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Unit 5 Industrialization, Immigration, Expansion, and Urbanization
Unit 5 Industrialization, Immigration, Expansion, and Urbanization
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1
What was the main cause of the Pullman Strike in 1894?
Debs got arrested for wanting better working conditions
Pullman cut his workers’ wages without reducing prices town
Pullman hired immigrant labor to replace American workers
President Cleveland brought in federal troops to stop strike
2
How did immigration patterns change in the late 1800’s?
More immigrants came from India, China, and Japan
More immigrants came from Ireland and Germany
More immigrants came from Hispanic nations like Mexico
More immigrants came from countries like Poland and Italy
3
What effect did southern and eastern European immigrants have on U.S. society?
U.S. citizens became more tolerant of different groups.
Business trusts and monopolies gained popular support
Republicans increased their political power in the South.
U.S. cities increased in pop size and cultural diversity.
4
In 1909, W.E.B. DuBois and others founded the NAACP in order to
address issues in the meat-packing industry
provide legal and political support to the black community
fund, support, and implement the Jim Crow Laws
assist the women’s rights movement
5
Which factor most influenced settlement patterns in the West during the 2nd half of the 1800s?
the location of railway lines
the construction of canals
the establishment of the Roosevelt Corollary
the guidelines of the Northwest Ordinance
6
How did the Supreme Court’s decision in
Plessy v. Ferguson
affect African-Americans?
It prohibited more Jim Crow laws from being passed
It permitted the segregation of blacks and whites
It extended the 14th amendment to private individuals
It allowed poll taxes to be applied to black male voters
7
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Co.
Foreign competition in oil industry hurt US businesses.
The best way to develop major industries was to form trusts
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly
8
What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor?
to increase the bargaining power of workers
to form a monopoly in the oil business
to provide social services to new immigrants
to promote efficiency in the steel industry
9
What were some of the innovations created by Edison that transformed the American economy?
spinning wheels, cotton gin, mechanical reaper
sewing machine, automobile engines, oil cups
steamboats, canals, railroads
light bulb, phonograph, motion picture cameras
10
First stop for immigrants, Checked for diseases, People deemed unfit were deported
Ellis Island
Long Island
Wake Island
Alcatraz Island
11
Why did businesses form trusts, pools, and holding companies in the late 1800’s?
protect the interests of workers
increase profits by eliminating competition
offer a wide range of goods and services to consumers
provide employment opportunities for minorities
12
What was the significance of Jacob Riis’ book:
How the Other Half Lives
?
It revealed the unsanitary conditions of tenement life
It exposed the problems of child labor
It exposed the problems of urban political corruption
It showed how houses lowered the quality of life in cities
13
What role did Samuel Gompers play in helping to establish labor unions?
He formed the Industrial Workers of the World with Debs
Formed the Knights of Labor who allowed all workers
American Railway Union encouraged national railroad strikes
He formed the American Federation of Labor skilled workers
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During the late 1800s, what was the main reason unions had difficulty gaining for workers?
Most unions had been organized by big business
Most workers were satisfied with working conditions.
Communists had taken control of the major unions
The gov supported efforts to limit the powers of unions
15
What is the cartoonist sending by showing the monopolists as larger in size than the senators?
The monopolists are hard-working Americans
The monopolists voice the concerns of the people
The monopolists have more power to influence the government
The monopolists represent the majority of the population
16
Working conditions during the late 1800s were characterized by
high unemployment.
long hours and low wages.
emphasis on worker safety.
short hours and high wages.
17
On May 10, 1869, the East and West became connected by the completion of
the Erie Canal
the transcontinental railroad
the telegraph line
the National Road
18
The expansion of the railroad industry in the late 1800’s was a positive development for
poor Americans who could now afford to travel west free
Native Americans who got jobs from the railroads
Lewis and Clark b/c it made their expedition more efficient
other industries (steel) provided resources to the railroad
19
Why business owners from 1870s-1910s able to show people that Union efforts were "Anti-US"?
Wages in the US were higher than they were in Europe.
Large portion of the industrial US workers were foreign-born
Labor-organizing efforts were strongest outside the South.
Labor unions generally supported US intervention in wars.
20
The last clash between the U.S. military and the Native Americans occurred here in 1890:
Sand Creek, Colorado
Little Bighorn, South Dakota
Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Cherokee, NC
21
How did Standard Oil attain its immense wealth?
Consolidated power by taking over its competitors
Encouraged unions to keep competent and productive workers
First oil company to drill for oil in the Northeastern US
The only oil company to export oil to other countries
22
All of the following were caused by the rise of the railroad industry EXCEPT
efficient movement of cargo and people from coast to coast
the division of America into several time zones
the recognition of Native American rights
destruction of the buffalo on the Great Plains
23
Which immigrant group was excluded from America in the 1880’s?
Japanese
Chinese
North Korean
Indian
24
What impact did business leaders like John D. Rockefeller have on industrialization?
He established the first power plant in New York City
He formed the Standard Oil Trust and controlled about 90%
He consolidated all of the eastern railroad lines
He purchased Andrew Carnegie’s steel company
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From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased
Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South
Rules on immigration created a more homogeneous culture
The US experienced the disappearance of the traditional
26
The term "monopoly" can best be described as
a company that controls or dominates an industry
the most common form of business in the United States
an agreement between partners to manage a corporation
government control of the means of production
27
Sitting Bull greatly affected relations between Native Americans and the United States by
negotiate the surrender of the Nez Perce after their defeat
attacking miners and defeating Custer at Little Bighorn
resisting troops as they carried out the Trail of Tears
gathering Native American support for the Dawes Act
28
How did Thomas Edison’s inventions transform the American way of life?
They expanded the growth of government
They revolutionized the steel-making process
They encouraged the growth of cities and industries
They halted westward expansion
29
Jim Crow laws were passed following Reconstruction. What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws?
to prohibit southerners from keeping Black males from voting
to expand the rights of African-Americans
to ensure segregation of Blacks in southern society
to force compliance with the 14th and 15th amendments
