Most of the new migrants from the East to the West were

From working and middle classes of the Eastern United States

Construction of the early transcontinental railroad lines was financed mainly by

Government subsidies in the form of favorable loans & grants

Which of the following shows the influence of corporate power on politics after the Civil War?

The use of troops to protect company property during strikes

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Anglo-American resentment of Chinese immigrants?

They were perceived as lazy slackers who didn’t work hard

Which was a major social outcome of the popularity of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution?

A growing schism betweenthe urban and the rural populations

Andrew Carnegie became the major supplier of

Steel by using vertical integration

Women became a greater part of the industrial labor force in post-Civil War America because

Many working-class families needed more than one income

The advance of white settlement affected the Plains Indians’ economy most directly by

Annihilating the herds of buffalo (bison)

The 160-acre homesteads provided by the 1862 Homestead Act were

Not large enough to sustain a farm family on the Great Plain

Which of the following best characterizes New Deal policies toward women and African Americans?

Not actively hostile to their goals, didn't challenge norms

Which was the biggest contributor to urban population growth in the late 19th century?

New immigrants, especially from southern and eastern Europe

The largest and most effective New Deal relief program was

the Works Progress Administration

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1
Most of the new migrants from the East to the West were
European immigrants
From the poorest classes in the Midwest
Freed blacks
From working and middle classes of the Eastern United States
2
The chief rivalry inpre-World War I Europe was between
Russia and Germany
Great Britain and Germany
the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
Great Britain and Austria-Hungary
3
Construction of the early transcontinental railroad lines was financed mainly by
European investors excited about developing the West
Wall Street investors with close ties to cattle and mining
Government subsidies in the form of favorable loans & grants
Mrs. Ocello, she is aging very well.
4
Which of the following shows the influence of corporate power on politics after the Civil War?
Establishing an eight-hour day for government employees
The use of troops to protect company property during strikes
Repeal of the ContractLabor Law to promote immigrant workers
Low tariffs to protect American jobs
5
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Anglo-American resentment of Chinese immigrants?
Some secret societies (“tongs”) engaged in crime.
They were perceived as lazy slackers who didn’t work hard
They congregated together and maintained Chinese culture
Americans did not resent Chinese immigrants
6
The first 2 countries tobegin fighting in what later became known as World War I were
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
Belgium and Germany
France and Italy
Austria-Hungary and Germany
7
The New Deal drew most directly on which of the following earlier sets of ideas?
Social Darwinism
Abolitionism
Progressivism
Populism
8
Which was a major social outcome of the popularity of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution?
Development of more rigid, formalized educational practices
The decline of organized Protestant fundamentalism
A growing schism betweenthe urban and the rural populations
A tendency among scientists to look for absolute truths
9
Andrew Carnegie became the major supplier of
Coal by using horizontal integration to monopolize coalmines
Sewing machines by holding the patents
Meatpacking by controlling railroads that serviced Chicago
Steel by using vertical integration
10
Women became a greater part of the industrial labor force in post-Civil War America because
Opportunities opened up that were previously unavailable
Many working-class families needed more than one income
Working conditions in factories improved making it safe
They could compete against low-paid immigrant labor
11
The advance of white settlement affected the Plains Indians’ economy most directly by
Introducing an agricultural economy to Native Americans
The commercial market economy abandoning traditional barter
Annihilating the herds of buffalo (bison)
Drawing Native labor from tribes to work in mines
12
The 160-acre homesteads provided by the 1862 Homestead Act were
Not taken advantage ofbecause no market crop could be grown
Purchased by American citizens and foreigners at a high cost
Not large enough to sustain a farm family on the Great Plain
An economic disaster for the government, which lost money
13
Which of the following best characterizes New Deal policies toward women and African Americans?
Paid little attention to them, helped mostly white males
The New Deal actively opposed efforts for greater equality
Highly promoted policies and programs that would help them
Not actively hostile to their goals, didn't challenge norms
14
Which was the biggest contributor to urban population growth in the late 19th century?
High birth rates among urban families
New immigrants, especially from southern and eastern Europe
Farmers moving in response to declining agricultural money
Young women from rural areas seeking new opportunities
15
The largest and most effective New Deal relief program was
the Civil Works Administration
the Works Progress Administration
the Civilian Conservation Corps
the Public Works Administration

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