Industry, Urbanization, Immigration

Which book was responsible for prompting the investigation illustrated in this cartoon?

• “The Octopus” by Frank Norris

• “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair

• “The Shame of the Cities” by Lincoln Steffens

• “How the Other Half Lives” by Jacob Riis

Which 19th-century business practice does this cartoon illustrate?

• establishing free zones

• creating monopolies

• expanding global markets

• forming cooperatives

Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to

• treat the wounded in World War I

• stop the spread of diseases in Latin America

• legalize birth control for women

• aid the urban poor

How did the pattern of immigration to the United States change in the late 19th century?

• Most immigrants were political refugees

• Far fewer immigrants arrived in the United States than in previous years.

• Increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe

• Most immigrants chose to settle in the rural, farming regions of the western United States.

What was a consequence of the rapid growth of cities in the late 1800s?

• a decrease in the gap between rich and poor

• the rapid growth of tenements and ghettos

• the migration of poor workers to the suburbs

• the decline of political machines in the Midwest

Which group most favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

in 1882?

• Progressives from the Midwest

• Anarchists who immigrated from Europe

• Nativists on the West Coast

• Imperialists in Congress

Why did United States businesses like to hire immigrants?

• Immigrant workers would not go on strike.

• Immigrant workers were more skilled.

• Immigrants would work the more difficult jobs.

• Immigrants would work many hours for less money.

Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially Native Americans?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Protectionism

• Temperance

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors

• Jump Factors

• Falling Factors

Complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition

• Robber Barons

• Bessemer Process

• Monopoly

• Philanthropy