SOC 311 Final Exam Review

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people immigrate to the US?

• To Escape from something

• To find a better life

• To have better opportunities

• To find monarchy

What is the main message of the "New Colossus" poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty?

• The US will welcome anyone who wants to come here

• The US will only allow certain immigrants into the country

• The US will extinguish freedom

• The US will promote dictatorship

Almost everyone living in the US today is the ancestor of an immigrant.

• True

• False

The period in the US from 1815-1865 saw a large number of __, __, and __ immigrants.

• Mexican, Guatemalan, Russian

• German, Irish, Chinese

• French, German, Japanese

• Spanish, Portuguese, Irish

The hatred of foreigners.

• Nativism

• Schism

• Naturalism

• Magnetism

When machines are used to make things in factories.

• Industrialization

• Agriculturization

• Implementation

• Exploration

After the Civil War, the US transitioned from a __ economy to a __ economy.

• Industrial / Agricultural

• Industrial / Farming

• Agricultural / Industrial

• Factory - Based / Industrial

Which of the following was NOT a problem created by the Industrial Revolution?

• Low Wages

• Pollution

• Overcrowding in cities

• Lower prices

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the Industrial Revolution?

• People can afford to buy more

• More wealth for industrialized countries

• Products were made more quickly

• Unsafe working conditions

This economic system is based on free markets, supply / demand, and private property.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Fascism