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Industry, Immigration, and the Progressive Era
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1
Which reformer exposed how African Americans were being lynched in the South?
Ida Tarbell
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
W.E.B. DuBois
2
Railroads started using pools because the owners believed that
fierce competition was hurting them
rebates were a necessary part of business
gov't regulations were unfair
farmers were being treated unfairly
3
Which amendment banned the sale and distribution of alcohol?
18th
16th
17th
19th
4
Which reformer exposed the tactics of Rockefeller and Standard Oil?
Ida B. Wells
Thomas Nast
Theodore Roosevelt
Ida Tarbell
5
In the 1890s, the powerful banker who bought up railroads and steel companies was
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Samuel Gompers
6
Which of the following factors led to urbanization in the late 1800s to early 1900s?
increased immigration
hazards in the workplace
jobs
factories
7
In the late 1880s, many farmers left Europe for the U.S. because
European governments took over their farmland
they wanted to learn English
as the European populations grew, land became scarce
diseases wiped out crops all over Europe
8
Which political reform allows people to vote directly for their party's candidate?
primary
referendum
recall
initiative
9
"I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit in the stomach." Which reformer is this?
Ida B. Wells
W.E.B. DeBois
Upton Sinclair
Theodore Roosevelt
10
Which reformer wrote "How the other half lives?" exposing conditions in tenements?
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
Jane Addams
Lincoln Steffens
11
Which of the following were NOT some of the problems workers faced in the late 1800s?
Child labor
Long hours
Low wages
Unions
12
Which of the two events happened first?
Sherman Antitrust Act passed
Standard Oil Trust formed
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Cities attracted people because cities
were exciting places to live
had modern sanitation systems
offered jobs
were free of crime
14
President Roosevelt supported all of the following EXCEPT
the Pure Food and Drug Act
breakup of all trusts, good and bad
the Meat Inspection Act
conservation of natural resources
15
Railroads helped industry grow by
forming trusts
encouraging competition among different companies
using the Bessemer process
creating a need for other products such as steel and coal
16
Many factory owners used child labor because
children were more efficient than the other workers
parents wanted their children to have jobs
children could read and write better than their parents did
children could be paid less than adults were paid
17
"Mr. President, how long must women wait to get their liberty?" Which reformer said this?
Jane Addams
Alice Paul
Ida B. Wells
Ida Tarbell
18
The Carnegie Steel Company was an example of vertical integration because it
encouraged people of all races to apply for jobs
was made up of plants in every state in the country
used illegal methods to gain a monopoly
controlled all aspects from raw mate's to finished goods
19
Which of the two events happened last?
transcontinental railroad built
Chinese Exclusion Act passed
20
Farmers objected to pools and rebates because they
helped miners and not farmers
brought too many settlers to the West
made shipping prices high
kept railroad rates low
21
In his cartoons, Thomas Nast attacked
Ida Tarbell
"Boss" Tweed
Carrie Nation
J.P. Morgan
22
The Sherman Anti-Trust act was designed to
control monopolies
help labor unions
encourage new inventions
help business leaders
23
Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell are similar in that they both
wrote about political corruption
took photos to expose problems in society
were muckrakers
worked for women's suffrage
24
The Triangle Fire led to
the Pullman strike
new factory safety laws
laws forbidding child labor
the jailing of many union leaders
25
Tenements were found in
crowded, city slums
middle-class neighborhoods
Europe
farming areas
26
Which reformer's actions led to the spread of settlement houses in the U.S.?
Jane Addams
Jacob Riis
Alice Paul
Ida Tarbell
27
When immigrants landed at Ellis Island, they had to
prove that they had relatives in the U.S.
pass a health inspection
pass a citizenship test
prove they could speak English
28
In the late 1800s, many American worried about the flood of new immigrants because immigrants
spoke English
refused to look for jobs
complained about living conditions
worked for low pay
29
Which of the following was a nativist response to increased immigration?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
19th Amendment
17th Amendment
30
Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?
16th
17th
18th
19th
31
Which of the following were pull factors for immigrants in the late 1800s?
religious persecution
oppression
opportunity
no jobs
32
The 17th Amendment
allowed for the direct election of Senators
gave women the right to vote
gave African Americans the right to vote
gave Congress the power to pass an income tax
33
Which reformer advocated for direct action to gain equality for African Americans?
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida Tarbell
Thomas Nast
Booker T. Washington
34
Which reformer said that job training and patience with white society would bring equality?
Alice Paul
Booker T. Washington
Ida. B. Wells
W.E. B. DuBois