Gilded Age and Progressive Era Review

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

• A) Trade with other nations declined.

• B) Business leaders called for lower tariffs.

• C) The urban population increased.

• D) Corporations supported the growth of labor unions.

In his book, How the Other Half Lives, muckraker Jacob Riis exposed the

• ruthlessness of the Standard Oil Company

• social ills of life in New York City’s tenements

• unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

• abuses of the railroad industry

The Progressive movement (1900–1920) was primarily a response to problems created by

• abolitionists

• nativists

• industrialization

• segregation

Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by

• hostility toward immigrant workers

• the need to reduce overcrowding in western states

• cultural conflicts with Native American Indians

• the migration of African Americans to northern cities

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 1880 and 1920, where did the majority of the "new" immigrants to the United States come from?

• northern and western Europe

• southern and eastern Europe

• Canada and Latin America

• China and Southeast Asia

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to

• stimulate the economy

• support government control of factory production

• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe

• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

One way in which Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis were similar is that each sought to

• end racial discrimination

• control illegal immigration

• limit government regulations

• expose economic and social abuses

In 1906, the federal government responded to the situation shown in the cartoon by

• taking control of meatpacking facilities

• sending federal troops to end a strike by meatpackers

• banning imported meat products

• authorizing government inspection of meat processing plants

Which book was responsible for prompting the investigation illustrated in this cartoon?

• The Octopus by Frank Norris

• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

• The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens

• How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis