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U.S. HISTORY MIDTERM REVIEW PART 2 of 5
U.S. HISTORY MIDTERM REVIEW PART 2 of 5
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A review of the first semester of high school U.S. History (1850 - 1941).
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1
The publication of
The Jungle
(1906) resulted in the passage of which federal law?
the Clayton Anti-trust Act
the Elkins Act
the Meat Inspection Act
the Sherman Anti-trust Act
2
An economic system in which prices and goods are determined with limited gov't. interference?
capitalism/free-market
socialism
nationalism
communism
3
Which of the following characterize the
Second Industrial Revolution
(1870 - 1914) in the U.S.?
rapid development of oil, coal, steel & railroad industries
development of new technology (electricity, telephone, etc.)
increased productivity and standard of living
migration of people from rural to urban areas
4
Which industrialist first used mass production techniques to manufacture automobiles?
J.D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Jay Gould
Andrew Carnegie
5
This political cartoon reflects which of the following?
the Pendleton Act
the Gentlemen's Agreement
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the National Reclamation Act/Newlands Act
6
The
Bessemer process
was an efficient industrial technique for creating
gasoline.
kerosene.
rubber.
steel.
7
Which of these was intended to eliminate monopolies and anti-competitive business practices?
the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
the Dawes Act (1887)
the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
the Homestead Act (1862)
8
The goal of the
Interstate Commerce Act
(1887) was to eliminate unfair business practices in
the oil/petroleum industry.
the railroad industry.
the steel industry.
the coal industry.
9
Who founded
Hull House
, the nation's first settlement house, in Chicago in 1889?
Clara Barton
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Dorothea Dix
10
Nativism
is reflected in a sign reading
"For Sale by Owner."
"Help Wanted. No Irish Need Apply."
"No solicitation."
"Going Out of Business."
11
Robber Barons
encouraged competition and fair business practices.
horded their money and refused to donate to charities.
were ruthless industrialists of the late 19th century.
exposed corruption and injustice in monthly magazines.
12
Which of these was the site of a violent labor strike in the late 19th century?
the Carnegie steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania (1892)
all of these
the Pullman factory in Illinois (1894)
the Haymarket Square in Chicago (1886)
13
Term for the application of
survival of the fittest
and
natural selection
to human society?
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
Settlement House Movement
Social Gospel Movement
14
Which of the following were goals of the
Populist Party
in the late 19th century?
an 8-hour workday
free-coinage of silver to increase the money supply
a federal income tax
federal regulation of the railroads
15
Which of the following preached salvation through service to the poor?
laissez-faire economics
Social Darwinism
horizontal consolidation
the Social Gospel Movement
16
Most of the immigrants processed at the
Angel Island
immigration station were from
Caribbean/West Indies.
Europe.
Asia.
Africa.
17
This political cartoon reflects the believe that
government worked to limit the influence of big business.
big business held excessive power over the government.
government ignored the demands of big business.
big business believed in protecting the rights of workers.
18
In exchange for votes, political machines helped immigrants
find jobs.
become citizens.
find housing.
all of these
19
Term for magazine writers of the early 20th century who exposed corruption and injustice?
muckrakers
mugwumps
scalawags
Stalwarts
20
The
Populist Party
(or
People's Party
) of the 1890s represented the interests of
farmers and laborers.
bankers and lawyers.
immigrants.
wealthy industrialists.
21
This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice of the late 19th/early 20th centuries?
vertical integration
laissez-faire capitalism
monopolization
industrialization
22
Settlement houses, like Chicago's
Hull House
, were established to provide services to
Native Americans on reservations.
agricultural workers.
industrial workers in factories.
the urban poor.
23
The muckraking writer
Ida M. Tarbell
exposed the cut-throat business practices of
the Carnegie Steel Company.
J.P. Morgan & Company.
the Northern Securities Company.
the Standard Oil Company.
24
Who delivered the
Cross of Gold
speech in support of bimetallism (1896)?
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
25
Term meaning
the favoring of native-born people,
or
hostility directed toward immigrants
?
melting pot
culture shock
urbanization
nativism
26
Who established a vocational school for African Americans in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1881?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Harriet Tubman
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
27
Upton Sinclair's novel
The Jungle
(1906) exposed unsanitary conditions in which industry?
coal
oil/petroleum
steel
meat-packing
28
Who founded the
Florida East Coast Railway
in 1885 and built several hotels in Florida?
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Henry Flagler
John D. Rockefeller
29
Most of the immigrants processed at the
Ellis Island
immigration station were from
Caribbean/West Indies.
Africa.
Asia.
Europe.
30
Which industrialist founded the
Standard Oil Company
and became the world's first billionaire?
J.P. Morgan
J.D. Rockefeller
Jay Gould
Andrew Carnegie
31
Which of the following terms means
the generous donation of money to good causes
?
philanthropy
nativism
industrialization
urbanization
32
The
Chinese Exclusion Act
(1882) and the
Gentlemen’s Agreement
(1907)
increased Asian immigration to the United States.
restricted Asian immigration to the United States.
restricted European immigration to the United States.
increased European immigration to the United States.
33
Which of the following issues concerned the photojournalist
Jacob Riis
?
racial inequality
urban poverty
population growth
political corruption
34
The
Patrons of Husbandry
/
Grange
and the
Farmers' Alliance
were established to
lobby state legislatures & Congress for political goals.
unite farmers to fight for their common interests.
unite farmers from different regions of the nation.
fight back against railroad abuses.
35
Which of the following means
the use of both gold and silver to back the currency
?
suffrage
emancipation
temperance
bimetallism
36
Term meaning
complete control of an entire industry
, or
the absence of competition
?
oligopoly
franchise
monopoly
conglomerate
37
Which of these was organized like a pyramid, headed by a boss, and controlled city politics?
a political machine
a tenement
a customs house
a settlement house
38
In the late 19th century, the
Patrons of Husbandry
/
Grange
and the
Farmers' Alliance
fought for
government regulation of the railroads.
neither of these
both of these
an expansion of the nation's money supply.
39
President
Theodore Roosevelt
earned a reputation as a "trust-buster" for enforcing which law?
The Keating-Owen Act
the Sherman Anti-trust Act
the Elkins Act
the Hepburn Act
40
Labor unions united workers to fight for
shorter working hours.
collective bargaining rights.
higher wages.
better working conditions.
41
In disputes between labor and management, the gov't. usually supported which side in the 1800s?
management
labor
42
African American female entrepreneur who made a fortune selling cosmetics & hair products?
Rosa Parks
Madam C.J. Walker
Harriet Tubman
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
