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Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers in the 1800s?
they were workers used to break strikes.
they were part of management.
they were socialists.
they were federal troops.
2
Perfected the incandescent lightbulb, created an electrical power system
Henry Bessemer
Nikola Tesla
Edwin L. Drake
Thomas Alva Edison
3
First successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface
George M. Pullman
Henry Bessemer
Edwin L. Drake
Christopher Sholes
4
The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise the railroad to
the federal government
the Grange
railroad company officials
select committee of wealthy industrialists
5
What 19th century invention changed America's industries & skyline?
the automobile
the steam boiler furnace
the Bessemer Process
the telegraph
6
The Chinese Exclusion Act...
Forbid immigration of Chinese laborers, limited their rights
Limited Chinese access to education and many services
Excluded Chinese immigrants from many cities
Was enacted by the US Congress
7
Which of the following most allowed factories to be built away from rivers?
electricity
steel beams
the telephone
railroads
8
All of the following are push factors EXCEPT....
Revolution & war
Religious persecution & violence
Farmers pressured by land reform & low prices
Join family already in the U.S.
9
Which of the following conditions were most responsible for the growth of labor unions?
women in the workforce
long hours and low wages in industry
lack of skilled jobs in factories
violence in the workplace
10
How was the Second Industrial Revolution different from the First?
the Second was less dramatic in scope than the First
the First relied on steel production
the First did not occur in the United States
the Second restricted immigration
11
Created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron, head of Standard Oil Company
Thomas Alva Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
12
Joseph Pulitzer was known for...
writing sensationalist newspapers
specializing in ethic newspapers
coining the term Gilded Age
expanding education
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Catholics & Jews from Eastern & Southern Europe
Nativists
Old Immigrants
Loyalists
New Immigrants
14
Protestants from Northern & Western Europe
Loyalists
Old Immigrants
Nativists
New Immigrants
15
Vertical integration involves
merging with similar companies
buying out raw material producers and distributors
using new methods to increase production
forming trusts
16
New York City political machine the late 1800s.
Settlement House
Tammany Hall
Hull House
Ellis Island
17
All of the following are pull factors EXCEPT...
cheap farmland
job opportunities
Political disruption & famine
religious & political freedom
18
Opened the way for worldwide communication with invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Christopher Sholes
19
The Great Strike of 1877 took place in the
railroad industry
steel industry
coal mining industry
textile industry
20
After the Civil War, the cost of living decreased because...?
Sanitation and medical care improved
Technology made manufacturing more efficient
Men took public transportation to work
Consumers wanted imported goods
21
Organized coal miners, their wives, and children to fight for better working conditions
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
Eugene V. Debs
Edwin L. Drake
Samuel Gompers
22
President who turned reformer after he became president
Hayes
Cleveland
Garfield
Arthur
23
1st flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Richard and John Wainwright
Orville and Wilbur Wright
George Eastman
Henry Ford
24
What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce?
competition
corruption
monopolies
interstate commerce
25
Why was Pullman, Illinois an unusual town?
it was built by a company for its workers
it specialized in a regional product
it was prosperous from the railroad
it had one main industry
26
People in the U.S. blended by abandoning their native culture.
mixed society
melting pot
cultural blender
soup bowl
27
In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Haymarket Square
Pullman factory
Carnegie Steel Homestead Plant
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
28
Which labor leader began the American Federation of Labor?
Upton Sinclair
Terence Powderly
Samuel Gompers
Eugene Debs
29
Southern states enacted poll taxes to keep African Americans from voting.
true
false
30
Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans would work and play?
Telegraph technology
Electricity
Bessemer Process
Refrigeration
31
Which sport is known as America's national pastime?
football
water polo
boxing
baseball
32
In the late 1800s, many immigrants came to the United States to find steady jobs.
false
true
33
Which of the following was most likely processed at Angel Island?
chinese immigrant
polish immigrant
Irish immigrant
mexican immigrant
34
Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of
the airplane and the bicycle
larger bricks and stronger cement
safer fire escapes.
the elevator and a steel framework
35
__ was intended to soothe the inhabitants of New York City and let them enjoy a natural setting
Empire State Building
Wilson Park
Central Park
The Brooklyn Bridge
36
The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
civil service.
graft.
gentlemen's agreement.
nativism.
37
Andrew Carnegie gained control of the steel industry by doing all of the following except
underselling his competitors
buying out his competitors
buying out his suppliers
cutting the quality of his products
38
Which of the following does not describe a typical supporter of a political machine?
factory worker
opposed to immigration
urban
poor
39
The use of standardized time zones was created to benefit
telephone operators
railroad companies and train travelers
manufacturers in interstate trade
factory workers with set schedules
40
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to destroy the railroad industry
increase power of the railroads
lower excessive railroad rates
to build new railroads
41
The main immigration processing center on the East Coast was
New York City
Liberty Island
Angel Island
Ellis Island
42
ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president as a socialist
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Alva Edison
Henry Bessemer
Eugene V. Debs
43
He controlled a powerful Democratic political machine in New York City.
Chester Arthur
Jason Hubbard
William "Boss" Tweed
Jacob Riis
44
According to Karl Marx, history is the record of the...?
granting of more political liberties to all people
struggle between classes in society
increasingly prosperity brought about by industrialization
war and conflicts between national leaders
45
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
decrease Chinese immigration.
create segregated classrooms.
stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the U.S.
settle a disagreement between China and the United States.
