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1
What would NOT be considered "pull factors" for immigrants considering the U.S. in the 1900s?
Automatic citizenship.
Family and friends already there.
Job opportunities and higher wages.
Cheap and plentiful land.
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A process of preparing immigrants for U.S. citizenship often through public education.
Americanization.
Capitalism.
Patriotism.
Democracy.
3
What allows workers to agree to any terms of employment offered by employers?
Yellowdog contract.
An open shop.
The 18th Amendment.
Freedom of Contract
4
Who did the Wobblies (IWW) organize?
Only white skilled workers.
All workers--skilled and unskilled, male & female.
Only male workers.
Only nativist workers.
5
Which was NOT done by benevolent and charitable organizations to help the poor?
Helped them to learn to read & write in English
Provided healthcare & childcare services
Bought them land and livestock
Helped train them for jobs
6
What business did Ida Tarbell investigate?
Illegal stills.
Standard Oil.
Coal mining.
The railroad.
7
What did the Progressive Movement refer to?
Reformers who worked to solve problems in the cities.
An alliance of farmers.
People who attempted to stop immigration into the US
Reformers who fought for racial equality.
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About how many Americans lived in poverty?
Just under 75%
About 30%
Less than 10%
Almost 50%
9
Which is NOT a characteristic of the "Old Immigrants"?
From Western and Northern Europe.
Better Educated.
Mostly Protestant.
Extremely poor and unskilled.
10
Who did the Populist Party represent?
The average person.
Corrupt politicians.
Big business interests.
The Rich.
11
What did John Dewey believe education should include?
For students to be able to sing.
Teaching practical skills.
Cursive writing.
To speak several languages.
12
What is the strength of a union?
To take ownership of a business.
To fire supervisors.
The power to collective bargain.
To picket.
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A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
Migrant worker.
Drifter.
Immigrant.
Refugee.
14
What did the 18th Amendment prohibit?
Use of illegal drugs.
Speeding.
The consumption of alcohol.
The manufacture, transportation, and sale of liquor.
15
What was unusual about the legal argument prepared by Brandeis on women workers?
It was written in Latin.
It included autopsy photographs.
It contained employer testimonies.
It contained examples and statistics
16
What movement was started by Jane Addams to help immigrants?
Abolitionist Movement
Temperance Movement
Settlement House Movement
Civil Rights Movement
17
What type of workers did the American Federation of Labor organize?
Those who signed a yellowdog contract.
Those who worked in an open shop.
Only skilled workers.
All workers.
18
What became the main concern of "The Grange"?
Public Grazing Rights
Railroad Rates
Unfair Taxes
Decreasing harvests
19
What did John Rockefeller create by eliminating all competition?
Oil burners.
Wildcat Wells.
An oil crisis.
A monopoly.
20
What indirectly caused problems Progressives tried to address?
Invention of Electricity
High railroad rates
Industrialization and Immigration
The Civil War
21
What were Progressive investigative journalists referred to as?
Tattlers.
Yellow Journalists.
Drama Queens.
Muckrakers.
22
Begun as a social club, who was the founder of "The Grange" by Elk River, MN?
Old McDonald
Tim Plenty
Oliver Kelley
Humbert Humphrey
23
What did the Interstate Commerce Act originially regulate?
Railroad Rates.
Price of milk.
Electrical rates.
Income taxes.
