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Industrial Revolution And Immigration
Test Description: Industrial Revolution and Immigration
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1) A monopoly is a business situation in which
A
there is too much competition in an industry.
B
a worker union has control over an entire workforce
C
the government breaks up a company and takes over part of their stock.
D
one or a few firms control an industry while limiting competition
2) Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
A
The use of stocks to raise money
B
Government involvement in the economy
C
Vast amounts of natural resources in the U.S.
D
New technology used in factories
3) Which of the following would probably NOT find in a sweatshop?
A
Noisy machines
B
Union flyers
C
Unsafe working conditions
D
Child labor
4) Which group would most historians say was most negatively affected by the expansion of the railroad?
A
Railroad passengers
B
Steel Workers
C
Plains Native Americans
D
Railroad barons
5) Which of the following people created the Standard Oil monopoly?
A
John D. Rockefeller
B
J.P. Morgan
C
Cornelius Vanderbilt
D
James Hill
6) I remember last year...in which these girls demanded more sanitary conditions...these dead bodies were the answer. The quote above is most likely referring to which event?
A
Great Railroad Strike
B
The Sand City Massacre
C
Wounded Knee Massacre
D
Triangle Shirt Waist Fire
7) One of the effects of the Industrial Revolution was increased urbanization, this means...
A
an increase in immigrant population
B
an increase in country population
C
an increase in city population
D
an increase in farming population
8) What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
A
expanding membership in labor unions
B
increased use of homemade goods
C
reduced cost of goods
D
improved safety conditions
9) Andrew Carnegie became famous in American business history for establishing what?
A
The first transcontinental railroad
B
Large scale steel production
C
the Standard Oil Company
D
The Wharton School of Business
10) A characteristic of the free-enterprise system is that
A
stockholders are guaranteed a profit
B
governments control product choices
C
foreign trade is discouraged
D
businesses compete for consumer dollars
11) In the years immediately following the Civil War, which change was brought about by the Industrial Revolution?
A
More people left cities to live on farms.
B
More machinery was used to make goods.
C
More government regulation was placed onbig business.
D
More goods were made at home.
12) The Knights of Labor, Samuel Gompers, and The American Federation of Labor are most associated with
A
Native Americans
B
Unions
C
The Gospel of Wealth
D
The Railroad
13) Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
A
Haymarket riot
B
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
C
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
D
Pullman strike
14) mmigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1930 most frequently experienced discrimination because
A
were better educated than earlier immigrants
B
entered the competition for scarce farmland
C
remained more loyal to their homelands than to the United States
D
spoke different languages and had different customs
15) Which is the main way that ethnic groups in the United States have helped to shape the American culture?
A
Most newer groups have blended in and adopted the ways of earlier immigrants.
B
Each group tried to be the dominant force in the United States
C
Ethnic groups made large financial contributions to the United States government.
D
Each group kept cultural characteristics that became part of the American culture
16) The Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentleman’s Agreement, and the National Origins Act were reactions to earlier United States policies of
A
requiring proof of literacy in order to be admitted
B
permitting unlimited immigration
C
restricting immigration only to the wealthy
D
encouraging the immigration of scientists
17) In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
A
process immigrants arriving from overseas
B
defend New York City from attack
C
check the safety of imported products
D
serve as the first federal prison in New York
18) The main objective of the quota system established by the immigration laws of the 1920s was to
A
prevent illegal immigration
B
admit persons who were previously banned from immigrating
C
encourage immigration of the wealthy and educated
D
reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations
19) During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants
A
tried to replace American democracy with their own forms of government
B
formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages
C
had job skills superior to those of most American workers
D
came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of other Americans
20) In the period from 1890 to 1910, most immigrants from eastern and southern Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because
A
factory jobs were available for unskilled workers
B
they came mainly from large cities in their home countries
C
there was much less discrimination in those cities
D
farmland had become very scarce
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