and steel.• e) aid for construction of railroad stations.
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Question 2
The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it
• a) spread the U.S. population across the whole continent.
• b) enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities.
• c) united the nation into a single, integrated national market.
• d) made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West.
• e) developed a skilled industrial workforce.
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Question 2
The greatest economic consequence of the transcontinental railroad network was that it
• a) spread the U.S. population across the whole continent.
• b) enabled people from farms and small towns to visit the big cities.
• c) united the nation into a single, integrated national market.
• d) made it possible for some immigrants to settle in the West.
• e) developed a skilled industrial workforce.
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Q3
The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were
• a) textiles and shoemaking.• b) mining and agriculture.• c) banking and real estate.• d) shipping and fishing.• e) electricity and telecommunications.
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Q3
The two industries that the transcontinental railroads most significantly expanded were
• a) textiles and shoemaking.• b) mining and agriculture.• c) banking and real estate.• d) shipping and fishing.• e) electricity and telecommunications.
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Q4
Agreements between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called
• a) pools.• b) trusts.• c) rebates.• d) interlocking directorates.• e) holding companies.
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Q4
Agreements between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called
• a) pools.• b) trusts.• c) rebates.• d) interlocking directorates.• e) holding companies.
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Q5
Which of the following was not among the common forms of corruption practiced by the wealthy railroad barons?
• a) Bribing judges and state legislatures• b) Forcing their employees to buy railroad company
stock• c) Providing free railroad passes to journalists and
politicians• d) Watering railroad stocks and bonds in order to sell
them at inflated prices• e) Receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers
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Q5
Which of the following was not among the common forms of corruption practiced by the wealthy railroad barons?
• a) Bribing judges and state legislatures• b) Forcing their employees to buy railroad company
stock• c) Providing free railroad passes to journalists and
politicians• d) Watering railroad stocks and bonds in order to sell
them at inflated prices• e) Receiving kickbacks from powerful shippers
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Q6
The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the
• a) Federal Trade Commission.• b) Interstate Commerce Commission.• c) Consumer Affairs Commission.• d) Federal Anti-Trust Commission.• e) Federal Communications Commission.
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Q6
The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the
• a) Federal Trade Commission.• b) Interstate Commerce Commission.• c) Consumer Affairs Commission.• d) Federal Anti-Trust Commission.• e) Federal Communications Commission.
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Q7
The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward
• a) selling goods far away from their point of manufacture.
• b) specialized goods produced by skilled labor.• c) government certification and regulation of
consumer products.• d) mass manufacturing of standardized industrial
products.• e) importing raw materials from overseas.
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Q7
The vast, integrated, continental U.S. market greatly enhanced the American inclination toward
• a) selling goods far away from their point of manufacture.
• b) specialized goods produced by skilled labor.• c) government certification and regulation of
consumer products.• d) mass manufacturing of standardized industrial
products.• e) importing raw materials from overseas.
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Q8
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was
• a) increased competition.• b) supporting a centrally planned economy.• c) funding research on new technologies.• d) elimination of the tactic of vertical
integration.• e) elimination of as much competition as
possible.
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Q8
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was
• a) increased competition.• b) supporting a centrally planned economy.• c) funding research on new technologies.• d) elimination of the tactic of vertical
integration.• e) elimination of as much competition as
possible.
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Q9
The organizational technique of vertical integration of all facets of an industry, from raw material to final product, within a single company was pioneered by
• a) James Duke with the tobacco industry.• b) Andrew Carnegie with the steel industry.• c) John D. Rockefeller with the oil industry.• d) Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour with the meat
industry.• e) Cornelius and William Vanderbilt with the
railroad industry.
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Q9
The organizational technique of vertical integration of all facets of an industry, from raw material to final product, within a single company was pioneered by
• a) James Duke with the tobacco industry.• b) Andrew Carnegie with the steel industry.• c) John D. Rockefeller with the oil industry.• d) Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour with the meat
industry.• e) Cornelius and William Vanderbilt with the
railroad industry.
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Q10
John D. Rockefeller's organizational technique of horizontal integration involved
• a) franchising Standard Oil gasoline stations to independent operators.
• b) controlling all phases of the oil industry from drilling to commercial retailing.
• c) creating standardized job assignments and fixed production and sales quotas for all employees.
• d) forcing small competitors to assign stock to Standard oil or lose their business.
