Turn of the Century Test

Which business leader founded Standard Oil Company?

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

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

A crowded factory where people work long hours for low wages is an example of which of the following?

What interest inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?

The Wright Brothers flew the first plane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk?

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the United States at the Turn of the Century?

Where did immigrants first stop when they came to New York in the early 1900s?

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

What is the name for an apartment shared by several  families?

Why are monopolies bad for the economy?

Who was often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?