A Progressing Society

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Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?

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Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.

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What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Options: Did NOT want religious freedom, Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money), Wanted LESS diversity, Wanted to live more simply

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Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)

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Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

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It made their adjustment to their new life easier

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Why did workers form unions?

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to improve working conditions

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What were political machines?

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Powerful organizations that controlled local city governments.

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Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because

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government supported business instead of workers

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Someone who believes immigrants are inferior to the native population.

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nativist

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Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905? Options: Railroad construction created the most jobs for migrants. Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers. Availability of factory jobs greatly increased immigration. All of the answers are correct.

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Availability of factory jobs greatly increased immigration

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Which statement about nativism is most accurate? Options: Nativists wanted to bring about an end to slavery, Nativists were opposed to immigration, Nativists were laborers who favored unlimited immigration, Nativists encouraged immigrants to settle in California

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Nativists were opposed to immigration

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An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800's led to

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An increase in urbanization