25-26 USHA CFA Study Guide SSUSH 11-14

​25-26 USHA Common Formative Assesmsent Study Guide #2

Standards SSUSH 11-14: From the Gilded Age to Global Influence

Match

9. Match the Big Business to the correct Tycoon

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Oil Industry

Steel Industry

Railroad Industry

• Oil Industry

• Steel Industry

• Railroad Industry

Categorize

Options (9)

They arrived mostly from European countries such as Italy, Ireland, and Poland.

They arrived mainly from Asian countries such as China, Japan, and the Philippines.

They faced overcrowded neighborhoods, living in tenament housing.

Many found work in factories, construction, and other urban industries.

Many worked in railroad construction, agriculture, fishing, and service jobs.

They experienced discrimination based on race and exclusionary immigration laws.

They faced language barriers, cultural adjustment, and prejudice in American society.

They came to the United States seeking better opportunities and a new life.

They were inspected for health, identity, and legal documents upon arrival.

Drag each statement into the correct category.

Ellis Island

Angel Island

Both

Multiple Select

11. Based on the photo, what were some effects of immigration on large cities?

• Tenement apartments and slum neighborhoods grew rapidly.

• Urban neighborhoods became less crowded as immigration increased.

• Poor families were forced to live in unsanitary conditions

• Immigrants often took low-wage jobs

• Immigration caused factories to move out of major cities.

Match

11. Match the Impact or Importance of the following labor union Events.

• Workers were protesting for better working conditions. 2 days before the Haymarket Protest, the police killed several striking workers at the McCormick Co.

• Weakened labor unions, created a public distrust of unions and strengthened the power of big business over workers.

• Caused by severe wage cuts at Pullman, while the cost of living in the company - owned housing remained the same

Haymarket Affair (1886)

Homestead Strike (1892)

Pullman Strike (1894)

• Haymarket Affair (1886)

• Homestead Strike (1892)

• Pullman Strike (1894)

Multiple Select

Based on the image, what was the effect of Western expansion on Native Americans?
Select all that apply.

• Native Americans were forced off their lands and pushed onto reservations.

• Battles and violence caused a decline in Native populations.

• Policies such as the Dawes Act led to major loss of Native American land.

• The U.S. government protected Native territories from settlers.

• Native tribes gained political power and greater independence.

Match

Match the Progressive reform with it's description.

• Gave women the right to vote

• Required safe and sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants

• Required truthful labels and banned harmful ingredients in food and medicine

• Protected children by limiting dangerous and unfair work

Women’s Suffrage (19th Amendment)

Meat Inspection Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Child Labor Laws

• Women’s Suffrage (19th Amendment)

• Meat Inspection Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Child Labor Laws

Drag and Drop

Plessy v. Ferguson said that “​
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” was allowed, which made ​
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legal and supported ​
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laws in the South.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

separate but equal

Jim Crow

segregation

Multiple Choice

13. How does this headline exemplify the term “yellow journalism”?

• It presents dramatic and exaggerated claims to stir public anger and influence support for war.

• It provides a balanced and factual explanation of the Maine explosion based on confirmed evidence.

• It focuses on economic data and avoids emotional language to keep readers informed.

• It refuses to print speculation and instead waits for official government investigations.

Multiple Choice

14. Based on the political cartoon, what did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine do?

• It stated that the United States could intervene in Latin American nations to maintain stability and protect American interests.

• It promised that the United States would stay out of all affairs in the Western Hemisphere.

• It encouraged European countries to take a more active role in collecting debts from Latin American nations.

• It declared that Latin American nations were fully independent and should handle all foreign conflicts alone.