Industrialism

What major population trend occurred in the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?

• The number of people living on farms increased

• The migration from cities to rural areas grew

• The flow of immigration to the United States decreased

• The size and number of cities increased dramatically

What effect did the mechanization of the American farm in the latter part of the nineteenth century have on the nation?

• It brought about a decrease in the nation’s literacy rate

• It caused crowded farms and unsanitary conditions

• It led to an increase in crop production at a lower cost to consumers

• It increased the acreage of farmland that was unsuitable for farming

Industrialization resulted in:

• New Technology & Ideas
• Environmental Protection Efforts
• Increasing demand for skilled workers
• Increasing economic competition

All of the following factors encouraged industrial growth EXCEPT:

• available natural resources
• improvements in transportation & production
• increased regulations of big businesses
• a large labor pool

Communications were revolutioned in the industrial era as evidenced by the:

• Telegraph & Telephone
• Smartphone & Social Media
• Sewing machine 
• Motion Picture

The mode of transportation that was MOST revolutionized and important in the industrial era was the:

• Railroad
• Subway system
• Automobile
• Passenger Airplane

Urbanization refers to the:

• expansion of suburbs around the cities.
• the large labor pool available for cheap employment.
• the upward and outward growth of cities.
• increasing loss of agricultural land as a result of industrialization.

Skyscrapers, elevators, and machinery were made possible by:

• the electric lightbult.
• the cable car.
• the Bessemer converter.
• the System of Interchangeable Parts

All of the following were problems in industrial cities EXCEPT:

• Ethnic & racial conflicts
• Overcrowding
• Tenements and Slums
• Strict sanitation policies

Most "new" immigrants who arrived in America:

• settled into the cities for low-paying jobs.
• moved to agricultural regions.
• migrated West for free land via the Homestead Act..
• returned to their native country when they realized the streets were not 'paved with gold' as they were told.