Michigan M-STEP Grade 11 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Grade 11 Social Studies Exam - Michigan M-STEP Grade 11 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress Grade 11 Social Studies Exam

Question 1

During the late nineteenth century, business leaders like John D. Rockefeller used horizontal integration to expand their corporate empires. Which action is an example of horizontal integration?

Buying or merging with rival companies in the same industry to eliminate competition Acquiring control over every stage of production from raw extraction to final delivery Dividing corporate ownership among factory worker cooperatives through profit sharing Outsourcing industrial manufacturing to foreign markets with lower labor tariffs

Correct Answer:

Buying or merging with rival companies in the same industry to eliminate competition

Question 2

Andrew Carnegie dominated the late nineteenth-century steel industry by implementing vertical integration. How did this strategy benefit his company?

It relied on state government subsidies to fix consumer prices above market value It allowed Carnegie to control iron ore mines, coal fields, railroads, and steel mills to lower production costs It granted factory workers voting seats on the board of directors to reduce labor strikes It forced competing steel manufacturers to sell their factories at federal price caps

Correct Answer:

It allowed Carnegie to control iron ore mines, coal fields, railroads, and steel mills to lower production costs

Question 3

Founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) became one of the nation's most successful union organizations. Which approach did the AFL emphasize?

Admitting all workers regardless of skill, gender, race, or trade into a single industrial union Adopting radical socialist political agendas aimed at abolishing private property nationwide Focusing on skilled craft workers and practical 'bread-and-butter' goals like higher wages and shorter hours Refusing to use collective bargaining or strikes as methods to negotiate contracts

Correct Answer:

Focusing on skilled craft workers and practical 'bread-and-butter' goals like higher wages and shorter hours

Question 4

Between 1880 and 1910, millions of immigrants arrived in the United States from Southern and Eastern Europe. Which factor pulled many immigrants to American cities?

Widespread availability of free farmland under the Homestead Act in major urban centers Strict European laws prohibiting citizens from working in agricultural sectors Guaranteed federal government housing assistance programs for newly arrived families Abundant factory job opportunities created by rapid industrial manufacturing expansion

Correct Answer:

Abundant factory job opportunities created by rapid industrial manufacturing expansion

Question 5

Political machines like Tammany Hall operated in many American cities during the late nineteenth century. How did they commonly maintain political support?

By providing essential municipal services, employment, and housing aid to immigrants in exchange for votes By enforcing strict non-partisan civil service examinations for all government positions By outlawing political parties and holding non-binding public referendums By lowering corporate taxes for foreign investors who promised to construct public parks

Correct Answer:

By providing essential municipal services, employment, and housing aid to immigrants in exchange for votes

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