46
Wrote the American classic
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
William Randolph Hearst
Mark Twain
Jim Crawford
Joseph Pulitzer
47
Baseball was originally segregated with leagues for white players and leagues for black players
false
true
48
The main purpose of Credit Mobilier was to
build the transcontinental railroad
obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry
obtain political positions for its shareholders
steal railroad money for its shareholders
49
The Sherman Antitrust Act
outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with trade
was used by labor unions to fight for workers rights
encouraged establishment of large scale businesses
was supported by the millionaire industrialists
50
All of the following contributed to the industrial boom
except
growing urban population
a wealth of natural resources
government support for business
emergence of the middle class
51
Americanization Movement...
was a government sponsored education program
designed to assimilate people into the dominant culture
improve the living conditions in the largest cities n the US
encourage people to live in the city
52
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
changes in a market economy
new methods of telecommunications
mass production of goods
successful entrepreneurs gain great wealth
53
Immigrants coming from Asia would often enter the country through which processing station?
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Long Island
Alcatraz Island
54
Railroad car mogul who built a town to house his employees
Andrew Carnegie
George M. Pullman
Christopher Sholes
Eugene V. Debs
55
This president was assassinated in a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles Guiteau.
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester A. Arthur
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
56
How did the government encourage growth of big business after the Civil War?
by extending massive loans to business owners
by eliminating the tariff on foreign goods entering the U.S.
by following laissez-faire policy of minimal regulation
by limiting immigration into the United States
57
Which of the following laws first attempted to make business monopolies illegal?
Morrill Land Grant Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
American Federation of Labor
58
Scottish Immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene V. Debs
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
59
President who was killed by a disgruntled job seeker
Garfield
Hayes
Cleveland
Arthur
60
What resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
changes in labor laws for women and children
adoption of equal wages for men and women
passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
imprisonment of company officials
61
How were Americans influenced by the growth of big business after the Civil War?
railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories
railroads stimulated steamship construction for river trade
railroads created time zones, growth of cities + U.S. market
railroads caused cotton production to move from SE to West
62
What was Tammany hall?
The department of education building in nyc
The political machine in NYC
The federal courthouse in NYC
The customs house in NYC
63
Corporations had the important advantage of...?
being run by an individual or family
being able to keep operating during hard economic times
always developing into monopolies
keeping prices high
64
invented the typewriter
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison
Nikola Tesla
Christopher Sholes
65
One of the founders of Hull House in Chicago was
Jane Addams
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Janie Porter Barrett
Jacob Riis
66
Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of US industrialization in the late 1800's?
Unions were needed to guarantee a steady supply of workers
Union membership was required for employment in new industry
Factory owners set up unions to control their huge workforce
Unions organized to protest unsafe conditions/long workdays
67
An example of patronage would be
appointing a friend to a political position.
assassinating a public official.
saying one thing and doing another.
bribing a government official.
68
With industrialization, many Americans moved to?
cities
Europe
the South
farms
69
Designed by social reformers to provide assistance to people in the city slums
Tenements
Tammany Hall
Settlement Houses
Row Houses
70
Political cartoonist that helped arouse public outrage against Tammany Hall's corruption.
William Tweed
Louis Sullivan
Chester Arthur
Thomas Nast
71
All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except
amusement parks
boxing
professional baseball
European literature
72
What was one result of the Haymarket Riot?
the AFL (American Federation of Labor) ceased to exist
Membership in the Knights of Labor declined
steelworkers' wages increased
public support for unions gew
73
Tenements were...
schools to Americanize immigrants
dirty low cost housing
farms rented out to immigrants
fashionable downtown apartments
74
President who supported the merit system and low tariffs
Cleveland
Hayes
Arthur
Garfield
75
Multifamily urban dwellings that were overcrowded and unsanitary.
tenements
settlement houses
mass housing
hull houses
76
President who wanted to civil service reform, but congress didn't create a law
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Hayes
77
Mass transit means....
affordable public transportation
affordable public services to help immigrants
increased immigration
increase in the number of cities
78
Industrialization in the U.S. resulted in...?
politics not being affected by economic changes
the transformation from an urban to agrarian society
the country becoming more urban than rural
workers seeing no need to unite to form labor unions
79
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
fire safety standards
new methods of making steel
cheap electric power
invention of the elevator
80
Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?
Andrew Carnegie - steel
Gustavus Swift - meat-packing
John D. Rockefeller - telecommunications
J.P. Morgan - finance
81
Which of the following was an urban problem that governments faced as population increased?
fire hazards
all of the above
unsanitary streets
higher crime rates
82
Immigrants coming from Europe would often enter the country through which processing station
Angel Island
Alcatraz Island
Long Island
Ellis Island
83
What did the Stalwarts support?
low tariffs
the spoils system
civil service reform
high tariffs
84
Who invented the Kodak camera?
Louis Sullivan
George Eastman
Thomas Edison
Joseph Pulitzer
85
___ was a prominent African American educator that lead Tuskegee University.
W.E.B Du Bois
William Harris
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
86
All of the following were challenges experienced by immigrants EXCEPT
new customs
new language
lack of jobs
persecution
87
Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World?
railroad workers
radical unionists and socialists
female workers in the dressmaking trade
African American workers
