The Industrial Age Test

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How did Railroad expansion affect the U.S. economy?

• More lumberjacks were needed to cut trees to make wooden railroad ties.
• More steelworkers were needed to manufacture steel rails.
• More coalmine workers were needed to mine for coal to fuel the trains.
• All of the above.

Why was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress?

• To stop labor unions from striking.
• To make it easier for big companies to form monopolies.
• To give consumers the right to buy stocks from large companies.
• To stop monopolies and trusts from forming.

Between 1881 and 1921, one major cause of the increasing number of immigrants to the United States was the

• availability of free land in the Southeast
• increased job opportunities in industry
• increased need for military personnel
• federal aid to pay the housing costs of new arrivals

Between 1865 and 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

• Trade with other nations declined.
• Business leaders called for lower tariffs.
• The urban population increased.
• Corporations supported the growth of labor unions.

One way the “new immigrants” of the late 1800s differed from the “old immigrants” of the early 1800s was that the “new immigrants”

• were generally better educated
• settled on Midwestern farms
• came from southern and eastern Europe
• adopted American culture more quickly

Immigrants to the United States between 1890 and 1930 most frequently experienced discrimination because they

• spoke different languages and had different customs
• entered the competition for scarce farmland
• were better educated than earlier immigrants
• remained more loyal to their homelands than to the United States

Which attitude about immigration is reflected in this poem, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

• People from all nations should be welcomed.
• Educated professionals should be given preference
• Quotas should be adopted to limit certain ethnic groups.
• The influx of unskilled people should be restricted.

Which of the following was a "push" factor for immigrants?

• Opportunity to own land.
• Widespread poverty that resulted in high unemployment and low paying jobs.
• Opportunity for jobs in urban areas.
• Freedom of religion.

Which of the following is a "pull" factor for immigrants?

• widespread poverty
• crop failures
• availability of jobs in factories
• war