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They were a part of the Temperance Movement, known for smashing up saloons (bars) with a hatchet.
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Carrie Nation
Florence Kelley
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The second wave of immigrants was more likely to:
Do unskilled labor
Settle in the West
Be Protestant
Be farmers
3
Factory workers had to work long hours in dangerous conditions. True or False?
False
True
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Pull Factor is......
Advantages that cause people to come
Problems that cause people to leave
5
What was a goal of the Pure Food and Drug act?
False labeling of products
Halt sales of contaminated foods and drugs
Boost sales of medicines
Boost meat industry sales
6
What was the purpose of the NAACP?
To make wages fair and lower working hours
To help immigrants adjust to life in the U.S.
To regulate businesses and protect consumers
fought for civil rights for African Americans
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What is Social Darwinism?
Theory explaining why society is unfair
Theory explaining the success of certain social groups
The theory of the evolution of species by natural selection
Theory explaining the differences of species
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Tenements were usually:
lived in by non-immigrants
well-maintained
in the suburbs
Overcrowded and dirty
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The movement to fix the problems of the Gilded Age, through individual and group action.
Suffrage
Progressivism
Prohibition
Conservation
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Which of th following is NOT true of JP Morgan?
arranged many mergers like General Electric
was considered a Captain of Industry because of philathropy
was the leading financier of the Progressive Era
dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation
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Which of the following was NOT a cause for frequent fire in the city?
use of wood as a building material
poor water supply
use of kerosene lamps
use of mass transit
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What was the NAWSA Goal?
Women's Suffrage
End Child Labor
Direct Election of Senators
Women allowed to Divorce
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Which best describes the significance of Andrew Carnegie?
he harnessed electricity into a usable power source
invented the telephone
used the Bessemer Process to produce steel at a high rate
invented the assembly line
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Which group was more likely to assimilate into American culture?
The older generation
The younger generation
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What is Jane Addams best known for?
Founding Hull house in Chicago
Organizing many woman's marches
Fighting for the rights of mentally ill and prisoners
Speaking out against lynching
16
Journalists who exposed problems in society were called:
corruption crushers
muckrakers
nativists
exposers
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What was a major characteristic of the Gilded Age
Huge growth in big business and the economy
America becomes an empire by gaining territories
Life was pretty good for just about everyone
The largest civil rights movement in American history
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A captain of industry is someone who
Promotes the welfare of society
Makes money for only their personal gain
Steals from the rich and gives to the poor
Invests all of their earnings to make a profit
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How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?
Chicago's factories were destroyed.
Labor union leaders were injured.
Public started to believe union members were anarchists.
Union members became afraid to strike.
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Angel Island and Ellis Island were used to:
provide soup kitchens for the poor
do health and identity checks on immigrants
give vocational/technical skills to former slaves
teach immigrants how to speak English
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The Homestead strike:
was a victory of the union
involved workers at the Homestead Tobacco Company
reflected Henry Clay Frick's compassion
was waged against a Carnegie company
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What did Ida Tarbell expose?
horrific conditions of the American meat industry
unfair practices of the standard oil company
the corruption of the municipal goverment
the horror of child labor through his photography
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horizontal Integration
owns all different business that depends for its operations
combining firms in same business in one large corporation
single company control entire market
the organization owned by many people
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
Put US currency on the gold standard
Separated races and gave them separate facilities
Declared any business that tried to restrain trade illegal
Required a tax for African Americans to vote
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They were known for being an advocate for women and children by helping to get laws passed to limit their labor
Ida Tarbell
Carrie Chapman Catt
Florence Kelley
Carrie Nation
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The first and second wave of immigrants were similar when it came to:
where they settled
their reason for comingto the U.S.
their religion
their nationality
27
Which of the following best describes the voyage to America for most immigrants?
dirty and crowded
spacious and comfortable
28
Which of the following banned Chinese Immigration to the U.S.?
19th Amendment
17th amendment
Chinese Exclusion Act
Anti-Saloon League
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Which had better conditions/treatment for immigrants?
Ellis Island
Angel Island
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The book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair...
there was a backlash against labor union organizers
reported on unsanitary child labor practices
was banned from libraries
revealed the unhealthy practices in the meatpacking industry
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When was the Gilded Age?
1900-2000
1865-1910
1800-1877
1780-1800
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Henry Ford paid his workers LESS than most other industrial leaders.
True
False
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The view that people born in the U.S. are better than those immigrating to the U.S
Nativism
Muckraking
Americanization
Ghetto
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Where did women gain the right to vote first?
North
South
Hawaii and Alaska
West
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What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave the right to income tax
Gave property away for free in the west
Freed all the slaves
Gave women the right to vote
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Which best describes the stance/achievement of Booker T. Washington
wanted African Americans to learn a trade
founded the NAACP
was against women's suffrage
demanded immediate social equality for African Americans
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What was John D. Rockefeller known for?
Oil
Steel
Iron
Banking
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The idea that immigrants come to America and mix together to form a completely new culture is called:
melting pot
tomato soup
pizza theory
salad bowl
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Push Factor is......
Advantages in a area that make people come
Problems in an area that make people leave
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Robber Baron
Someone who is very poor so they have to steal
Someone who makes their money by helping others
Someone who puts themselves last
Someone who makes their money by exploiting others
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Started by the 18th Amendment, this banned the production, transportation and sale on alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
Segregation
Conservation
Suffrage
Prohibition
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Which best describes views of WEB DuBois?
demanded immediate social equality for African Americans
was against women's suffrage
wanted African Americans to learn a trade
believed African Americans would become equal over time
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The Pullman Strike was prompted by:
cutting of wages without cutting rent at company housing
Pullman firing all union members and hiring "scab" workers
employment of immigrant labor at less than minimum wage
Pullman refusing to hire African Americans
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This is the term for women’s right to vote, it was finally granted by the 19th Amendment
Ballot
Temperance
Poll Tax
Suffrage
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Their pictures of city life and book How the Other Half Lives made people more aware of the problems of urbanization
Upton Sinclair
Florence Kelley
W.E.B. Dubois
Jacob Riis
