OP 2

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?

• Cheap electric power

• Fire safety standards

• The invention of the elevator

• The Bessemer process

Which government policy would this cartoonist most likely support?

• adopting antitrust laws

• easing regulations regarding mergers

• giving government subsidies to financial institutions

• encouraging large companies to relocate overseas

During the late 1800’s the United States rapidly became an urban nation. One reason for the transformation was:

• Many farm workers had not started joining and organizing unions

• Farm life became extinct

• Immigrants were unwilling to do farm labor

• Farm machinery and factory production caused the necessity of farm labor to decrease

Social Gospel refers to the idea of…

• African Americans rights

• Helping the poor

• Free education for all

• Survival of the fittest

Most nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the…

• Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

• Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• Continuation of the contract labor system

• Assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

The “new immigrants” to the U.S. between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from...

• Northern and western Europe

• Latin America

• East Asia

• Southern and eastern Europe

Until the early 20^th century, few restrictions on immigration to the United States existed primarily because.

• Industry needed an increasing supply of labor

• Immigration totals had always been relatively low

• Labor unions had always favored unrestricted immigration

• The Supreme Court had ruled that Congress could not restrict immigration

Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”

• “The streets are paved with gold.”

• “All immigrants strengthen America.”

• “America is for Americans.”

The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to...

• Passage of federal laws that favored workers

• Laws restricting immigration and naturalization

• Poor working conditions and low wages in many industries

• Economic depressions that had led to high unemployment

The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to…

• Eliminate unfair business practices

• Reduce the power of the unions

• Increase the power of local governments

• Reduce imports from foreign nations