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Gilded Age US History GHS Intervention One
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1
Some Americans opposed new immigrants because they feared the __ church would be too powerful.
Coptic
Eastern Orthodox
Catholic
Lutheran
2
In the late 1800s, the most common form of mass transit was the
trolley
horsecar
subway
cable car
3
The Gospel of Wealth said that wealthy Americans had a duty to be involved in
philanthropy
the temperance movement
nativism organizations
cultural events such as opera
4
What was the major goal of Jane Addam's Hull House?
prison reform
women's colleges
assimilation of immigrants
creating public libraries
5
William Tweed was the leader of a
political machine
labor union
manufacturing plant
major newspaper
6
___________ changed the face and size of American society in the late 1800's.
Industry
Immigrants
Technology
Political machines
7
In the early 1900's many Asian immigrants were processed at ___ in San Francisco Bay.
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Liberty Island
Alcatraz Island
8
In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York City built the first
subway systems
overpasses
trolley cars
tunnels
9
Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
had no skills
would not join a union
did not understand English
worked for low wages
10
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in federal support for
land acquisition
foreign wars
big business
increased regulation
11
Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify
political activism
government regulations
philanthropy
laissez-faire capitalism
12
___________ was a bigger threat to urban American in the late 1800's than crime.
political machines
disease and pollution
congestion on busy streets
overcrowding in temements
13
In the early 1860s immigrants from __ came to work on the railroad.
Russia
China
Ireland
Greece
14
Booker T Washington urged African Americans to
focus on economic goals
fight for civil rights
campaign against lynching
migrate to western states
15
Most of the people who lived in 'streetcar suburbs' in the late 1800s were
working class
tenement class
wealthy society
middle class
16
Which American state received the most immigration from China?
California
New York
Oregon
Florida
17
________ traveled in steerage.
Robber barons
Political bosses
Sports teams
Poor immigrants
18
Which law prevented Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Immigration Act
Taiping Act
Workingman's Act
19
Doctors, lawyers, engineers, managers, architects, and teachers were part of the
high society class
tenement class
middle class
working class
20
Many party bosses and the political machines that they ran become rich from
investments
graft
industrialization
theft
21
The _________ movement worked to better conditions in cities according to charity and justice.
Social Darwinism
Realism
Social Gospel
Individualism
22
In the late 1800's _______ gained voter support by making improvements in urban infrastructure
the U.S. military
civil rights activists
party bosses
suffrage movements
23
_________ lived in the tenements in the ethnic neighborhoods of American cities
Labor leaders
Robber barons
The working poor
The middle class
24
___________ was a live variety show with animal acts, acrobats, comedians, gymnasts & dancers.
Nickelodeons
Broadway
Vaudeville
The circus