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Inventions, Industries, and Immigration
Inventions, Industries, and Immigration
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What gift did France give the United States during the late 1800s?
Menio Park
Liberty Bell
Statue of Liberty
Mount Rushmore
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One major advantage of the assembly line was that it
increased price of goods
decreased price of land
increased cost of production
increased speed of production
3
Henry Ford's introduction of the assembly line led to
Fewer jobs for immigrants
Increased production & affordability of automobiles
Decreased need for resources such as steel and oil
Higher prices for automobiles
4
By the late 1800's, eastern factories were mainly located near
Areas with large populations
areas with large populations
rural areas
cattle ranches
5
"Eight hours for work, Eight hrs for rest, Eight hours for what we will"
What did unions want?
shorter workdays
fewer holidays
safer factories
higher wages
6
What board game best illustrates the rise of big business in the late 1800/early 1900's?
Trivial Pursuit
Clue
Trouble
Monopoly
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What statement is true about African Americans before moving north during the Great Migration?
They lost their citizenship and voting rights
They were denied educational benefits
They were denied their religous freedom
They faced discrimination and violence
8
Match the inventor to the picture
Elias Howe
Thomas Edison
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Alexander Graham Bell
9
From which country did the US receive 8% of immigrants in 1960?
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Poland
10
Poorly built, unsafe, overcrowded apartments in cities were known as
Tenements
Motels
Shacks
Condominiums
11
Many Chinese immigrated to the US in the late 1800's in order to
Pave the streets with gold
Build a wall between US and Mexico
Construct the transcontinental railroad
See the Statue of Liberty
12
How did pictures like this motivate the government and industry during the early 20th century?
limit employment of children
increased working hours
refuse employment to immigrants
increase wages
13
Hope for better opportunities, escape oppressive governments, adventure,______.
Factory work
Desire for religious freedom
Desire to live in Ghettos
Coal mining
14
What city boomed as a steel producer due to close prox. to natural resources and waterways?
Pittsburgh
Detroit
New York City
Chicago
15
What is one result of the US Railroad system in the lat 1800's?
decreased communication
increased cost of production
Increased industrial development
decreased price of land
16
The Hull House in Chicago was opened in order to
Help poor immigrants
Open a restaurant overlooking Lake Michigan
Improve railroad safety
Increase profits for the meat-packing industry
17
Great potato famine due to blight* Disease, starvation, death, *Hope for jobs and land
Reasons why Irish immigrated to the US
Decreased production in potato chip factories
Reasons why Scandinavians immigrated to the US
Reasons why Italians immigrated to the US
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From which 2 countries did the US receive the same amount of immigrants in 2014?
India and Philippines
India and Vietnam
China and Philippines
El Salvador and India
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Negative Effects on Industrialization:
Low Wages, Long Hours, Child Labor, ______, Env Impact
Traffic Laws
Unsafe working conditions
Labor reforms
Creation of jobs