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8th Grade Unit 2 Unit Test Review
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1
Jacob Riis was famous for his work to:
Legalize illegal immigration
Pass the Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Build the first tenement housing
Provide aid to the poor
2
Which term best represents the US economic policy during the Industrial Revolution?
Communism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Lassiez Faire Capitalism
3
What is the connection between corporations, stocks and trusts?
Invention of the automobile
They supported the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Decrease in monopolies
The rise of big business
4
What was the major push factor of immigration for Irish immigrants?
No available jobs
Religious Persecution
Famine
Revolution
5
Why did most Eastern and Southern European immigrants settle in the cities in the United States during the late 1800s?
More jobs were available
New farming equipment was created
People were more welcoming in the cities
Many came from large cities in their homeland
6
How did the transcontinental railroad impact the US during industrialization?
Eliminate trade with Europe
Expanded interstate trade by connecting the country
Made big business no longer necessary
Allowed regrowth in the South after the Civil War
7
What is a goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
Show the importance of immigration laws
Want to abolish slavery
Fight for equal rights for African Americans
Fought for women's suffrage
8
Based on the quotes, speaker A would most likely be in favor of:
Italian immigrants coming to the US
Native American Exlcusion Act
Chinese Exlcusion Act
Hungarians living in ethnic neighborhoods
9
Why was there no limit (restriction) on the number of immigrants in the years before 1880?
Industries wanted cheap labor
European countries did not want their people to leave their homeland
The US had a low birthrate
Congress had no power to set rules on immigration
10
How did Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry?
Gave back to charity
Bought all oil related companies
Helped his competitors cut their prices
Created new ways to advertise his business
11
The 19th Amendment:
Gave women the right to vote in the US
Gave 17 year old's the right to vote
Made the sale of alcohol illegal in the US
Eliminated the labor movement
12
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act try to achieve?
Prevent corporations from eliminating competition
Make corporations create a deal with labor unions
Separate good trusts from bad trusts
Give tax breaks to small businesses
13
Why did the government find monopolies and trusts illegal?
It created too much competition
It eliminated competition
Provided lass capital
Increased manufacturing costs
14
A Characteristic of the free-enterprise system is that:
Government regulates businesses
A decrease in the influence of big business
businesses compete for consumers
American cities grow
15
What policy of immigration do you think this poem reflections
Welcome Italian immigrants to the US
Send all the immigrants back
Only accept the best and brightest immigrants
Welcome all immigrants to the US
16
Which of the following is a result from the other three? (HINT: Think Cause and Effect)
Unequal distribution of profits between management and workers
Unsanitary conditions in the factories
12 hour workday
Labor Unions form
17
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" exposed the meatpacking industry's unsanitary conditions which led to the:
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
19th Amendment
Labor Movement
18
What is Susan B Anthony best known for?
Writing "How the Other Half Lives"
Opening the first Hull House
Her work in the women's suffrage movement
Her work to open more public schools
19
What is Jane Addams famous for doing during the Progressive Era?
Started the Salvation Army
Donated money to African American charities
Rented many tenement housing to immigrants
Opened the Hull House in Chicago
20
What is a muckraker?
Someone who exposes harmful practices in business and government
Someone who organizes rallies and protests
A wealthy facotry owner
Someone who serves in the government for the interests of big business
21
Much of the prejudice towards immigrants during the new wave of immigration was based on the idea that:
They were going to return to their homeland
They will never be loyal to the US
Immigrants supported their homeland over the US
They will never assimilate
22
Which headline best completes the outline below?
The US becomes an industrialist society
Government regulates business
American cities grow
Progressive movement changes American lives
23
Which statement best represents the idea of a push factor?
Outbreak of Civil War in the US
Industrial expansion in the US
Religious persecution
Promise of freedom and better life
