How did the automobile affect the United States in the early 20th century?

Allowed people to move/travel easier

The Gilded Age focused mainly on...

growth of big businesses and moving westward

Why did Farmers need to invent new ways to grow their crops?

The increase in population meant more people needed food

How did the Transcontinental Railroad help America?

Allowed for Western farmers to ship their goods to the East

What happened with the massive increase in immigration to cities during the 1900s?

Cities became overcrowded and polluted

How did the assembly line change Industrialization?

Goods could be produced faster and cheaper

What did the Social Gospel Movement preach?

Christians needed to help the poor

How did the United States government respond to the increase in Chinese Immigrants?

Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act

Why did farmers move to the West?

Fertile soil for their cattle and farms

How did Industrialization change the lives of women and children?

They brought home more money for their families

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1
How did the automobile affect the United States in the early 20th century?
Made other products cheaper
Mass transportation for workers
New information technologies were created
Allowed people to move/travel easier
2
This Act led to the destruction of prairies and Native Americans having to change their culture
Chinese Exclusion Act
Homestead Act
Fair Trade Act
Bland-Allison Act
3
The Gilded Age focused mainly on...
expansion of rights to minorities and women
growth of big businesses and moving westward
trying to stop the expansion of urbanization
a revival of art and literature
4
Why did Farmers need to invent new ways to grow their crops?
The increase in population meant more people needed food
Machines were taking over the farming industry
Farmers like to experiment a lot
Trains made it harder to sell their goods
5
Which one of these is NOT a challenge Gold Miners faced during the Klondike Gold Rush?
Dangerous Mountains
Harsh Weather Conditions
Not many towns/places to stay
Rivers with lots of fish
6
How did the Transcontinental Railroad help America?
Decreased the standard of living for farmers
Allowed Asians immigrants to move along the West coast
Allowed for Western farmers to ship their goods to the East
Limited the ability for people to see their families
7
What happened with the massive increase in immigration to cities during the 1900s?
Cities became overcrowded and polluted
Political machines began to run cities
Philanthropists began to worry about the poor
People began to like immigrants more
8
How did the assembly line change Industrialization?
Companies got more money because salaries went down
Goods became more expensive to export/ship to new areas
Goods could be produced faster and cheaper
Companies lost more money because fewer workers were used
9
What did the Social Gospel Movement preach?
Christians needed to help the poor
Catholic political bosses were not helping the poor
Poor people needed to join Christianity
God wanted the poor to suffer
10
How did the United States government respond to the increase in Chinese Immigrants?
Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act
Expanded working opportunities
Increased voting rights
Built more housing in cities
11
Why did farmers move to the West?
To hunt the bison and sell their meat
Fertile soil for their cattle and farms
To fight the Native Americans
Availability of Gold
12
How did Industrialization change the lives of women and children?
They brought home more money for their families
They both gained higher status as business owners
They started labor/union movements
They became more educated in order to compete for jobs
13
With foreigners coming into the United States, many wanted out, so they joined these groups.
Nativist Groups
Farmers Alliances
Granges
Social Gospel Movements

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