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1
Rural-to-Urban migration was primarily motivated by ...
Steady Employment
Plentiful Land
Religious Freedom
Fear of Crime
2
As farms became mechanized,
farmers moved to urban areas
immigrants bought more land
more people became farmers
farm workers became rural entrepreneurs
3
Steel changed people's lives by making possible the
invention of radio
construction of skyscrapers
establishment of time zones
development of electricity
4
Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States
were spacious and inexpensive
were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy
were in first class steamship cabins
allowed them to bring many belongings
5
Pulitzer believed that newspapers should only inform people and not stir up controversy
False
True
6
Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work?
Refrigeration
Bessemer Process
Telegraph technology
Electricity
7
A cartel differs from a monopoly in that
one firm sets the prices for all goods in an industry
all firms involved in the same business merge into 1 entity
one corporation has complete control of a product or service
businesses making the same product agree to limit production
8
Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging purchases of American goods?
Patents
Protective Tariffs
Laissez Faire
Monopolies
9
Workers used which of the following to negotiate for better wages, hours, and working conditions?
collective bargaining
mass production
complaining
trusts
10
Traditionally, immigrants had come to America for economic opportunity and...
Social Equality
A Superior Education System
Religious Freedom
Police Protection
11
Which policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation?
protective tariffs
cartels
collective bargaining
laissez faire
12
owner of Standard Oil Company
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
13
Socialists believe that...
You should work for what you want
Lower classes should have more power than the upper classes
Wealth should be distributed equally to everyone
People who don't work should be given things for free
14
Corporations had the important advantage of...
keeping prices high
developing into a monopolies
reducing the financial risk for individual investors
being run by an individual or a family
15
Cartels, monopolies, trusts, and horizontal and vertical integration all share the goal of..
raising wages
driving up costs
increasing profits
combining resources
16
Consumption patterns were most influenced by
special interest newspaper
advertising
transportation
new educational theories
17
The movement to help immigrants assimilate into American culture
settlement
nativism
americanization
education
18
The invention of electric streetcars, commuter trains, and subways in the late 1800s
spurred the growth of suburbs.
affected only rural areas.
had little effect on American society.
disrupted traffic in downtown areas.
19
Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as "captains of industry"
Consumers were harmed by inflated prices
Monopolies forced small companies out of business
Workers' wages rose as industrialists profited
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy
20
Which of the following most helped fuel the nation's economic growth?
Military
Natural Resources
Labor Unions
Monopolies
21
In the late 1800s, industrial workers?
took control of the factories in which they worked
increased time to play and relax
collaborated with employers to reform labor laws
faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions
22
In the late 1800s, workers tolerated poor wages because they
Could be replaced easily by other workers
Were tricked by employers into taking dangerous jobs
Thought that the government would protect them
Believed it had to get worse before it got better
23
Who Invented the Model T?
Elisha Otis
Henry Ford
The Wright Brothers
Alfred Nobel
24
This tycoon made his riches in the steel industry
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
William Vanderbilt
Eugene V. Debs
25
Which industry most spurred economic growth and innovation in related industries?
railroads
oil
food
steel
26
Many social Darwinists believed that the United States would grow strong by
encouraging technological innovations
regulating business practices
using public funds to assist the poor
allowing its most vigorous members to rise to the top
27
What was one of the dangers of living in a tenement?
Families had to live within walking distance of factories
Tenements were owned by landlords that lived far away
Tenements housed more than one family in the same apartment
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions
28
A grant by the federal government giving an inventor the exclusive right to develop, use, and sell an invention is a(n).
Patent
Innovation License
Trust Fund
Protective Tariff
29
Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil war?
dominated by cotton
mostly vegetables
a wide variety of crops
dominated by tobacco
30
Socialists believed that...
free enterprise and individual liberty should be protected
government interference would disrupt natural selection
wealth should be distributed equally to everyone.
the government should protect the rights of the wealthy
31
Horizonal integration differs from vertical integration in that
all of the above
merges stocks from multiple businesses in a new organization
combines businesses involved in all phases of development
consolidates firms involved in the same business in one giant company
32
Which system involves combining many firms in the same business?
Social Darwinism
horizontal integration
vertical integration
33
How did cities address the problems caused by urban living?
City planners increased land dedicated to public use
Technological innovations improved crowding
Governments began to offer mass transit and sanitation
Residents organized neighborhood watch programs
34
How did Ellis island differ from Angel island?
Chinese and Asian immigrants entered at Ellis Island
Angel Island was welcoming but Ellis Island kept out Chinese
People left Ellis Island within hrs; Angel Island took wks
Chinese travelers were never turned away at Angel island
35
Pulitzer believed that newspapers should only inform people and not stir up controversy
False
True
36
The middle-class lifestyle of the Gilded Age featured
Renewed interest in controlling journalists
A reflection of rural values
A return to classical ideals
A new emphasis on acquiring goods (new inventions)
37
Which group of people made up the majority of immigrants to America before 1870?
South American Jews
European Protestants
Scandinavian Catholics
Chinese Buddhists
38
The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight
iron
oil
coal
steel
39
In which system does one company control the businesses that make up all phases of a product's development?
Robber Baron
Trust
Horizontal Integration
Vertical integration
40
Skyscrapers, railroads, and suspension bridges were made possible by
invention of steel
growing communications industry
development of electricity
labor unions
41
The ICC was formed to...
control interstate commerce
regulate communications across state lines
make new transportation laws
oversee railroad operations
42
Why did most new immigrants lived in cities ?
To meet many Americans
Because cities were welcoming them
To abandon their traditions
To be close to industrial jobs
43
How did mass culture signify a change in American life?
Americans became more alike in their purchasing
a class of trendsetters emerged from the middle class
rich and poor people use the exact same goods
the new middle class tried to create an independent identity
44
Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil war?
mostly vegetables
dominated by tobacco
dominated by cotton
a wide variety of crops
45
Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
poor economic conditions
lack of food
potential employment
religious persecution
46
Which invention made the building and use of skyscrapers feasible?
Zoning Laws
Elevator
Mass Transit
Suburbs
47
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited
Chinese Laborers from Entering the Country
The Hiring of Chinese Workers
Chinese Americans US Citzenship
Chinese to Attend Integrated Schools
48
Most Midwestern cities were established near
manufacturing plants
water
mountains
skyscrapers
49
The first reliable street cars were powered by
horses
electricity
coal
gasoline
50
At processing stations, officials met immigrants to determine their medical condition and
religious preferences
educational level
political beliefs
legal standing
51
Capitalism fueled industrialization by
Requiring investors to file patents
Giving the country many natural resources
Encouraging entrepreneurs to establish businesses
Ensuring all workers received high wages
