USH Review (1880s - 1920s)

Which of the following statements best explains the trend in child labor from 1900 to 1930?

• Progressive Era reforms had a significant impact on levels of child labor in the United States.

• As organized crime developed, children worked less and participated more in illegal activites.

• Gilded Age tycoons refused to employ children in their factories.

• By 1900, immigrant families no longer needed the extra family income provided by child labor.

What impact of the Harlem Renaissance is evident in this poem by Langston Hugues?

• It provided an opportunity for recent immigrants to express their frustrations.

• It allowed all women the chance to speak in favor of equal rights.

• It emerged out of American displeasure with U.S. entry into WWI.

• It provided African Americans an opportunity to express their desire for equality.

Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean was important to Americans because it...

• allowed the U.S. to demonstrate new military technology to European allies

• helped Great Britain to develop new aviation technology

• embarrassed the United States' enemies

• symbolized American ingenuity, courage, and ability

From the cartoonist's perspective, the growing influence of political machines during the Gilded Age was of concern because...

• immigrants had no influence on urban politics

• government had been corrupted by bribery, election fraud, and machine politics

• political machines were unconstitutional

• city governments were increasingly unable to provide public services

During the Roaring Twenties, there was a notable re-commitment by the federal government to...

• engage in active and ongoing foreign policy with other coutries

• support free enterprise economic principles including laissez faire

• outlaw racial discrimination

• allow unrestricted immigration into the United States

One factor that led directly to the United States' entry in WWI was...

• Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare

• the Russian government preventing naval vessels from entering their waters

• the United States' desire for overseas colonies

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which statement would most likely be found in a history of the economic impact of WWI on the United States?

• Statement 1

• Statement 2

• Statement 3

• Statement 4

U.S. Senators failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles because many...

• believed the United States should have the most power in the League of Nations

• supported a return to a foreign policy based on isolationism

• could not support a treaty unless it recognized a colonized people's right to self-determination

• did not support the proposed changes to European borders

The outbreak of WWI in 1914 was triggered by...

• the sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• the alliances between countries in Europe and the United States

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

How did Henry Ford's assembly line impact workplace productivity?

• The assembly line standardized and simplified worker tasks, enabling the speed of production to be increased.

• Assembly lines increased the demand for highly skilled workers.

• Mass production on assembly lines greatly increased the costs of goods for ordinary consumers.

• Assembly line manufacturing increased worker satisfaction and independence.