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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
a worker union has control over an entire workforce
B
one or a few firms control an industry while limiting competition
C
the government breaks up a company and takes over part of their stock.
D
there is too much competition in an industry.
2) Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of big business?
A
Government involvement in the economy
B
The use of stocks to raise money
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
Union flyers
B
Unsafe working conditions
C
Child labor
D
Noisy machines
4) Which group would most historians say was most negatively affected by the expansion of the railroad?
A
Railroad barons
B
Plains Native Americans
C
Steel Workers
D
Railroad passengers
5) Which of the following people created the Standard Oil monopoly?
A
Cornelius Vanderbilt
B
John D. Rockefeller
C
James Hill
D
J.P. Morgan
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
The Sand City Massacre
B
Wounded Knee Massacre
C
Great Railroad Strike
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 farming population
C
an increase in city population
D
an increase in country population
8) What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
A
increased use of homemade goods
B
reduced cost of goods
C
improved safety conditions
D
expanding membership in labor unions
9) Andrew Carnegie became famous in American business history for establishing what?
A
The first transcontinental railroad
B
the Standard Oil Company
C
Large scale steel production
D
The Wharton School of Business
10) A characteristic of the free-enterprise system is that
A
stockholders are guaranteed a profit
B
businesses compete for consumer dollars
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 government regulation was placed onbig business.
C
More goods were made at home.
D
More machinery was used to make goods.
12) The Knights of Labor, Samuel Gompers, and The American Federation of Labor are most associated with
A
The Railroad
B
The Gospel of Wealth
C
Native Americans
D
Unions
13) Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
A
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
B
Haymarket riot
C
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
D
Pullman strike
14) mmigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1930 most frequently experienced discrimination because
A
entered the competition for scarce farmland
B
remained more loyal to their homelands than to the United States
C
were better educated than earlier immigrants
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
Each group tried to be the dominant force in the United States
B
Each group kept cultural characteristics that became part of the American culture
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
restricting immigration only to the wealthy
B
permitting unlimited immigration
C
requiring proof of literacy in order to be admitted
D
encouraging the immigration of scientists
17) In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
A
serve as the first federal prison in New York
B
process immigrants arriving from overseas
C
check the safety of imported products
D
defend New York City from attack
18) The main objective of the quota system established by the immigration laws of the 1920s was to
A
reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations
B
prevent illegal immigration
C
admit persons who were previously banned from immigrating
D
encourage immigration of the wealthy and educated
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
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
formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages
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
they came mainly from large cities in their home countries
B
farmland had become very scarce
C
there was much less discrimination in those cities
D
factory jobs were available for unskilled workers
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