• e) developing multiple uses for oil in transportation, lighting, and industry.
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Q10
John D. Rockefeller's organizational technique of horizontal integration involved
• a) franchising Standard Oil gasoline stations to independent operators.
• b) controlling all phases of the oil industry from drilling to commercial retailing.
• c) creating standardized job assignments and fixed production and sales quotas for all employees.
• d) forcing small competitors to assign stock to Standard oil or lose their business.
• e) developing multiple uses for oil in transportation, lighting, and industry.
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Q11
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of
• a) Jay Gould.• b) Henry Bessemer.• c) John P. Altgeld.• d) Thomas Edison.• e) Alexander Graham Bell.
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Q11
The steel industry owed much to the inventive genius of
• a) Jay Gould.• b) Henry Bessemer.• c) John P. Altgeld.• d) Thomas Edison.• e) Alexander Graham Bell.
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Q12
America's first billion-dollar corporation was
• a) General Electric (GE).• b) Standard Oil.• c) American Telephone and Telegraph
(AT&T).• d) The Union Pacific Railroad.• e) United States Steel.
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Q12
America's first billion-dollar corporation was
• a) General Electric (GE).• b) Standard Oil.• c) American Telephone and Telegraph
(AT&T).• d) The Union Pacific Railroad.• e) United States Steel.
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Q13
The “Gospel of Wealth" endorsed by Andrew Carnegie
• a) based its theology on the teachings of Jesus.• b) held that the wealthy should display moral
responsibility in the use of their God-given money.• c) stimulated efforts to help minorities.• d) was opposed by most late nineteenth century
clergymen.• e) asserted that the more people prayed the better
off they would become.
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Q13
The “Gospel of Wealth" endorsed by Andrew Carnegie
• a) based its theology on the teachings of Jesus.• b) held that the wealthy should display moral
responsibility in the use of their God-given money.• c) stimulated efforts to help minorities.• d) was opposed by most late nineteenth century
clergymen.• e) asserted that the more people prayed the better
off they would become.
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Q14
Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," like Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner, believed that
• a) only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle.
• b) society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members.
• c) there should be eugenic biological breeding to produce a superior human race.
• d) fitness to survive and thrive could be proven through physical competition.
• e) the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor.
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Q14
Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," like Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner, believed that
• a) only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle.
• b) society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members.
• c) there should be eugenic biological breeding to produce a superior human race.
• d) fitness to survive and thrive could be proven through physical competition.
• e) the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor.
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Q15
During the age of industrialization, the South• a) took full advantage of the new economic
trends.• b) received preferential treatment from the
railroads.• c) turned away from agriculture.• d) held to its Old South ideology.• e) remained overwhelmingly rural and
agricultural.
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Q15
During the age of industrialization, the South• a) took full advantage of the new economic
trends.• b) received preferential treatment from the
railroads.• c) turned away from agriculture.• d) held to its Old South ideology.• e) remained overwhelmingly rural and
agricultural.
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Q16
In its efforts on behalf of workers, the National Labor Union won
• a) an eight-hour day for all workers.• b) government arbitration for industrial
disputes.• c) equal pay for women.• d) an eight-hour day for government
workers.• e) the right to collective bargaining
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Q16
In its efforts on behalf of workers, the National Labor Union won
• a) an eight-hour day for all workers.• b) government arbitration for industrial
disputes.• c) equal pay for women.• d) an eight-hour day for government
workers.• e) the right to collective bargaining
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Q17
The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
• a) National Labor Union.• b) Knights of Labor.• c) American Federation of Labor.• d) Knights of Columbus.• e) Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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Q17
The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
• a) National Labor Union.• b) Knights of Labor.• c) American Federation of Labor.• d) Knights of Columbus.• e) Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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Q18
By 1900, organized labor in America• a) had begun to turn in a clearly Marxist direction.• b) had enrolled nearly half of the industrial labor
force.• c) was accepted by the majority of employers as a
permanent part of the new industrial economy.• d) had begun to develop a more positive image with
the public.• e) relied heavily on the National Labor Relations
Board.
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Q18
By 1900, organized labor in America• a) had begun to turn in a clearly Marxist direction.• b) had enrolled nearly half of the industrial labor
force.• c) was accepted by the majority of employers as a
permanent part of the new industrial economy.• d) had begun to develop a more positive image with
the public.• e) relied heavily on the National Labor Relations
Board.
