The growth of industry in the late 1800s caused what to happen?

More people lived in urban areas/cities

What were goals of labor unions in 1880s & 1980s?

Greater job security & higher wages

Bryan gave the "Cross of Gold" speech in an effort to?

Promote government role in U.S. economic system

Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated by...

Hostility towards immigrant workers

Prejudice against immigrants was based on the belief they would...

Fail to assimilate to American culture

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Immigration & Corruption late 1800s-early 1900s.

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1
All of the following EXCEPT ______ were created in the 2nd Industrial Revolution.
Electric Light
Telegraph
Cotton Gin
Telephone
2
Disputes between labor & management were often marked by...
Violence by both sides
Calm efforts to resolve issues
Government support of striking workers
Arbitration by the government
3
The growth of industry in the late 1800s caused what to happen?
Populations moved South
More people lived in urban areas/cities
Killed traditional American way of life
More babies to be born to unwed mothers
4
The Bessemer process allowed what to be created better & stronger?
Copper
Coal
Oil
Steel
5
Congress will enact laws in the 1800s, based on demands from farmers/populists, that...
Regulate railroads and trusts
Support organization of farm coops
Reduce tariffs
Give money to farmers to buy equipment
6
What were goals of labor unions in 1880s & 1980s?
Wage & prices freezes
Greater job security & higher wages
National system of health insurance
Better unemployment insurance
7
After several violent strikes, unions were ...
Struggling to gain acceptance
Destroyed by government & business
Struggling to get workers to join the effort
Winning things like an end to child labor
8
During the mid-1800s why did the U.S. allow unrestricted immigration?
To take Europe's surplus population
To achieve a diversified culture
Businesses needed the immigrants money
Needed more unskilled workers
9
Bryan gave the "Cross of Gold" speech in an effort to?
Promote gov. in Congress
Promote gov. in Transcontinental Railroad
Promote government role in U.S. economic system
Promote gov. in foreign policy
10
Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated by...
Need to reduce overcrowding in the west
Migration of African Americans to the north
Cultural conflicts with Native Americans
Hostility towards immigrant workers
11
One-way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by...
Forming monopolies or trusts
Developing overseas markets
Increase the price of their products
Paying higher wages to workers
12
Carnegie believed excess funds should be...
Reinvested, he was a businessman
Used to benefit the community
Held onto, like Scrooge
Distributed to the workers
13
Prejudice against immigrants was based on the belief they would...
Fail to assimilate to American culture
Refuse to become American citizens
Cause overcrowding of farms
Change the U.S. political system to a dictatorship
14
Populists wanted all of the following EXCEPT?
1 term for president & v.p.
8 hour workday
Government regulation of railroads
Open ballot
15
What was NOT a reason to immigrate to the U.S.?
Freedom from Oppression
Religious Freedom
Economic reasons
Live in a tenement house

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