Ch. 13 & 14 Review

Which economic policy argues that government should limit, as much as possible, any interference in the economy?

• laissez-faire

• capitalism

• communism

• mercantilism

Between 1865 and 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• The urban population increased

• Business leaders called for lower tariffs

• Trade with other nations declined

• Corporations supported the growth of labor unions

• Overcrowding

• High crime rate

• Poor sanitation

In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

• conservation programs

• rapid urbanization

• westward migration

• muckrakers influence

Rapid industrialization during the late 1800s contributed to

• a reduction in government regulation of railroads

• an increase in immigration to the United States

• a rise in the number of family farms

• a decline in the membership of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Which demographic change resulted from the economic developments of the late 1800s?

• a decrease in the number of immigrants coming to the United States

• an increase in African American migration from the North to the South

• a decrease in the number of factory workers in the Northeast

• an increase in the number of people living in urban areas

One way the "new immigrants" of the late 1800s differed from the "old immigrants" of the early 1800s was that the "new immigrants"

• were generally better educated

• adopted American culture more quickly

• settled on Midwestern farms

• came from southern and eastern Europe

One purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was to

• encourage settlement of the Pacific Coast

• protect the jobs of American workers

• expand the civil rights of immigrants

• speed construction of the western railroads

• Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

• Gentlemen's Agreement (1907)

• Emergency Quota Act (1921)

These federal actions demonstrate that Americans have

• forced immigrants to settle in designated areas

• supported the principle of open immigration

• provided immigrants equal access to jobs and social programs

• favored limiting immigration at different times in the nationś history

During the late 1800s, the idea of Social Darwinism was used to explain the

• success or failure of businesses

• development of the Granger movement

• creation of the national parks system

• need for settlement homes

In the late 1800s, which concept was used to justify the accumulation of great wealth and economic power?

• Social Darwinism

• Manifest Destiny

• conspicuous consumption

• self-determination