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Q19
The people who found fault with the captains of industry mostly argued that these men
• a) had no real business ability.• b) built their corporate wealth and power by
exploiting workers.• c) tried to take the United States back to an
earlier age of aristocracy.• d) were environmentally insensitive.• e) slowed technological advances.
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Q19
The people who found fault with the captains of industry mostly argued that these men
• a) had no real business ability.• b) built their corporate wealth and power by
exploiting workers.• c) tried to take the United States back to an
earlier age of aristocracy.• d) were environmentally insensitive.• e) slowed technological advances.
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Q20
The Knights of Labor believed that conflict between capital and labor would disappear when
• a) the government owned the means of production.
• b) labor controlled the government.• c) workers accepted the concept of craft unions.• d) business would understand the principles of
social justice.• e) labor would own and operate businesses and
industries.
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Q20
The Knights of Labor believed that conflict between capital and labor would disappear when
• a) the government owned the means of production.
• b) labor controlled the government.• c) workers accepted the concept of craft unions.• d) business would understand the principles of
social justice.• e) labor would own and operate businesses and
industries.
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Q21
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was the
• a) development of the skyscraper.• b) availability of industrial jobs.• c) compact nature of those large
communities.• d) advent of new housing structures known
as dumbbell tenements.• e) lure of cultural excitement.
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Q21
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was the
• a) development of the skyscraper.• b) availability of industrial jobs.• c) compact nature of those large
communities.• d) advent of new housing structures known
as dumbbell tenements.• e) lure of cultural excitement.
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Q22
One of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was
• a) mass-production factories.• b) the Sears catalog.• c) advertising billboards.• d) public transportation systems.• e) large department stores.
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Q22
One of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was
• a) mass-production factories.• b) the Sears catalog.• c) advertising billboards.• d) public transportation systems.• e) large department stores.
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Q23
The New Immigrants who came to the United States after 1880
• a) had experience with democratic governments.• b) arrived primarily from Germany, Sweden, and
Norway.• c) were culturally different from previous immigrants.• d) received a warm welcome from the Old Immigrants.• e) represented nonwhite racial groups.
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Q23
The New Immigrants who came to the United States after 1880
• a) had experience with democratic governments.• b) arrived primarily from Germany, Sweden, and
Norway.• c) were culturally different from previous immigrants.• d) received a warm welcome from the Old Immigrants.• e) represented nonwhite racial groups.
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Q24
The two immigrant ethnic groups who were most harshly treated in the mid to late nineteenth century were the
• a) Spanish and Greeks.• b) Irish and Chinese.• c) Germans and Swedes.• d) Japanese and Filipinos.• e) French and Russians.
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Q24
The two immigrant ethnic groups who were most harshly treated in the mid to late nineteenth century were the
• a) Spanish and Greeks.• b) Irish and Chinese.• c) Germans and Swedes.• d) Japanese and Filipinos.• e) French and Russians.
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Q25
A bird of passage was an immigrant who• a) passed quickly from eastern ports to the
Midwest or West.• b) only passed through America on the way to
Canada.• c) came to the United States looking for a wife.• d) came to America to work for a short time
and then returned to Europe.• e) flew from job to job.
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Q25
A bird of passage was an immigrant who• a) passed quickly from eastern ports to the
Midwest or West.• b) only passed through America on the way to
Canada.• c) came to the United States looking for a wife.• d) came to America to work for a short time
and then returned to Europe.• e) flew from job to job.
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Q26
Most New Immigrants• a) eventually returned to their country of origin.• b) tried to preserve their Old Country culture in
America.• c) were subjected to stringent immigration
restrictions.• d) quickly assimilated into the mainstream of
American life.• e) converted to mainstream Protestantism.
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Q26
Most New Immigrants• a) eventually returned to their country of origin.• b) tried to preserve their Old Country culture in
America.• c) were subjected to stringent immigration
restrictions.• d) quickly assimilated into the mainstream of
American life.• e) converted to mainstream Protestantism.
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Q27
By the late nineteenth century, most of the Old Immigrant groups from northern and Western Europe
• a) actively promoted the idea of a multicultural America.• b) were still regarded with suspicion and hostility by the
majority of native Americans.• c) had largely abandoned their ethnically based churches,
clubs, and neighborhoods.• d) were largely accepted as American, even though they
often lived in separate ethnic neighborhoods.• e) still maintained a primary loyalty to their country of
origin, especially Ireland or Germany.
