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Industrial Revolution Review 5-3
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All of the following show how the invention of the light bulb impacted America
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It led to labor-saving devices powered by electricity.
Thelight bulb allowed Americans to move to rural areas.
It led to the building of power generated stations.
Thelight bulb allowed factories to stay open longer.
2
Which of the following best explains why the Progressive movement developed?
To expand trade within US
To address problems due to growth of cities and industries
To send immigrants back to their home country
To improve transportation routes in west
3
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
To keep blacks and Whties seperated
To keep blacks and whites together
To scare birds in farmer's fields
To pull all Americans together
4
All of the following are examples of progressive reforms except:
Progressives pushed for more involvement of monopolies
Rights of consumers were protected by Meat Inspection act
Prohibition laws were created to eliminate sale of alchol
Progressives pushed for passage of laws limiting work day
5
Which best describes why Big Business supported immigration?
Immigrants provided cheap labor and businesses made profits
It allowed them to create monopolies
They couldn't speak English so they were taken advantage of
Immigrants settled in ethnic neighborhoods
6
Which term refers to new ideas about how to do something as well as the equipment?
capital
technology
manufacturing
industrialization
7
Which factors contributed to the United States shift from an agrarian to an industrial nation?
Most work in factories done by hand
New tech led to higher crop production/low farm profits
Big Business worked with govt. to encourage small business
The govt. offered free farm land in West
8
How did muckrakers influence progressive reforms?
They led rallies in support of Big Business
They established city parks and beautification projects
They wrote about corrupt business practices/conditions
They led campaigns to clean up neighborhoods in large cities
9
How did the American troops known as doughboys contribute to the Allied victory?
They broke the deadlock of trench warfare
They fought along the homefront
They led Allied air attack
They waged war on the high seas
10
What was a monopoly?
A business that only allowed children to work
One of the first businesses that featured the 8 hour wk day
A game that immigrants played to pass the time
A major business that had control of an entire industry
11
Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?
Hawaii became 50th state
US was no longer a world power
US gained control of Puerto Rico,Philippines, Guam
Columbia agreed to allow US to build Panama Canal
12
What did Ida TArbell, Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt have in common?
They played a role in the breaking up of trusts
They ran huge monopolies
They created national parks and land preserves
They were leaders of the Prohibition movement
13
How did yellow journalism influence American's feelings about the Spanish American War?
It inflamed public opinion against Spain
It encouraged negotiations with the Spanish
It uncovered the truth about the battleship Main
It provided an accurate account of the events in Cuba
14
The 18th Amendment said what?
Bootlegging was the best way to make alcohol
manufacturing and selling of alcohol was illegal
Drinking could only be done in the privacy of your home
Alcohol could be consumed at seakeasies
15
What role did the US play in the peacemaking process in WWI?
The US punished the Central Powers
The US helped to redraw state boarders in Europe
The US joined the League of Nations
The US cleaned up and paid for the war damage
16
How did new methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
by making many products that were more expensive
by decreasing products made by skilled workers
by allowing products to be made more slowly and carefully
by creating products more quickly and cheaply
17
Summarize the impact of immigration on the urbanization of cities
Many immigrants brought enough money to travel long distance
Government was giving away free land in the west to farm
Many immigrants settled with others from their own country
Many immigrants settled on Ellis Island for jobs
18
How did the invention of steel further the industrial revolution in the United States?
It was used to provide new jobs for telephone operators
It was used to create an unsafe product that caused fires
It was used to build railroads, skyscrapers, and bridges
It was used to improve the telegraph
19
Explain why many immigrants were attracted to the US
Housing was plentiful and inexpensive
They wanted economic, religious & social equality
They wanted to visit their grandparents
Carnegie and Rockefeller had created monopolies
20
What were 2 pull factors the brought immigrants to America?
For freedom of religion and jobs
To grow potatoes and get jobs
To build railroads and bridges
To visit family and vacation
21
This allowed American ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly:
Effects of the Annexation of Territories
Effects of WWI
Effects of the Spanish American War
Effects of building Panama Canal
22
Which term best describes the role of the US at the beginning of WWI?
Superior
Aggressive
Neutral
Hostile
