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Unit 4.1 Review
Unit 4.1 Review
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1
The system that Congress established that limited the number of immigrants allowed in the U.S.
Limit
visa
passport
quota
2
Journalists that exposed corruption in business and society were called...
laborers
muckrakers
high society members
industry leaders
3
The NAACP was formed to focus on reforms for what?
animal cruelty
equal rights for African Americans
child labor
environmental issues
4
Suffrage is the...
right to hold meetings about voting
law denying women the right to vote
law allowing women to vote
right to vote
5
Building empires by taking control of the governments and economies of countries is called...
yellow journalism
imperialism
capitalism
mercantilism
6
The Progressive movement focused on bringing attention to and improving which of the following?
political corruption
economic and social injustice
big business practices
all of the above
7
When the Civil War began, the West was populated mostly by...
cowboys
Native Americans
settlers
railroad workers
8
The amendment passed in 1920 that gave women the right to vote was the...
19th Amendment
22nd Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
9
How did business owners get away with paying workers such low wages?
Employers could not afford high wages
Workers didn't know better, they didn't complain about wages
Few immigrants had practical work skills worth paying for
many people were competing for jobs, wages stayed low
10
What led to a change in federal policy toward American Indians in the mid-1800s?
a treaty between the Nez Perce and the U.S. government
increasing white settlement in Indian Territory
public pressure to restore Indians’ homelands
a bill signed by President Grant to protect buffalo
11
Which party supported reforms such as an eight-hour workday and government-owned railroads?
Populist Party
Democratic Party
Conservation Party
National Women's Party
12
How did the Spanish-American War affect the Philippines?
The Philippines became a U.S. state
The U.S. annexed the Philippines as an American territory
The Philippines finally gained its independence from Spain
Spain retained control over it and punished it harshly
13
Why did some Americans object to expansionism?
They feared it might cause revolutions abroad
people in other countries could never learn American values
all of the above
They believed it was contrary to American values
14
What event triggered the United States to declare war on Spain?
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
the construction of the Panama Canal
Cuba's attempt to gain independence from Spain
the explosion of the USS Maine
15
Who started the Niagara Movement and pushed for African American voting rights?
Booker T. Washington
W. E. B. Du Bois
Upton Sinclair
Martin Luther King Jr.
16
Which of these were helped by important aspects of the industrial revolution?
private businesses
imported products
hand made goods
government businesses
17
The industrial revolution affected life in the U.S. in all of these EXCEPT...
more affordable products
higher employment rate
better working conditions
growth of textile mills and factories
18
Most Americans wanted immigrants to assimilate, meaning immigrants were expected to...
mix their own culture with American culture
create an entirely new culture
adopt American culture.
embrace their own culture
19
Which of the following was an issue for immigrants in the United States?
They were forced to live in specific neighborhoods
all of the above
They faced discrimination and abuse
They were viewed as job competition
20
Andrew Carnegie defended big business. He thought that big businesses could...
produce cheaper products
slow progress
pay workers more money than small businesses
help small businesses
21
Once they arrived to Ellis Island, immigrants were required to...
ind a job and home immediately
pass a medical exam and interview
agree to pay higher taxes and assimilate
pay a large fee and take an oath
22
n 1920, mobs beat up Italian immigrants as a result of nativism. Nativism is...
notion that immigrants are more unintelligent than natives
the idea that immigrants take all the jobs from natives
the belief that violence is a way to control immigrants
feeling of superiority and resentment towards non-natives
23
How did the United States benefit from immigrants?
They helped build the railroad
all of the above
They brought diversity to the United States
Their labor helped the industrializing society grow
24
How were farmers affected by the industrial revolution?
new machinery was too expensive for farmers
farms weren't as important because food was imported
new technologies helped yield a higher crop
developers bought up farms
25
Roosevelt's actions forced the Northern Securities Company and the Standard Oil Trust to...
change their rules about hiring people
give all their money away
help their competitors
break up into smaller companies
26
Why did American business leaders want to build an empire?
to gain control over more resources and create new markets
provide better lives for people living in poorer countries
to learn about the customs and traditions of other peoples
to increase the size and population of the United States
27
Ethnic neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Little Italy were formed because...
immigrants wanted better housing
immigrants did not want to share their culture
immigrants were not accepted elsewhere
immigrants did not want to live with American citizens
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Presidents Taft and Wilson both used the concept of dollar diplomacy to...
protect U.S. investments in Latin America
expand U.S. influence in China
support welfare programs for immigrants to the U.S.
help European nations avoid war
