Ch 5 Industrialization and its Consequences

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Which territories did the United States gain as a result of the Treaty of Paris (1898) following the Spanish-American War? Options: Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines; Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines; Guam, Hawaii, and the Philippines; Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

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Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

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What was a key factor in driving the economic expansion of the United States during the Industrial Revolution? Options: Advancements in agricultural technology, Invention of the telegraph, Growth of the national railway network, Introduction of labor unions

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Growth of the national railway network

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Which of the following best describes Jacob Riis? Options: Photojournalist that documented poor living conditions in city slums, Led the United Railway Workers during the Pullman Strike, Developed the Bessemer process for refining steel more quickly, Created settlement houses to provide services for the city's poor

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Photojournalist that documented poor living conditions in city slums

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Which of the following was a consequence of industrialization in the United States? Increased migration to urban areas, Decline in factory jobs, Expansion of agricultural lands, Immediate equal pay for women

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Increased migration to urban areas

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What is Ida B. Wells best known for?

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Reporting on violence and intimidation against Black communities

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What is a common characteristic of the sharecropping system?

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Sharecroppers often ended up in debt due to the terms set by landowners.

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Which principle was established by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

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Separate but equal facilities are constitutional.

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Which of the following were effects of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad? The standardization of time, including the implementation of time zones. The emergence of large, national corporations. A significant decrease in travel time between the East and West coasts.

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All of these.

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What was one of the main reasons for the formation of labor unions in the 19th century?

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To address unsafe and unfair labor practices.

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What was a common characteristic of tenement buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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They were often associated with poor sanitation and overcrowding.