WorksheetsAmerican History - Second Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The central issue of the election of 1896 was:
a)
lowering the tariffs
b)
the coinage of silver currency
c)
the reduction of veteran's pension
d)
the panic of 1893
2.
Settlement houses provided services to poor immigrants by:
a)
giving out financial assistance
b)
relocating immigrants to ethnic ghettos
c)
teaching and job skill classes
d)
connecting them with government services
3.
The Gospel of Wealth called on men to:
a)
attend church regularly
b)
be happy they had jobs in factories
c)
rise up and take wealth from the industrialists
d)
gain as much wealth a possible
4.
Which of the following terms refer to a railroad tactic reduce competition and control prices?
a)
pools
b)
the grange
c)
trusts
d)
market control
5.
The Chinese Exclusion Act is the best example of:
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Nativism
c)
The White Man's Burden
d)
The Gentlemen's Agreement
6.
All of the following were problems of American cities EXCEPT
a)
disease
b)
fire hazards
c)
excellent public services
d)
crowded tenemants
7.
Which of the following describes a government policy of non-interference in the economy?
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Court Packing
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
Legal Monopolies
8.
Major technological advances during the Second Industrial Included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Westinghouse Air Brakes
b)
The Telephone
c)
Interchangeable Parts
d)
The Edison Light-bulb
9.
Jacob Riis took photos and wrote about:
a)
the lives of the rich and famous
b)
local political machines
c)
Chinese immigrants
d)
new immigrants living in ethnic slums
10.
Which of the following court cases is an example of continuing favortism of the government towards corporations over workers?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Loving v. Virginia
c)
Wabash v. Illinois
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
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