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1
Which of the following statements about New Immigrants if FALSE?
They were from western Europe and highly educated.
They were poor and unskilled.
They tended to live in US cities.
They came mainly from southern and eastern Europe.
2
The name for a wealthy person who gives a lot of money to help society is called a:
Anarchist
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
Philanthropist
3
When workers organize to negotiate with management for better working conditions it is called:
Collective pleading
Collective begging
Collective negotiating
Collective bargaining
4
Which of the following statements about labor unions is FALSE?
Labor unions fight for better pay and working conditions.
Labor unions may strike to pressure business owners.
Business owners are very happy when labor unions move in their company.
Labor unions practice collective bargaining.
5
Applying the idea of "natural selection" or "survival of the fittest" to society was called:
Darwinism
All of the above
Docial Sarwinism
Social Darwinism
6
A person who creates their own business is called:
A Captain of Industry
An Entrepreneur
A Robber Baron
A Philanthropist
7
If I leave America to move to another country, I am an "emigrant?"
False
True
8
Disease, government instability, persecution, and lack of opportunity would be considered:
Push factors
Shove factors
Pull factors
Max factors
9
Which of the following statements about "tariffs" is FALSE?
Tariffs are taxes placed on imported or exported goods.
Tariffs are meant to help local businesses compete with foreign.
Tariffs can result in trade wars.
Tariffs usually help consumers.
10
Which of the following statements about the Civil War is FALSE?
The Southern army won the war because it had better generals.
It helped Americans become more unified as a nation.
It is the bloodiest war in US history!
It resulted in the end of slavery
11
Which of the following statements about strikes during the 2nd Industrial Revolution is FALSE?
Strikes were frequently violent!
The Homestead Strike was the most violent in US history!
The "changeup" is the best pitch for getting strikes!
Strikes were when workers refused to work to force change.
12
The idea that the US Government should NOT regulate the free market is called:
Don't Touch!
Je ne sais pa
Lassie the Dog
Laissez Faire
13
What event ended Reconstruction?
The election of 1876
The Freeman's Bureau
The Civil War
The Compromise of 1877
14
The two main ports of entry for foreigners moving to America were:
Angel Island and Elvis Island
Ellis Island and Devil Island
Ellis Island and Angel Island
Staten Island and Ellis Island
15
Which of the following was NOT an important invention during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
Bessemer Process
Telephone
Steam Engine
Light Bulb
16
Which of the following was NOT an innovation that helped deal with overcrowding in cities?
Mass transit systems
Skyscraper
Roller coasters
Elevator
17
One of the main reasons that the 2nd Industrial Revolution was so successful was:
The North had to be rebuilt after the Civil War.
America had tons of natural resources!
Lack of immigration created more industrial output.
Workers were treated so fairly by employers!
18
Which of the following statements about immigration is TRUE?
Asian immigrants entered the US through Ellis Island.
Protestant Americans were very open to Irish Catholic immigrants.
Americans especially liked Chinese immigrants.
Immigrants were required to have a minimum of $25.
19
When one business tries to buy all other competing businesses in their industry it is called:
Elliptical integration
Horizontal integration
Diagonal integration
Vertical integration
20
The best synonym for "Americanize" is:
Pot-melting
Immigrate
Assimilate
Emigrate
21
Which of the following statements about capitalism is FALSE?
There are winners and losers.
Competition benefits the consumer.
Capitalism creates a strong middle class.
Capitalism requires a free market.
22
The best statement describing America's history of immigration is:
Americans prefer immigrants who can take care of themselves.
All Americans traditionally hate immigrants!
Americans prefer immigrants who will be a burden on the state.
Americans have always welcomed immigrants with open arms!
23
"Making an area more urban" is the definition for:
Overcrowding!
Suburbanization!
Urbanization!
Ruralization!
24
Which is a "revolution?"
Like The Purge with less killing!
A great song by The Who!
Awesome!
A big change!
25
The worst strike in US history was...
The Chicago Riot of 1919
The East St. Louis Riot of 1917
The Carnegie Steel Strike
The Homestead Strike
26
A financial system characterized by free markets, private ownership and competition is called:
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Consumerism
27
Which of the following does NOT characterize "consumerism?"
People were judged by what they owned.
People became more concerned about the environment.
Materialism (love of things) is promoted.
Shopping becomes a pastime.
28
Which of the following is a legacy of the Civil War?
Ended the institution of slavery.
Ended American independence.
Ended Reconstruction
Ended "State before country."
29
Which of the following people was NOT a super-rich person during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
30
The best meaning for the term "Gilded Age" is:
It was a great time to be rich!
Everything in America was awesome!
America looked good on the surface but was bad underneath!
The American economy was secretly failing!
31
Which of the following statements about Reconstruction is FALSE?
The end of Reconstruction was the Compromise of 1877.
Southerner's acceptance of Reconstruction is one reason it failed.
Reconstruction was needed to rebuild the physical damage to the South.
The failure of Reconstruction especially hurt African Americans.
32
A legacy of the failure of Reconstruction is:
End of the Civil War
A huge setback for racial relations in the US.
End of the institution of slavery.
The Southern states leaving the USA.
33
Which of the following does NOT embody the idea of the American "melting pot?"
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Assimilation
Americanization
The Melting Pot
34
When one company tries to own all stages of production to minimize costs it is called:
Diagonal integration
Horizontal integration
Elliptical integration
Vertical integration
35
Which is a reason that Reconstruction failed?
Political corruption
Northerners were tired of paying.
The South had better generals.
Southern resistance
36
This government agency was created in 1914 to prevent monopolies, trusts, cartels, etc.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Chinese Exclusion Agency
The Federal Trade Commission
37
When multiple people begin a business to help minimize risk it is called a:
Corporation
Cartel
Monopoly
Trust
38
Which of the following was NOT an important inventor during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel B. Morse
39
Which of the following statements about labor unions is FALSE?
Labor unions were very open to minorities and women.
Labor unions tend to focus on a particular trade.
Some labor unions became national organizations.
The AFL was created by Samuel Gompers.
