US History Sem 1 Exam Review 2021-22

During the second Industrial Revolution, immigration was necessary to

• drive down labor costs.

• provide needed labor.

• provide a market for manufactured goods.

• populate the cities.

In the 1880s, farmers were put out of work by

• competition with world markets.

• the development of ways to preserve food.

• the mechanization of farming methods.

• poor weather conditions.

Social Darwinism equated being "fit" with

• surviving.

• having good health.

• being intelligent.

• being financially successful.

Why did the federal government attempt to put limits on corporations’ powers?

• to avoid having its constitutional rights threatened

• to attempt to protect consumers and competitive practices

• to fight the state courts, which usually sided with business interests

• to prevent corporations from becoming more powerful than the government

What does the term “wage slavery” refer to?

• The practice of paying low wages for extremely long hours of work

• The fact that mine workers had no place to live but in a “company town”

• The fact that workers couldn’t leave a job while owing money to the employer

• The reality of laboring in a mine while undergoing ethnic competition and distrust

The AFL differed from the Knights of Labor in that

• the AFL preferred their members not strike.

• the AFL did not charge membership dues.

• the AFL welcomed skilled and unskilled workers.

• the AFL did not advocate for broad social change.

The “new” immigrants differed from the “old” immigrants in their

• nations of origin.

• reasons for leaving home.

• reasons for coming to the United States.

• likelihood of being “chain immigrants.”

The goal of the Americanization movement was to

• help new immigrants assimilate to American culture.

• protect American jobs by supporting immigration restrictions.

• restrict social services and financial assistance to new Americans.

• encourage the acceptance of immigrant traditions into American society.

What did immigrants help the United States to become?

• independent

• a tolerant nation

• a strong military power

• an economic world power

Why were skyscrapers important to cities?

• They provided a recognizable skyline.

• They made cities seem more modern.

• They efficiently used small amounts of land.

• Their use of steel benefited the steel industry.