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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a reason for an industrial boom after the Civil War?
There were an abundance of natural resources
The government supported many businesses
The urban population grew
All of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
True or false: The steam engine allowed for big oil industries to succeed in Texas and the Midwest.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the Bessemer process?
It removed carbon from iron, creating steel
It removed oil from oil rigs
It was allowed electricity to be spread into suburbs
None of the above
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for creating the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Christopher Sholes
Alexander Graham Bell
Nikola Tesla
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT one of the time zones created by the use of the railroads?
Mountain
Pacific
Central
Union
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who was known for his success in the oil business?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is known as the process when one company decides to buy out their suppliers?
Vertical integration
Trust agreements
Horizontal agreements
Sherman Antitrust Act
- 8. Multiple Choice
When two companies who sell the same materials decide to merge is known as what?
Vertical intergration
Trust agreement
Horizontal intergration
Sherman Antitrust Act
- 9. Multiple Choice
This made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with trade between states or countries.
Vertical intergration
Trust agreement
Horizontal intergration
Sherman Antitrust Act
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or false: The mass production of railroads led to the increase of trade.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason for immigration to the United States?
Famine in homeland
Better housing in US
War in homeland
Land shortages in homeland
- 12. Multiple Choice
Approximately how many Europeans came to the United States between 1870-1920?
10 million
15 million
20 million
25 million
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or false: Many Europeans came to the United States because they wanted to take part in the gold rush.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where was Ellis Island located?
San Francisco Bay
Boston
Bar Harbor, Main
New York
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did government inspectors check on arrival at Ellis Island?
That immigrants could work
That immigrants had money
That immigrants were not felons
All of the above
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where was Angel Island located?
San Francisco Bay
Boston
Bar Harbor, Maine
New York
- 17. Multiple Choice
A mixture of people coming together and blending cultures and ideas is known as what?
Nativism
Melting pot
Gentlemen's Agreement
Assimilation
- 18. Multiple Choice
From which country were immigrants refused entrance into the US for 10 years?
Japan
Germany
China
Ireland
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which immigrant population were victims of school segregation and were limited to coming into the US to find work?
Japanese
German
Chinese
Irish
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did people move to the cities?
They were clean
There were a lot of places to live
They were cheap
None of the above
- 21. Multiple Choice
True or false: Tenements, which are multifamily homes, had restrictions on how many people could live there.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Where was the first paid fire department?
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Chicago
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who was Jane Addams?
Spoke up against segreation
Exposed the sanitation issues in New York
Taught English to immigrants
One of the founders of the Social Gospel Movement
- 24. Multiple Choice
True or false: The Social Gospel Movement helped the poor and provided assistance to them.
True
False
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