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Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age
Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age
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1
Most European immigrants entered the US through
Port of Charleston
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Boston Harbor
2
The ______ Strike was protesting wage cuts by Henry Frick and Andrew Carnegie
Electrical Strike
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Pinkerton Strike
3
This group of politicians charged the city of New York 10x the actual cost of construction.
Robber Barons
Stalwarts
Tweed Ring
Knights of Labor
4
Jacob Riis is discussing ______ in his book,
How the Other Half Lives.
homeowners
industrialist
immigrants
tenements
5
This president was the only president to be elected to 2 non-consecutive terms
Cleveland
McKinley
Hayes
Harrison
6
This president was shot one year into his term
Harrison
Mckinley
Garfield
Arthur
7
Tenements were built in the 19th century to
provide work space for people who lived at home
provide workers with healthy housing
provide the poor with a variety of services
house the poor as cheaply as possible
8
All of the following were positive reasons for the electric streetcar
EXCEPT
Blocked Fire trucks
quiet transportation
beginning of mass transit systems
cheaper to maintain
9
The idea that the marketplace was subject to the same laws as natural selection is ______
Regulation
Origin of the Species
Social Darwinism
fittest to survive
10
The industrialist who funded Thomas Edison
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
11
The Republican party split into the ______ vs Republicans in the 1880 election
Reformer Party
Liberal party
Gilded Party
Stalwarts Party
12
Asian immigrants came into America through ________, they were subject to questions and waits
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Coronado Island
New York Island
13
Life in the city included all of the following
EXCEPT
interacted with strangers
owned your own home
scheduled work
active nightlife
14
Factory conditions were all of the following
EXCEPT
clean
noisy
dimly lit
poor ventilation
15
Arthur passed the _____, making appointments based on merit not patronage
Interstate Commerce Act
McKinley Tariff Act
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Sherman Anti-trust Act
16
______ are at bottom of pyramid of political machines helping immigrants and getting the votes
Political Boss
Ward Boss
City Boss
Capitans
17
All of the following were experienced by immigrants
EXCEPT
live in integrated neighborhoods in suburbs outside the city
Used schools to achieve dream of becoming American Citizen
Children struggle to learn English and adopt American custom
hardship and hostility due to prejudice against religion
18
Frederick Law Olmstead created city parks to offer a ______ for city dwellers
rustic haven
new house
business location
entertainment center
19
These two presidents raised tariffs during their administration
Cleveland and Harrison
McKinley and Harrison
Hayes and Mckinley
Harrison and Hayes
20
The American "melting pot" refers to
the process of assimilation experienced by immigrants
the active volcanoes located on the continental US
the method used by Henry Bessemer to strengthen steel
the massive industrial output of the American nation
21
Persecution of Jews in Russia is an example of
Push factors
Pull factors
working class
steerage
22
This was one of the first acts to limit immigration, especially of Chinese
Asian Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
German Exclusion act
Immigration limits act
23
Giants of the industry were able to do all of the following
EXCEPT
paid low wages
paid low prices for raw materials
form trust and cartels to control business
offered healthcare
24
The inventor of the elevator safety brake making skyscrapers a possibility was _________
Alexander Graham Bell
Albert Einstein
Thomas Edison
Elisha Otis
25
The owning of all companies that make up business from raw materials to finished product
vertical integration
horizontal integration
magnate
trust