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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
one or a few firms control an industry while limiting competition
B
the government breaks up a company and takes over part of their stock.
C
a worker union has control over an entire workforce
D
there is too much competition in an industry.
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
New technology used in factories
D
Vast amounts of natural resources in the U.S.
3) Which of the following would probably NOT find in a sweatshop?
A
Unsafe working conditions
B
Child labor
C
Noisy machines
D
Union flyers
4) Which group would most historians say was most negatively affected by the expansion of the railroad?
A
Railroad barons
B
Railroad passengers
C
Plains Native Americans
D
Steel Workers
5) Which of the following people created the Standard Oil monopoly?
A
J.P. Morgan
B
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
James Hill
D
John D. Rockefeller
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
Wounded Knee Massacre
B
The Sand City Massacre
C
Triangle Shirt Waist Fire
D
Great Railroad Strike
7) One of the effects of the Industrial Revolution was increased urbanization, this means...
A
an increase in immigrant population
B
an increase in city population
C
an increase in country 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
reduced cost of goods
C
improved safety conditions
D
increased use of homemade goods
9) Andrew Carnegie became famous in American business history for establishing what?
A
Large scale steel production
B
The Wharton School of Business
C
the Standard Oil Company
D
The first transcontinental railroad
10) A characteristic of the free-enterprise system is that
A
businesses compete for consumer dollars
B
stockholders are guaranteed a profit
C
governments control product choices
D
foreign trade is discouraged
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
Unions
B
Native Americans
C
The Gospel of Wealth
D
The Railroad
13) Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
A
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
B
Pullman strike
C
Haymarket riot
D
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
14) mmigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1930 most frequently experienced discrimination because
A
remained more loyal to their homelands than to the United States
B
entered the competition for scarce farmland
C
spoke different languages and had different customs
D
were better educated than earlier immigrants
15) Which is the main way that ethnic groups in the United States have helped to shape the American culture?
A
Each group kept cultural characteristics that became part of the American culture
B
Each group tried to be the dominant force in the United States
C
Most newer groups have blended in and adopted the ways of earlier immigrants.
D
Ethnic groups made large financial contributions to the United States government.
16) The Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentleman’s Agreement, and the National Origins Act were reactions to earlier United States policies of
A
permitting unlimited immigration
B
requiring proof of literacy in order to be admitted
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
check the safety of imported products
C
defend New York City from attack
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
admit persons who were previously banned from immigrating
B
encourage immigration of the wealthy and educated
C
prevent illegal immigration
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
formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages
B
had job skills superior to those of most American workers
C
came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of other Americans
D
tried to replace American democracy with their own forms of government
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
farmland had become very scarce
B
they came mainly from large cities in their home countries
C
factory jobs were available for unskilled workers
D
there was much less discrimination in those cities
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