5. Worker reaction to economic inequality quizziz

Multiple Choice

In a history textbook, the items on this list would most likely appear in a chapter about the working conditions in the

• colonial period under British rule

• age of big business from 1865 through the early 1900s

• economic recession following World War War I

• South before the Civil War

Multiple Choice

What major trend related to population occurred during the industrialization boom of the late 1800s?

• Immigration decreased

•  Migration to rural areas increased

• Urbanization increased

• Suburbanization decreased

Multiple Choice

During the early 1800s, the United States placed few restrictions on immigration because

•  labor unions welcomed the new workers

•  the Constitution did not allow restrictions

• the industrial economy was creating new jobs

• southern landowners needed additional workers

Multiple Choice

What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?

• health insurance

• job security

• paid vacations

• improved hours and wages

Multiple Choice

During the late 19th century, Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, and Eugene Debs were leaders in the movement to

•  improve working conditions

• gain fair treatment of Native American Indians

• limit illegal immigration

• stop racial segregation and reform sharecropping