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Unions Progressives Immigration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The leader of the steel industry; he gave money to charity but refused to negotiate with workers, leading to the Homestead Strike (1892).

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J. P. Morgan

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Thomas Edison

2.

From 1870 - 1920, immigrants to the USA tended to come from these countries like Poland and Italy in --

a)

Asia

b)

Northern and Western Europe

c)

Southern and Eastern Europe

d)

Africa

3.

Which immigrant group was completely banned in an 1882 law (not repealed until 1943)?

a)

Japanese

b)

Irish

c)

Italian

d)

Chinese

4.

Twelve million immigrants to the U.S. were processed here

a)

Battery Park

b)

Central Park

c)

Ryker's Island

d)

Ellis Island

5.

The American "melting pot" refers to the process of

a)

reservations

b)

industrialization

c)

urbanization

d)

assimilation

6.

Eugene V. Debs and Samuel Gompers were leaders in

a)

the NAACP

b)

labor unions

c)

steel industry

d)

muckraking

7.

Unions wanted _______, or to negotiate their contracts with management

a)

workmen's compensation

b)

strikes

c)

collective bargaining

d)

disability protections

8.

Railroad workers went on strike in 1894, protesting wage cuts. The federal government had to put down the strike.

a)

Homestead Strike

b)

Pullman Strike

c)

Haymarket Riot

d)

Memphis Riot

9.

The Haymarket Square Riot in 1886 led to --

a)

an increase in union membership.

b)

the demise of the Knights of Labor.

c)

better wages.

d)

the 8-hour work day for all.

10.

Journalists, photographers, and novelists who wanted to expose corruption and bad working/ living conditions were known as --

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Union leaders

c)

Political Machines

d)

Suffragettes

11.

This movement aimed to use the government to address urban/ industrial problems such as crime, unsanitary living conditions, and child labor.

a)

Suffrage Movement

b)

Abolitionist Movement

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Civil Rights Movement

12.

Helped immigrants assimilate

a)

Labor unions

b)

Public schools

c)

Ethnic neighborhoods

d)

Rural communities

13.

The grown of cities

a)

Mechanization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Industrialization

14.

He wrote "The Jungle" (1906), a novel that exposed bad working conditions and unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry, leading to reforms.

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Charlie Wilson

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Lincoln Steffens

15.

Recall, referendum, initiative, primary election, and direct election of U.S. senators (17th Amendment) were _____ achievements of the Progressive Movement.

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Cultural