INVENTORS, IMMIGRATION, BIG BUSINESS & LABOR UNIONS

Question 1

What is the name for an apartment shared by several families during this time period?

Accepted Answer

tenement

Question 2

Which were often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding & violence?

Accepted Answer

immigrants

Question 3

A crowded factory where people worked long hours for low wages is an example of:

Accepted Answer

sweatshop

Question 4

Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the US?

Accepted Answer

to find political and religious freedom

Question 5

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Building a huge steel empire

Question 6

Which of the following is a reason why a worker in 1895 made low wages?

Accepted Answer

Many people were looking for work

Question 7

Why are monopolies bad for the economy?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the main goals of labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor?

Accepted Answer

to get higher pay, shorter hours, & safer working conditions

Question 9

Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?

Accepted Answer

John D. Rockefeller

Question 10

What interest inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?

Accepted Answer

deaf people and hearing

Question 11

The Wright brothers flew the first airplane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina

Question 12

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because:

Accepted Answer

it was a way to help the adjustment easier to the United States

Question 13

Where did immigrants first stop when they came to San Francisco in the early 1900's?

Accepted Answer

Angel Island

Question 14

Angel Island was different from Ellis Island in that:

Accepted Answer

it was the main immigrant station for Chinese immigrants

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