DBA 1 Reteach

Which statements describe effects of industrialization during the late nineteenth century?

Select TWO correct answers. 

• Women were increasingly excluded from the workforce. 

• Consumer goods became available at lower prices. 

• Cloth production was fueled by the use of water-powered mills. 

• Manufacturers sped up production by using more efficient processes. 

• Factory owners were limited by shortages of available labor. 

Bessemer Process Part A

How did the Bessemer process influence the U.S. economy?

• It expanded the use of automation instead of workers.

• It increased reliance on foreign imports of machinery.

• It created growth through infrastructure development.

• It encouraged better working conditions in factories.

Bessemer Process Part B

Which statement provides evidence that supports the answer to Part A?

• . . . made it possible for engineers to envision transcontinental railroads, sky-scraping office towers . . .

• . . . the obvious choice of metal to replace cast iron. Yet is was only producible in small batches. . . .

• . . . the extremely high temperatures required to burn off impurities . . . required large amounts of costly fuels. . . .

• . . . he refined the process, Bessemer found that his steel was lighter and easier to shape. . . .

Which factor promoted the U.S. cattle industry's rapid growth in the 1870s and early 1880s? 

• New trade agreements between the government and ranchers in foreign countries 

• The construction of railroad lines connecting western ranches to markets in the East 

• Food shortages experienced in Northern cities following the end of the Civil War 

• A widespread of willingness among immigrant groups to sell their land to beef producers 

This excerpt is from a law passed in the 1860s. 

Which phrase describes the purpose of this law?  

• To establish grant programs for universities 

• To encourage cooperation with native populations 

• To encourage western migration 

• To expedite the naturalization process 

The excerpt describes working conditions in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

What was one response to the conditions described in this excerpt?

• Factory owners stopped workers from using mass production techniques.

• Workers threatened to strike to convince employers to meet demands.

• Immigrant workers took naturalization classes sponsored by employers.

• Industrialists adopted socialist policies to retain workers.

This graph shows U.S. population data from the 1900s.

 

Based on the graph and your knowledge of U.S. history, which factor describes the PRIMARY cause for the population shift shown in the graph?

• Economic opportunity

• Government intervention

• Social reform

• Environmental disaster

This excerpt is from a summary of a silent movie created in 1920. 

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, what was the MAIN purpose of this film? 

• To instruct immigrants about technology 

• To promote the cultures of immigrants 

• To encourage immigrants to assimilate 

• To inspire the creativity of immigrants 

Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• To enhance business ownership and expand ethnic communities for Chinese immigrants

• To address concerns over increased competition for jobs and rising Chinese immigration rates

• To force Chinese immigrants into rural internment camps in an effort to maintain national security

• To discourage Chinese immigrants from building self-sufficient communities in cities around the country

This excerpt is from a speech given at the Democratic National Convention in 1896.

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, why did a majority of voters in the South and West support William Jennings Bryan in the presidential election of 1896?

• The economic status of farmers had recently improved because of an increase in the value of crops on the global market.

• There was a major decline in the amount of arable land available to farmers because of urban sprawl.

• The invention of the tractor and the steel plow led to a rapid increase in rural farming populations.

• There was substantial economic inequality between urban businesses and rural farmers.