AIR TEST: Study Cards

What change did the U.S. experience as it went from an agrarian to an industrialized nation?

• Decreased production and efficiency

• Higher prices and fewer goods

• Improved wages and migration from urban to rural areas

• Increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural to urban areas

Why were corporations important to the emergence of industrialization?

• Corporations hindered industrialization by limiting production

• Corporations invested in new technologies and produced more goods quickly

• Corporations focused on agriculture rather than industrialization

• Corporations had no impact on the emergence of industrialization

Which heavy industries helped to bring about the nation's transformation as an industrial power?

• Textile manufacturing and farming

• Automobile production and telecommunications

• Petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power

• Mining and construction

Describe some of the demands of workers that led to labor organizing.

• Higher taxes and longer working hours

• Better wages, reasonable hours, and safer working conditions

• Reduced benefits and increased retirement age

• Child labor and unsafe working conditions

Describe the attitude of the federal government and business to the labor movement during this time period.

• The government and business supported the labor movement

• The government and business had a laissez-faire policy towards the labor movement

• The government and business actively opposed the labor movement

• The government and business were neutral towards the labor movement

What is meant by the term laissez-faire?

• A system that opposes government regulation or interference in economic affairs

• A system that promotes government intervention in economic affairs

• A system that supports labor unions and worker rights

• A system that encourages monopolies and trusts

What impact did urbanization have on the nation?

• Higher standards of living, better food, education, housing, and health care

• Increased poverty, air pollution, congestion, and crime rates

• Decreased levels of inequality and social exclusion

• Improved infrastructure and reduced epidemic diseases

How did immigrants before 1880 differ from immigrants after 1880?

• Immigrants before 1880 came from southeastern Europe, while immigrants after 1880 came from northwestern Europe

• There were no significant differences between immigrants before and after 1880

• Immigrants before 1880 came from northwestern Europe, while immigrants after 1880 came from southeastern Europe

• Immigrants before 1880 came from Asia, while immigrants after 1880 came from Europe

What impact did the flood of immigrants from 1880-1920 change the nation?

• Decreased incomes, increased poverty, and higher unemployment

• Formation of ghettos and slums, overcrowding, and inadequate infrastructure

• Cultural homogeneity and reduced educational attainment

• Shift from industrial to agricultural labor

What was the Great Migration?

• The movement of Native Americans from reservations to urban areas

• The movement of African Americans from rural areas in the South to urban areas in the North

• The movement of European immigrants to the United States

• The movement of Asian immigrants to the United States