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Growth Of Urbanization
Test Description: Study Guide from Industrial Revolution, Immigration, and Urbanization in the United States.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Populist Party was established in the 1890s to
A
protect the political and economic interests of farmers and laborers.
B
support the candidacy of William McKinley.
C
reduce the tax burden on the wealthy industrialist class.
D
ensure that the US stayed on the gold standard.
2) A major goal of the Progressive movement was to
A
increase democracy in US government.
B
encourage ties between government and business.
C
establish a flat rate income tax.
D
create a national bank for the United States.
3) Businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and JP Morgan were often called
A
Greenbacks
B
Muckrakers
C
Robber Barons
D
Scalawags
4) Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan both were 'captains' of which industry?
A
oil
B
steel
C
automobile
D
communications
5) The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution could be considered a Progressive amendment because it
A
granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex.
B
guaranteed suffrage to all races regardless of income.
C
allowed all citizens the right to vote.
D
allowed people 18 and older voting rights.
6) The most important reason for the growth of labor unions in the latter half of the 19th century was
A
the forceful leadership of the newly arriving immigrants.
B
the passage of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
C
the way the workers were treated by big business and big industry.
D
the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
7) Which of these was a characteristic of the Progressive movement?
A
work towards the removal of corrupt influences on local, state, and national government
B
efforts to increase the control held by the nation's elite, upper class citizens
C
constant pressure to reduce government regulation and control of business
D
passage of Civil Rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination in the south
8) Journalists who wrote fiction and non-fiction accounts of the abuses of wealth and power in our society were called
A
Muckrakers.
B
Avant Garde.
C
Bootleggers.
D
Scalawags.
9) Which one of the following was the most significant source of urban population growth from 1890-1920?
A
the establishment of suburbs
B
elimination of small pox
C
the elevator
D
immigration
10) Which group of immigrants poured into the United States between 1890 and 1920?
A
Scandinavians and Germans
B
English, Scottish, and Welsh
C
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.
D
Irish, Spanish, and Italian
11) Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
A
vertical integration
B
the formation of labor unions
C
the formation of trusts
D
the crushing of labor unions
12) Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell are all associated with what American literary movement?
A
Harlem Renaissance
B
Transcendentalism
C
Romanticism
D
Muckrakers
13) The passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 was most directly caused by
A
Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring'
B
Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'
C
Helen Hunt Jackson's 'A Century of Dishonor'
D
Jacob Riis' 'How the Other Half Lives'
14) The Muckraker journalists would have been likely to cover all the following subjects EXCEPT
A
waste in the armed forces.
B
national conservation.
C
urban political 'machines.''
D
mistreatment of laborers.
15) Which group was MOST concerned with helping improve the dangerous working conditions in early 20-century industry?
A
Robber Barons
B
Populists
C
Progressives
D
Radical Republicans
16) How did immigration during the Industrial Revolution allow big US companies to make even bigger profits?
A
Immigrants were coming from poor conditions abroad and were willing to work for low wages.
B
Immigrants were able to get deals from their home countries on raw materials.
C
Businesses in other nations were shutting down because their workers were immigrating to the US.
D
As more wealthy immigrants came to the US, sales increased for many companies.
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