Industrialization, Imperialism, and Expansion Review

What is urbanization?

• The movement of people from urban to rural areas
• Cities
• Farm towns
• The movement of people from rural to urban areas

Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?

• inventing a new method for making steel
• building a huge steel empire
• building oil refineries
• forming Westinghouse Electric Company

Immigrants helped big business because they were the labor force that helped industries grow. Companies liked to hire immigrants because they worked long hours for _____________________

• A lot of money
• Little pay
• Food on the table
• Fun

What were two major problems faced by people living in cities?

• Too many jobs to choose from and overcrowding
• Healthy living conditions and people did not shower
• Overcrowding and sanitation problems
• Animals on the loose from the zoo and insects and rats

Which of the following kept wages low and made labor unions ineffective?

• Immigrants
• Monopolies
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Urbanization

What was the name of the group of people who wanted to change labor laws and cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Progressives
• Jim Crow laws
• federalists
• immigrants

Which of the following was NOT a problem caused by urbanization?

• Segregation
• Pollution
• Less natural areas (like parks)
• Crowded living spaces

Which event helped lead the United States into war with Spain?

• A Spanish sneak attack on Hawaii

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Montana

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

• Trade disagreements between Spain and the United States

Yellow Journalism is

• A type of investigative journalism that focuses on government, big business or social issues

• The name of a popular dime store novel

• A book about the disgusting conditions of slaughter houses

• A type of journalism that rarely relies on facts and is prone to exaggeration

Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" fought at which battle?

• The Battle of Sand Wand Hill

• The Battle of Manila Bay

• The Battle of Madrid

• The Battle of San Juan Hill