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Q27
By the late nineteenth century, most of the Old Immigrant groups from northern and Western Europe
• a) actively promoted the idea of a multicultural America.• b) were still regarded with suspicion and hostility by the
majority of native Americans.• c) had largely abandoned their ethnically based churches,
clubs, and neighborhoods.• d) were largely accepted as American, even though they
often lived in separate ethnic neighborhoods.• e) still maintained a primary loyalty to their country of
origin, especially Ireland or Germany.
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Q28
New Immigrant groups were regarded with special hostility by many nativist Americans because
• a) most Americans considered Italian, Greek, or Jewish culture inferior to their own.
• b) many New Immigrants attempted to convert Americans to Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, or Judaism.
• c) in many New Immigrant families, women were kept in distinctly subordinate roles.
• d) New Immigrants were often more politically loyal to their homelands than to the United States.
• e) their religions were distinctly different and some New Immigrants were politically radical.
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Q28
New Immigrant groups were regarded with special hostility by many nativist Americans because
• a) most Americans considered Italian, Greek, or Jewish culture inferior to their own.
• b) many New Immigrants attempted to convert Americans to Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, or Judaism.
• c) in many New Immigrant families, women were kept in distinctly subordinate roles.
• d) New Immigrants were often more politically loyal to their homelands than to the United States.
• e) their religions were distinctly different and some New Immigrants were politically radical.
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Q29
Besides serving immigrants and the poor in urban neighborhoods, settlement workers like Jane Addams and Florence Kelley
• a) actively lobbied for social reforms like anti-sweatshop laws and child labor laws.
• b) created the new, largely female profession of teaching.• c) looked down on the immigrant populations they served.• d) saw themselves primarily as feminists who worked to
advance women's causes.• e) steered clear of controversial international questions like
war and peace.
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Q29
Besides serving immigrants and the poor in urban neighborhoods, settlement workers like Jane Addams and Florence Kelley
• a) actively lobbied for social reforms like anti-sweatshop laws and child labor laws.
• b) created the new, largely female profession of teaching.• c) looked down on the immigrant populations they served.• d) saw themselves primarily as feminists who worked to
advance women's causes.• e) steered clear of controversial international questions like
war and peace.
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Q30
The Morrill Act of 1862• a) established women's colleges like Vassar.• b) required compulsory school attendance
through high school.• c) established the modern American research
university.• d) mandated racial integration in public schools.• e) granted public lands to states to support
higher education
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Q30
The Morrill Act of 1862• a) established women's colleges like Vassar.• b) required compulsory school attendance
through high school.• c) established the modern American research
university.• d) mandated racial integration in public schools.• e) granted public lands to states to support
higher education
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Q31
Black leader, Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois• a) demanded complete equality for African
Americans.• b) established an industrial school at
Tuskegee, Alabama.• c) supported the goals of Booker T.
Washington.• d) was an ex-slave who rose to fame.• e) None of these
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Q31
Black leader, Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois• a) demanded complete equality for African
Americans.• b) established an industrial school at
Tuskegee, Alabama.• c) supported the goals of Booker T.
Washington.• d) was an ex-slave who rose to fame.• e) None of these
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Q32
Which of the following was not among the major new research universities founded in the post-Civil War era?
• a) Harvard University• b) The University of California• c) Johns Hopkins University• d) The University of Chicago• e) Stanford University
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Q32
Which of the following was not among the major new research universities founded in the post-Civil War era?
• a) Harvard University• b) The University of California• c) Johns Hopkins University• d) The University of Chicago• e) Stanford University
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Q33
The two late-nineteenth-century newspaper publishers whose competition for circulation fueled the rise of sensationalistic yellow journalism were
• a) Horatio Alger and Harlan E. Halsey.• b) Henry Adams and Henry James.• c) Henry George and Edward Bellamy.• d) William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.• e) Edwin L. Godkin and Stephen Crane.
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Q33
The two late-nineteenth-century newspaper publishers whose competition for circulation fueled the rise of sensationalistic yellow journalism were
• a) Horatio Alger and Harlan E. Halsey.• b) Henry Adams and Henry James.• c) Henry George and Edward Bellamy.• d) William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.• e) Edwin L. Godkin and Stephen Crane.