FCMS Immigration, Inventions, and the Progressive Era

Which group gained power by helping new immigrants in the United States in the late 1800s?

• Political Machines

• Settlement Houses

• Labor Unions

• Big Businesses

Which American city's population was most affected by immigration?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• St. Louis

• Chicago

Jane Adams is most recognized for her work with--

• large corporations

• labor unions

• political machines

• settlement houses

The invention of electric lighting and telephone service increased--

• immigration

• racial segregation

• industrial growth

• westward expansion

All of the following helped change the United States from an agricultural to an industrial nation EXCEPT--

• labor force

• new inventions

• free land

• raw materials

Oil is to Rockefeller, as steel is to who?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

During the early 20th century, this type of scene motivated labor unions to--

• increase working hours

• reform education policies

• limit employment of children

• refuse employment to immigrants

Effects: Improved safety conditions, Reduced work hours, Restrictions on child labor. Which of the following is the best choice for the CAUSE of these effects?

• Progressive reforms

• Women's suffrage movement

• Assembly line

• Mechanization of agriculture

Which amendment were these women supporting?

• 21st

• 20th

• 19th

• 22nd