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Gilded Age US History GHS Intervention One
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1
In the early 1860s immigrants from __ came to work on the railroad.
China
Russia
Ireland
Greece
2
Many party bosses and the political machines that they ran become rich from
graft
investments
industrialization
theft
3
_________ lived in the tenements in the ethnic neighborhoods of American cities
The working poor
Robber barons
Labor leaders
The middle class
4
The _________ movement worked to better conditions in cities according to charity and justice.
Social Darwinism
Realism
Social Gospel
Individualism
5
Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify
philanthropy
government regulations
laissez-faire capitalism
political activism
6
The Gospel of Wealth said that wealthy Americans had a duty to be involved in
the temperance movement
cultural events such as opera
philanthropy
nativism organizations
7
________ traveled in steerage.
Poor immigrants
Sports teams
Robber barons
Political bosses
8
___________ was a live variety show with animal acts, acrobats, comedians, gymnasts & dancers.
Vaudeville
Broadway
Nickelodeons
The circus
9
___________ changed the face and size of American society in the late 1800's.
Technology
Political machines
Industry
Immigrants
10
What was the major goal of Jane Addam's Hull House?
creating public libraries
women's colleges
prison reform
assimilation of immigrants
11
William Tweed was the leader of a
major newspaper
manufacturing plant
political machine
labor union
12
In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York City built the first
overpasses
trolley cars
tunnels
subway systems
13
Booker T Washington urged African Americans to
migrate to western states
campaign against lynching
focus on economic goals
fight for civil rights
14
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in federal support for
foreign wars
big business
increased regulation
land acquisition
15
Which American state received the most immigration from China?
Oregon
Florida
California
New York
16
Which law prevented Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Workingman's Act
Taiping Act
Chinese Immigration Act
17
In the early 1900's many Asian immigrants were processed at ___ in San Francisco Bay.
Liberty Island
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Alcatraz Island
18
Most of the people who lived in 'streetcar suburbs' in the late 1800s were
tenement class
wealthy society
working class
middle class
19
Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
had no skills
did not understand English
would not join a union
worked for low wages
20
Some Americans opposed new immigrants because they feared the __ church would be too powerful.
Coptic
Eastern Orthodox
Lutheran
Catholic
21
In the late 1800's _______ gained voter support by making improvements in urban infrastructure
civil rights activists
the U.S. military
suffrage movements
party bosses
22
In the late 1800s, the most common form of mass transit was the
subway
trolley
horsecar
cable car
23
Doctors, lawyers, engineers, managers, architects, and teachers were part of the
working class
middle class
tenement class
high society class
24
___________ was a bigger threat to urban American in the late 1800's than crime.
overcrowding in temements
congestion on busy streets
disease and pollution
political machines