WorksheetsFast and Curious 8.2 Changing Society
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
number of hours employees are required to work
manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
profit made by a large business or corporation
formation of a business monopoly
In the late 1800s, rapid urbanization was mainly the result of the
shortage of land for new farms
federally funded city redevelopment projects
impact of industrialization
migration of formerly enslaved persons to the West
Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
Haymarket riot
Pullman strike
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ____________________________________
A. Workers face hardships
B. Labor reforms are developed
C. Towns and cities grow
D. Giant corporations are created
Government Ends Regulation of Business
Progressive Movement Changes American
Lives
American Citizens Get New Responsibilities
United States Becomes an Industrial Nation
Which was not one of the first 3 goals that labor unions were trying to achieve for their members
Paid Vacations
Shorter hours
Higher wages
Safer working conditions
Unsanitary meat-packing industries were regulated by the
Yummy Food Act
Building Safety Codes
Meat Inspection Act
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Which is an example of a primary source showing the issues apparent during the Progressive Era?
a modern-day painting of child labor
a play based on the lives of women suffragists
a present-day book about corrupt politicians
a diary written by a worker in the meat-packing industry
What was Boss Tweed associated with?
a political machine
an industrial monopoly
an immigrant’s organization
an immigrant neighborhood
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” (2nd wave) immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants
came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of existing Americans
tried to replace American democracy with their own forms of government
formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages
had job skills superior to those of most American workers
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus
In this poem, the phrase “homeless, tempest tost” refers to
soldiers
immigrants
survivors of a shipwreck
unemployed workers
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus
This poem is found on which national landmark?
Plymouth Rock
Lincoln Memorial
Statue of Liberty
Independence Hall
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus
The main message of this poem was to
encourage a back-to-Africa movement among freed slaves
call for the imprisonment of illegal immigrants
welcome new immigrants to the United States
support the quota system placed on immigrants
During the Progressive Era (1900–1920), muckrakers were best known for
forming new political parties
organizing protest rallies and marches
serving in Congress and state legislatures
exposing harmful practices of business and Government
In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island and Angel Island primarily to
process immigrants arriving from overseas
defend New York City from attack
check the safety of imported products
serve as the first federal prison in New York State
In the period from 1890 to 1910, most immigrants from eastern and southern Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because
farmland had become very scarce
factory jobs were available for unskilled workers
there was much less discrimination in those cities
they came mainly from large cities in their home countries
The main objective of the quota system established by the immigration laws of the 1920s was to
prevent illegal immigration
reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations
encourage immigration of the wealthy and educated
admit persons who were previously banned from immigrating
During the period 1840–1920, from which area did the largest number of immigrants come to the United States?
Asia
Germany
Canada
Great Britain and Ireland
Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”
“The streets are paved with gold.”
“All immigrants strengthen America.”
“America is for Americans.”
Which Progressive Era muckraker’s book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives
Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
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Which reform was a direct result of the efforts of Progressive Era activists?
Establishment of the Federal Reserve System
Repeal of the Bill of Rights
Passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Creation of the Social Security Act
What was a major reason for the growth of labor unions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Support for business monopolies
Opposition to urbanization
Demand for better wages and working conditions
Desire for increased immigration
Which group was most likely to support the quota system established by immigration laws in the 1920s?
Progressive reformers advocating for open borders
Factory owners seeking more workers
Nativists who favored restricting immigration
Recent immigrants from southern Europe
What was one major effect of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire on American society?
Expansion of the railroad system
Improved workplace safety regulations
Stricter immigration quotas
Increased support for Prohibition
Which statement best describes the experience of many immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920?
They often faced difficult living and working conditions in urban areas
They were rarely subject to discrimination or prejudice
They were immediately granted citizenship upon arrival
They were mostly settled in rural farming communities
