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Topic 2: Industry & Immigration
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The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight
coal
steel
iron
oil
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Americanization programs were mostly focused on
helping immigrants assimilate into American society
providing jobs and financial help for immigrants
attracting "new" immigrants to the U.S.
supporting the work of nativist organizations
3
Who owned the oil company, Standard Oil?
Andrew Carnegie
Cesar Chavez
Barack Obama
John D. Rockefeller
4
In which system does 1 company control everything that makes up all phases of a development?
Trust
Cartel
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
5
Which innovation extended the number of hours in a day that Americans could work or play?
Telegraph
Bessemer Process
Electricity
Refrigeration
6
Workers used which of the following to negotiate for better wages, hours, & working conditions?
trusts
mass production
collective partying
collective bargaining
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Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...
Establishment of Time Zones
Invention of the Radio
Building of Skyscrapers
Development of Electricity
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Why was the ICC created?
to regulate all industries
to regulate the steel industry
to regulate the RR industry
to regulate the oil industry
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Who Invented the Model T?
Elisha Otis
Alfred Nobel
The Wright Brothers
Henry Ford
10
Many social Darwinists believed that the United States would grow strong by
regulating business practices
allowing its most vigorous members to rise to the top
using public funds to assist the poor
encouraging technological innovations
11
What's America's national sport?
basketball
baseball
golf
car racing
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Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as "captains of industry"
Monopolies forced small companies out of business
Workers' wages rose as industrialists profited
Industrialists' support for technology benefited the economy
Consumers were harmed by inflated prices
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The middle-class lifestyle of the Gilded Age featured
A return to classical ideals
Renewed interest in controlling journalists
A new emphasis on acquiring goods (new inventions)
A reflection of rural values
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Which group of people made up the majority of immigrants to America before 1870?
European Protestants
Chinese Buddhists
Scandinavian Catholics
South American Jews
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How did mass culture signify a change in American life?
a class of trendsetters emerged from the middle class
the new middle class tried to create an independent identity
rich and poor people use the exact same goods
Americans became more alike in their purchasing
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Cartels, monopolies, trusts, and horizontal and vertical integration all share the goal of..
driving up costs
increasing profits
combining resources
raising wages
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At processing stations, officials met immigrants to determine their medical condition and
religious preferences
political beliefs
educational level
legal standing
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Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil war?
dominated by tobacco
a wide variety of crops
dominated by cotton
mostly vegetables
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Rural-to-Urban migration was primarily motivated by ...
Steady Employment
Plentiful Land
Religious Freedom
Fear of Crime
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Andrew Carnegie created the mass production of this product?
Textile
Automobile
Meat Packing
Steel
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Corporations had the important advantage of...
reducing the financial risk for individual investors
developing into a monopolies
keeping prices high
being run by an individual or a family
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Which industry most spurred economic growth and innovation in related industries?
railroads
oil
food
steel
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Which of the following most helped fuel the nation's economic growth?
Nature Resources
Labor Unions
Immigrants
Monopolies
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Which policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation?
protective tariffs
collective bargaining
laissez faire
cartels
25
How did cities address the problems caused by urban living?
Residents organized neighborhood watch programs
Governments began to offer mass transit and sanitation
City planners increased land dedicated to public use
Technological innovations improved crowding
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The invention of electric streetcars, commuter trains, and subways in the late 1800s
had little effect on American society.
disrupted traffic in downtown areas.
affected only rural areas.
spurred the growth of suburbs.
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Capitalism fueled industrialization by
encouraging entrepreneurs to establish businesses
giving the country many natural resources
requiring inventors to file patents
ensuring that all workers received high wages
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What was the Chinese exclusion act?
Chinese food was banned from America.
Immigrants could not work anymore.
Chinese immigrants had to go back to China immediately.
Chinese workers could not immigrate to America anymore.
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Consumption patterns were mostly influenced by...
Advertising
Transportation
Special Interest Newspapers
New Educational Theories
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The first reliable streetcars were powered by...
electricity
coal
animals
gasoline
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Why did most new immigrants lived in cities ?
Because cities were welcoming them
To meet many Americans
To be close to industrial jobs
To abandon their traditions
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AS FARMS BECAME MECHANIZED,
FARM WORKERS BECAME RURAL ENTREPRENEURS
MORE PEOPLE BECAME FARMERS
IMMIGRANTS BOUGHT MORE LAND
FARMERS MOVED TO URBAN AREAS
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Traditionally, immigrants had come to American for economic opportunity and...
superior education
religious freedom
social equality
police protection
34
What was one of the dangers of living in a tenement?
Tenements were owned by landlords that lived far away
Families had to live within walking distance of factories
Tenements housed more than one family in the same apartment
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions
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A cartel differs from a monopoly in that
all firms involved in the same business merge into 1 entity
businesses making the same product agree to limit production
one corporation has complete control of a product or service
one firm sets the prices for all goods in an industry
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In the late 1800s, workers tolerated poor wages and working conditions because they
were tricked by employers into taking dangerous jobs.
believed it had to get worse before it got better.
thought that the government would protect them.
could be replaced easily by other workers.
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In the late 1800s, industrial workers?
increased time to play and relax
took control of the factories in which they worked
collaborated with employers to reform labor laws
faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions
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Most Midwestern cities were established near
mountains
skyscrapers
water
manufacturing plants
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What was the job of newspapers?
inform people and stir up controversy
provide comic relief to those living in tenements
cover politics and entertainment
cover local stories about businesses and people
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Grant by fed. Gov’t giving the inventor exclusive rights to develop, use, and sell an invention
Invention rights
Copyright
Patent
Pell Grant
41
How did Ellis Island differ from Angel Island?
Chinese immigrants often were processed at Ellis Island
Immig. left Ellis within hours; they were at Angel for weeks
Ellis Island was used to filter out Chinese immigrants
Chinese travelers were never turned away at Angel Island
42
Which of these factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
religious persecution
poor economic conditions
lack of food
potential employement
43
Socialists believe that...
Lower classes should have more power than the upper classes
You should work for what you want
People who don't work should be given things for free
Wealth should be distributed equally to everyone
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Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging purchases of American goods?
Protective Tariffs
Monopolies
Laissez Faire
Patents
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Which system involves combining many firms in the same business?
horizontal integration
Social Darwinism
vertical integration
