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U.S. HISTORY MIDTERM REVIEW PART 2 of 5
U.S. HISTORY MIDTERM REVIEW PART 2 of 5
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A review of the first semester of high school U.S. History (1850 - 1941).
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1
President
Theodore Roosevelt
earned a reputation as a "trust-buster" for enforcing which law?
the Sherman Anti-trust Act
The Keating-Owen Act
the Hepburn Act
the Elkins Act
2
This political cartoon reflects the believe that
big business held excessive power over the government.
big business believed in protecting the rights of workers.
government ignored the demands of big business.
government worked to limit the influence of big business.
3
Most of the immigrants processed at the
Ellis Island
immigration station were from
Africa.
Caribbean/West Indies.
Europe.
Asia.
4
Which of these was the site of a violent labor strike in the late 19th century?
the Carnegie steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania (1892)
the Haymarket Square in Chicago (1886)
the Pullman factory in Illinois (1894)
all of these
5
In disputes between labor and management, the gov't. usually supported which side in the 1800s?
labor
management
6
The
Bessemer process
was an efficient industrial technique for creating
gasoline.
rubber.
steel.
kerosene.
7
This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice of the late 19th/early 20th centuries?
monopolization
industrialization
vertical integration
laissez-faire capitalism
8
Term meaning
complete control of an entire industry
, or
the absence of competition
?
monopoly
conglomerate
oligopoly
franchise
9
Which of the following means
the use of both gold and silver to back the currency
?
emancipation
bimetallism
suffrage
temperance
10
Labor unions united workers to fight for
higher wages.
better working conditions.
collective bargaining rights.
shorter working hours.
11
Upton Sinclair's novel
The Jungle
(1906) exposed unsanitary conditions in which industry?
steel
coal
meat-packing
oil/petroleum
12
Robber Barons
exposed corruption and injustice in monthly magazines.
horded their money and refused to donate to charities.
were ruthless industrialists of the late 19th century.
encouraged competition and fair business practices.
13
Most of the immigrants processed at the
Angel Island
immigration station were from
Europe.
Africa.
Caribbean/West Indies.
Asia.
14
Who delivered the
Cross of Gold
speech in support of bimetallism (1896)?
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
15
This political cartoon reflects which of the following?
the Gentlemen's Agreement
the National Reclamation Act/Newlands Act
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the Pendleton Act
16
Which industrialist first used mass production techniques to manufacture automobiles?
Henry Ford
Jay Gould
Andrew Carnegie
J.D. Rockefeller
17
Which of the following preached salvation through service to the poor?
horizontal consolidation
Social Darwinism
the Social Gospel Movement
laissez-faire economics
18
Who founded
Hull House
, the nation's first settlement house, in Chicago in 1889?
Dorothea Dix
Jane Addams
Clara Barton
Susan B. Anthony
19
Which of these was intended to eliminate monopolies and anti-competitive business practices?
the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
the Homestead Act (1862)
the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
the Dawes Act (1887)
20
Which of these was organized like a pyramid, headed by a boss, and controlled city politics?
a customs house
a political machine
a settlement house
a tenement
21
An economic system in which prices and goods are determined with limited gov't. interference?
socialism
communism
capitalism/free-market
nationalism
22
Term meaning
the favoring of native-born people,
or
hostility directed toward immigrants
?
nativism
urbanization
melting pot
culture shock
23
Which of the following terms means
the generous donation of money to good causes
?
urbanization
industrialization
philanthropy
nativism
24
The
Chinese Exclusion Act
(1882) and the
Gentlemen’s Agreement
(1907)
restricted Asian immigration to the United States.
increased Asian immigration to the United States.
increased European immigration to the United States.
restricted European immigration to the United States.
25
The publication of
The Jungle
(1906) resulted in the passage of which federal law?
the Sherman Anti-trust Act
the Elkins Act
the Meat Inspection Act
the Clayton Anti-trust Act
26
The muckraking writer
Ida M. Tarbell
exposed the cut-throat business practices of
the Carnegie Steel Company.
the Northern Securities Company.
the Standard Oil Company.
J.P. Morgan & Company.
27
Which industrialist founded the
Standard Oil Company
and became the world's first billionaire?
Andrew Carnegie
Jay Gould
J.D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
28
The goal of the
Interstate Commerce Act
(1887) was to eliminate unfair business practices in
the steel industry.
the oil/petroleum industry.
the railroad industry.
the coal industry.
29
The
Patrons of Husbandry
/
Grange
and the
Farmers' Alliance
were established to
fight back against railroad abuses.
unite farmers to fight for their common interests.
unite farmers from different regions of the nation.
lobby state legislatures & Congress for political goals.
30
Which of the following issues concerned the photojournalist
Jacob Riis
?
population growth
urban poverty
racial inequality
political corruption
31
Which of the following were goals of the
Populist Party
in the late 19th century?
federal regulation of the railroads
free-coinage of silver to increase the money supply
a federal income tax
an 8-hour workday
32
Who established a vocational school for African Americans in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1881?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Booker T. Washington
Harriet Tubman
W.E.B. DuBois
33
Which of the following characterize the
Second Industrial Revolution
(1870 - 1914) in the U.S.?
development of new technology (electricity, telephone, etc.)
rapid development of oil, coal, steel & railroad industries
migration of people from rural to urban areas
increased productivity and standard of living
34
In the late 19th century, the
Patrons of Husbandry
/
Grange
and the
Farmers' Alliance
fought for
both of these
an expansion of the nation's money supply.
government regulation of the railroads.
neither of these
35
Term for the application of
survival of the fittest
and
natural selection
to human society?
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
Settlement House Movement
Social Gospel Movement
36
Settlement houses, like Chicago's
Hull House
, were established to provide services to
the urban poor.
industrial workers in factories.
Native Americans on reservations.
agricultural workers.
37
Who founded the
Florida East Coast Railway
in 1885 and built several hotels in Florida?
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Flagler
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
38
Term for magazine writers of the early 20th century who exposed corruption and injustice?
mugwumps
muckrakers
Stalwarts
scalawags
39
The
Populist Party
(or
People's Party
) of the 1890s represented the interests of
bankers and lawyers.
immigrants.
wealthy industrialists.
farmers and laborers.
40
African American female entrepreneur who made a fortune selling cosmetics & hair products?
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Rosa Parks
Madam C.J. Walker
Harriet Tubman
41
In exchange for votes, political machines helped immigrants
find jobs.
all of these
find housing.
become citizens.
42
Nativism
is reflected in a sign reading
"No solicitation."
"Going Out of Business."
"Help Wanted. No Irish Need Apply."
"For Sale by Owner."
