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Section 1
Section 1
What factors contributed to the industrialization of America?
Physical geography (abundance of natural resources); immigrants in search for labor; cultural climate
What factors explained the emergence of large corporations, and what did Americans think of them?
new and more efficient production techniques, as well as improvements in transportation and communication, paved the way for the rise of mass consumerism, which led to large corporations dominating the american scene. as they gained more power over thousands of workers and small businesses, the nation struggled with the costs and benefits of big business
How did the workers respond to the rise of industrialization?
american workers believed conditions to be unfair, and
they formed labor unions to fight for:
-better wages
- better working conditions
-shorter workdays
What resulted from the clashes between workers and big business during the 1880s and 1890s?
workers and big businesses often clashed violently in the later decades of the 19th century.
may of 1886: the Haymarket riot in Chicago: many police officers and civilians died in this bloody
Workers rebel against big cooperates
Section 2
Section 2
How did pre-Civil War immigrants differ from those who entered America between 1880 and 1920?
Pre-war Civil War immigrants
-From Northern European
-Few Scandinavians
Immigrants after the war
-Spanish, greeks, Russians, Eastern Europeans, Asians
-Entered as larger groups
-They were more common
What experiences were common to most immigrants who came to America?
-the long journey to america
-Compete for a job and a place to live
-overcome tough working
conditions and prejudic
What was urban life like for most city residents?
Residents faced:
-Overcrowding
due to growth and tenements, or subdivided homes, that many immigrants resided in
How did the religious leaders appeal to city residents?
liberal theologians valued each individual person.
this led to the social gospel movement, which promoted better working conditions and decent wages- which the people/residents liked
Section 3
Section 3
What were the advances and setbacks in the development of the New South?
textile mills, timber industry, and steel production all soared as part of the advances in the development of the new south. however, the southern economy did not grow as rapidly as it did in the north and midwest. shortages of capital led the south to borrow from the north, and illiteracy rates were high as well as African American discrimination
What impact did U.S. policies have on Native Americans
the Dawes act: urging Native Americans to assimilate
this gave native americans the right to become us citizens, however, the act failed to achieve its goal and led to the indians losing more than 50% of their land over the next 50 years
who moved west in the latter half of the 19th century and why?
millions of americans poured into the west later in the 19th century
for gold and silver, establishing farms and ranches, and working in the cities
Section 4
Section 4
How did racial minorities and women fare during the Gilded Age?
Chinese exclusion act: congress banned further Chinese immigration
while women took up the issue of women's suffrage, which had laid dormant since the seneca falls convention in new York
What issues plagued the government during the gilded age
the issues of discrimination against Mexican americans, african americans, Chinese
corruption
graft
What factors led to the rise of populists?
farmers faces many problems in their work, such as
long hours in difficult conditions
prices decreased significantly for main crops
farmers accumulated growing debts that they found harder and harder to repay.
members of the farmers alliance formed the populist party to advocate better labor conditions for farmers
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WoodGrain Technology makes home office furniture from fine hardwoods. The company uses a job-order costing system and predetermined overhead rates to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs The predetermined overhead rate in the Preparation Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Fabrication Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company's management made the following estimates for the year: $$ \begin{matrix} \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{Department}\\ \text{ } & \text{Preparation} & \text{Fabrication}\\ \text{Machine-hours} & \text{80.000} & \text{21.000}\\ \text{Direct labor-hours} & \text{35.000} & \text{50.000}\\ \text{Direct materials cost} & \text{\$ 190.000} & \text{\$ 400.000}\\ \text{Direct labor cost} & \text{\$ 280.000} & \text{\$ 530.000}\\ \text{Fixed manufacturing overhead cost} & \text{\$ 256.000} & \text{\$ 520.000}\\ \text{Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour} & \text{\$ 2.00} & \text{\_\_}\\ \text{Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour} & \text{\_\_\_} & \text{\$ 4.00}\\ \end{matrix} $$ Job 127 was started on April 1 and completed on May 12. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job: $$ \begin{matrix} \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{Department}\\ \text{ } & \text{Preparation} & \text{Fabrication}\\ \text{Machine-hours} & \text{350} & \text{70}\\ \text{Direct labor-hours} & \text{80} & \text{130}\\ \text{Direct materials cost} & \text{\$ 940} & \text{\$ 1.200}\\ \text{Direct labor cost} & \text{\$ 710} & \text{\$ 980}\\ \end{matrix} $$ 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used during the year in the Preparation Department. Compute the rate used in the Fabrication Department. 2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 127. 3. What would be the total cost recorded for Job 127? If the job contained 25 units, what would be the unit product cost? 4. At the end of the year, the records of WoodGrain Technology revealed the following actual cost and operating data for all jobs worked on during the year: $$ \begin{matrix} \text{ } & \text{ } & \text{Department}\\ \text{ } & \text{Preparation} & \text{Fabrication}\\ \text{Machine-hours} & \text{73.000} & \text{24.000}\\ \text{Direct labor-hours} & \text{30.000} & \text{54.000}\\ \text{Direct materials cost} & \text{\$ 165.000} & \text{\$ 420.000}\\ \text{Direct labor cost} & \text{\$ 390.000} & \text{\$ 740.000}\\ \end{matrix} $$ What was the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead in each department at the end of the year?
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