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US History 2 Midterm

Authored by Nancy Nelson

Social Studies

11th Grade

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US History 2 Midterm
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Did NOT want religious freedom
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
Wanted LESS diversity
Wanted to live more simply

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

They caught diseases
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
Difficult to study for the citizenship test

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

This banker tycoon made his fortune by taking over and merging other people's businesses.

J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why did workers form unions?

to decrease wages
to expand child labor
to increase working hours
to improve working conditions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An organization of workers established to serve and advance its members' interests in terms of wages, benefits, and working hours and conditions

closed shop

labor union

blacklist

lockout

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What were political machines?

Powerful organizations that controlled local city governments.

Machines that were used to count votes.

Politicians who were the most qualified for their position.

City officials that provided food and clothing to the poor.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because

unions were unconstitutional

strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues

government supported business instead of workers

strikers failed to use militant tactics

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