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1
Which events shows how conditions improved for workers in the early 1900s?
the establishment of Labor Day
the completion of the Transcontinental railroad
the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
the Homestead strike
2
Which two words deal with treating people differently because of their race or religion?
immigrants and natives
discrimination and prejudice
strike and labor union
diversity and variety
3
What is another word for diversity?
discrimination
variety
prejudice
same
4
______________is a hot, cramped place where people work.
sweat shop
discrimination
strike
labor union
5
Which describes the typical week of a steelworker?
seven days a week, seven hours a day
seven days a week, twelve hours a day
eight days a week, five hours a day
five days a week, eight hours a day
6
Which was NOT a main goal of the American Federation of Labor?
Safer working conditions
Better wages
A 12-hour workday
End child labor
7
Which is
NOT
something immigrants had to do when they came through Ellis Island?
Take a math test.
Answer questions about where they planned to live.
Pass a health examination.
answer questions about their jobs
8
An act of prejudice in the US that immigrants faced was...
building homes for immigrants and their families
offering jobs to immigrants
paying immigrants fair wages
being called cruel names
9
European immigrants landed here to be inspected before they were allowed to reach the mainland?
South Carolina
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Virginia
10
Mass ________ is when millions of people came to the US from many countries in Europe and Asia.
immigrants
discrimination
prejudice
immigration
11
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
New York and California
America and Canada
Ireland and France
Wyoming and Nebraska
12
Chinese immigrants waited here for permission to enter the US on the west coast...
Angle Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
New York City
13
A group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions...
employee
sweat shop
labor union
prejudice
14
Means when workers refuse to work to try to force business owners to meet their demands...
strike
labor union
discrimination
sweat shop
15
What do you call people who leave their homeland to make a new life in another country?
natives
diversity
travelers
immigrants
16
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
Germany and China
Atlantic and Pacific
Texas and Caifornia
American and Canada
17
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
Spain and Russia
America and Canada
Ellis and Angel
North Dakota and Hawaii
18
Which best describes the main goals of labor unions?
higher pay, shorter working hours, safe working conditions
to organize strikes and find new jobs
to hire new workers and start new holidays
to pass child labor laws
19
Which was
Not
a factor that led to the rise of labor unions?
Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops.
Many business owners were going on strike.
Workers earned low wages and worked long hours.
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous.
20
Which is
NOT
a reason why people came to America
to become a slave
escape war, poverty, and discrimination
economic opportunity
religious freedom
