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Immigration, Industrialization and Urbanization

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The growth of cities is known as

a)

Urbanization

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Town

2.

Who was famous for founding Standard Oil Company?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

Harvey S Firestone

d)

J. P. Morgan

3.

The influx of urban workers helped boom industry & modernize cities, but led to

a)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for whites.

b)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for African Americans.

c)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for immigrants.

d)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for everyone.

4.

A major population shift occurred during ___________________ because people moved from farms into cities.

a)

immigration

b)

urbanization

c)

slavery

d)

industrialization

5.

Railroads, banking, oil and steel were examples of big business in which century?

a)

19th Century

b)

20th Century

c)

18th Century

d)

17th Century

6.

Who made their fortune in the railroad and shipping business?

a)

J. P. Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

Harvey S Firestone

7.

Who made his fortune in the steel industry?

a)

J. P. Morgan

b)

Harvey S Firestone

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

8.

A monopoly is a company that has control of an entire __________.

a)

country

b)

industry

c)

city

d)

state

9.

Harvey S Firestone invented the ______________ for automobiles and tractors.

a)

steering wheel

b)

seats

c)

rubber tires

d)

motor

10.

J. P. Morgan made his fortune in the ________ business.

a)

recording business

b)

baking business

c)

banking business

d)

railroad business

11.

The Bessemer Process was important because it allowed

a)

steel to be created from raw iron fast at a low cost.

b)

steel to be created from raw iron slow at a high cost.

12.

Railroads and canals allowed for large scale and long distance transportation of goods in the 19th century.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

________________ reduced the need for farm labor and increased production. This process replaced people with machines. Example Mechanical Reaper

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Mechanization