Turn of the Century Test

Group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages:

Which of the following best describes the main goals of Labor Unions such as the American Federation of Labor?

A crowded factory where people work long hours for low wages is an example of which of the following?

Why are monopolies bad for the economy?

When workers refuse to work in order to try and force business owners to meet their demands?

What interest inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?

Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the United States at the Turn of the Century?

Which of the following is a good reason why a worker in 1895 made low wages?

Who invented the telephone?

Where did immigrants first stop when they came to New York in the early 1900s?

Why did immigrant come to America?

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because?

Wage

A person who moves from another country:

Hot, cramped workshop

Wage

Who was often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?

What challenges did immigrants face once they entered America?

Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?

The Wright Brothers flew the first plane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk?

Why did the United States government want all immigrants to pass through an inspection?

Who invented the Light Bulb?

What is the name for an apartment shared by several  families?

Company that has control of an entire industry:

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

An unfair, negative opinion about a group of people:

Group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions and better wages:

Who invented new farming methods and crop rotation?

Who invented the airplane?

Who invented new farming methods and crop rotation?