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- 1. Multiple Choice
The photo demonstrates one of the problems withovercrowding urban tenements.labor union activism in urban areas.the overproduction of consumer goods.the growth of political machines. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families and led to assimilation of natives?Hayes ActSherman Anti-Trust ActBland-Allison ActDawes Act
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAssimilation can be defined aswhen one becomes more like the dominant culture.when a person refuses to learn the dominant culturewhen a culture is practice all over the worldwhen a culture is similar to another culture
- 4. Multiple Choice
Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?
Assimilation
Nativism
Protectionism
Temperance
- 5. Multiple Choice
Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?
Urbanization
Industrialization
Nativism
Assimilation
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?
"Boss" Tweed
John Rockefeller
Jane Adams
Andrew Carnegie
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?
Political Machines
Industrial Capitalists
Robber Barons
Labor Leaders
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-Educated professionalsskilled workersFactory/sweatshop workersScientists
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?social darwinistpolitical bossesnativistpolitical machines
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800's, which was NOT a reason Congress passed restrictions on Chinese immigrants?Chinese immigrants took jobsNativist & racial hateChinese immigrants were moving eastChinese workers took lower pay
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.RepublicanDemocratPopulist
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich candidate was the Populist party's candidate?Andrew JohnsonUlyssess GrantWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam McKinley
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSilver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________.less, increasemore, increase
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFarmers support the ________standard for money.BimetalismGold
- 15. Multiple Choice
Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....
Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party
The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers
The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs
The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth?"
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
John Morgan
Jay Gould
- 17. Multiple Choice
Americans who were against all immigration
America First Party
Emigrants
Nativists
Round Heads
- 18. Multiple Choice________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices.Industrial GiantsCaptains of IndustryRobber BaronsUnion Leaders
- 19. Multiple ChoiceCornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...flightoilrailroadsautomobiles
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company
Carnegie
Morgan
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
- 21. Multiple Choice
Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America
Progressive Era
Imperial America
Era of Good Feelings
Gilded Age
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn this political cartoon, who is in charge of the Senate?The US Senatorsthe US ConstitutionThe owners of monopolies/ industrialiststhe American people
- 23. Multiple ChoiceOne of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits wasElimination of as much competition as possibleSupporting a centrally planned economyFunding research on new technologiesElimination of the tactic of vertical integration
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.World War IProgressive EraGilded ageRoaring Twenties
- 25. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded age, workers came together under ___________________________ to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.PhilanthropyLabor UnionsPolitical BossesCredit Unions
- 26. Multiple ChoiceUnder the philosophy of __________________________, men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums, and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.Geopolitical expansionPolitical bossesSocial DarwinismGospel of Wealth
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe Farmer's Alliance, the Grange, and the ______________ stood for additional government regulation of trade, currency, and the protection of other farmers' interests.ProgressivesFree Soil PartyKnights of LaborPopulists
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIn 1890, who wrote about and photographed the horrible living conditions of America's working poor in the book How the Other Half Lives?Upton SinclairIda TarbellIda WellsJacob Riis
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWilliam Graham Sumner, a researcher during the Gilded Age, believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because people had a certain place that could not be changed. This philosophy was called...EvolutionMonetary PolicySocial DarwinismWelfare Capitalism
- 30. Multiple ChoiceBased on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?The federal government was placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?Very crowdedSpreading sickness and diseaseNo windows, heat, or plumbingAll of the above
- 32. Multiple ChoiceDuring the age of industrialization, the Southwas not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the regionreceived preferential treatment from the railroadsturned away from agricultureremained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe first major farmers' organization was theNational GrangePopulistsGreenback Labor PartyFarmers' alliance
- 34. Multiple Choicein 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.Nativist ActMexican Reparition ActDawes ActChinese Exclusion Act
- 35. Multiple Choice
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
Rural farms
Urbanzied cities
Suburb cities
El rancho
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was imperializing Cuba before the US took it over?FranceSpainColombiaMexico
- 37. Multiple Choice
Emilio Aguinaldo fought for independence in which country that America imperialized?
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Roosevelt's policy called?Dollar DiplomacyBig Stick DiplomacySphere of InfluencePan-Americanism
- 39. Multiple Choice
This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.
Imperialism
Isolationism
Globalism
Communism
- 40. Multiple Choice
Identify reasons for American Imperialism
Economic Interests
Military Interests
Cultural Superiority
Self Interests
- 41. Multiple ChoicePresident William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?France sold Cuba to the United StatesThe construction of the Panama Canal began.The United States issued a boycott of trade with SpainThe Spanish American War began.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.CubaGuamMexicoPanama
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich boat was sunk by the Germans?U.S. MaineLusitaniaTitanticPrincess
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWho was president of the United States during World War I?Abraham LincolnTheodore RooseveltBill ClintonWoodrow Wilson
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThis was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.RadioTelevisionTelephoneMicrowave.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceProhibition created which one of the following?Reduction in crime.Reduction in alcohol related deathsOrganized Crime.More money being made.
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?1910s1920s1930s1940s
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich decade saw bank failures, the Dust Bowl, and the New Deal?1910s1920s1930s1940s
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal program targeted the problem faced by bank failures?AAAFDICSocial SecuritySEC
- 50. Multiple Choice
Muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote a book called The Jungle that...
exposed the unclean/unsanitary processes of the meat-packing industry.
told readers what the Amazon Jungle was really like,
gave people a glimpse into what animals are like in the wild.
- 51. Multiple Choice• Became President after Herbert Hoover
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II
The list above refers to which person?Duke EllingtonAbraham LincolnTheodore RooseveltFranklin Roosevelt - 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?by eliminating trading on the stock marketby encouraging war with Germany and Japanby creating jobs through various new programsby giving people money through new bank laws
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment guarantees women the right to vote?1st Amendment4th Amendment19th Amendment12th Amendment
- 54. Multiple Choice
What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?
attack on Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Act
Operation Torch
- 55. Multiple Choice
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the atomic bombs?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhy were posters like this produced during World War II?A. to encourage women to join community defense organizations in case of invasionB. to encourage women to work in defense industries in order to support the war effortC. to encourage women to serve in government and replace men drafted into the militaryD. to encourage women to join the military and support their country by fighting overseas
- 57. Multiple ChoiceTo make sure troops had everything they need, Americans were forced to ______________rationgive everything they had to troopshave less children
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThe need for workers in the Southwest led to the ____________ Program that allowed the recruitment of Mexicans to work in the U.S. during World War II.BraceroNavajoBarrioNone of these are correct
- 59. Multiple Choice
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen
African-American military pilots
Navy seals
Brave foot soldiers
Silent and Sneaky snipers
- 60. Multiple Choice
The Great Migration refers to
The movement of African Americans from the south to the north
The movement of African Americans from the north to the south
The spread of African culture after slavery ended
The advocacy of political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa
- 61. Multiple ChoiceThe Zoot Suit Riots were an eruption of tension that led to 5 days of rioting between which groups...African-Americans and US Army SoldiersMexican-American youth and White ServicemenJapanese-Americans and White ServicemenMultiracial Street Gangs and White Servicemen
- 62. Multiple Choice
Who was Langston Hughes?
famous African American author and poet
famous African American musician
famous African American artist
- 63. Multiple Choice
How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply
it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York
it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation
it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well
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