Industrial Revolution Test Review 3

What is the best explanation for the rural to urban demographic shift?

• Spanish American War
• World War I
• Advancement in farming technology
• Increase in Yellow Journalism

Which title would best fit the picture below?

• Causes of Modern Corporation
• Advantages of Leaving Rural Towns
• Reasons for Organized Labor
• Industrialization Improvements

What is the main weapon a labor union can use in their struggle against factory owners?

• Political Party Conventions
• A lockout where workers are not allowed into factories
• Violence between workers and business managers
• The ability to strike and shut down production

Which source would provide the most credible information about the daily life of factory workers during the 1880s?

• a collection of letters written by a farmer
• a journal written by a factory employee
• a novel written to encourage factory regulation
• a pamphlet written by a group opposing unions

Which thesis about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

• The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.
• The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged since colonial times.
• The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of the United States' history.
• American customs and traditions have not been affected by immigrants.

During the late 1800's, what was the main reason labor unions had difficulty achieving gains for their workers?

• Communists had taken control of most labor unions in the nation.
• The federal government supported business effort to limit union’s power.
• Most labor unions had been organized by big business.
• most Factory workers were satisfied with their working conditions.

What effect did the mechanization of the American farm in the latter part of the 19th century have on the nation?

• it brought about a decrease in the nation's literacy rate
• it caused crowded farms and unsanitary conditions
• it led to an increase in crop production at a lower cost to consumers
• it increase the acreage of Farmland that was unsuitable for farming

In the late 1800s supporters of industrial capitalism claim that the government regulations of business and corporations would be

• essential to protect the rights of consumers
• necessary to provide jobs for the unemployed
• useful in competing with foreign nations
• harmful to American economic growth

How did Laissez-faire capitalism impact the Industrial Revolution?

• It allowed for monopolies to exist.
• It stopped workers from demanding higher wages.
• It stopped workers from demanding safer working conditions.
• It made the US shift from a manufacturing society to an agricultural society.

During the late 1800's, industrialization in the United States led to

• greater number of people living on farms
• an overall decline in factory workers
• the US move from a agricultural society to a manufacturing society.
• a decrease in the use of natural resources