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a) They wanted more people to grow cotton that could be used to produce textiles.

b) They needed low paid workers for their factories

c) They hoped immigrants would bring ideas for new products.

d) They wanted to learn about new cultures in order to sell products in other countries.

a) to support hte formation of labor unions

b) to improve the conditions for the working class

c) to promote industry and the creation of monopolies

d) to end segregation in southern states

a) Grover Cleveland

b) Benjamin Harrison

c) William McKinley

d) Theodore Roosevelt

a) It forced businesses to hire women

b) It prevented businesses from forming monopolies

c) It allowed employees to unionize

d) It created safety laws for all employees

a) To push for new laws to protect workers.

b) to support local labor unions and strikes.

c) to push for an end to immigration

d) to block immigrants from politics

a) He defended businesses rights to abuse and take advantage of the consumer

b) he lost the trust of the American people after he ended the oil monoply

c) he used old laws to break trusts and monopolies

d) he used old laws to protect trusts and monopolies

a) strikes by labor unions

b) collective bargaining

c) passing new laws

d) persuading company owners

a) Factory jobs moved out of cities.

b) City governments stopped corruption.

c) Factory work made cities cleaners

d) City populations rapidly.

a) Safe working conditions, high wages, overcrowded apartments

b) overcrowded apartments, long working hours, unhealthy living conditions

c) long working hours, high wages, unsafe factories

d) unsafe factories, high wages, large apartments

a) Cultural diffusion increased

b) Pollution damaged the environment

c) Ethnic minorities gained political power

d) Public transportation gained popularity.

a) Many could not afford to lose the income gained by their children

b) Christian values encouraged children to work

c) It upset the traditions of many immigrant familes

d) the felt it was unconstitutional

a) writing articles and books to bring attention to problems

b) getting elected to office and passing new laws

c) raised money to start organizations that would promote reform

d) forming labor unions and encouraging workers to go on strike

a) the Meat Inspection Act

b) the Federal Reserve Act

c) the Sherman Antitrust Act

d) the Wagner Act

a) They supported isolationism

b) They promoted big business

c) They exposed corruption within the government

d) They created political machines.

a) the end of slavery

b) the decline of political machines

c) the growth of big business

d) the spread of fascism