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Industrialization, Progressivism, and Immigration

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who treats their workers badly and wipes out the competition would be known as a

a)

captain of industry

b)

robber barron

c)

inventor

d)

immigrant

2.

Industrialization in the North caused

a)

factory workers to move to suburbs

b)

middle class to emerge

c)

skilled artisans to earn higher wages

d)

labor unions to disband

3.
Which act banned Chinese immigrants?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
National Origins Act
d)
Homestead Act
4.

A second wave of immigrants in the 1890's came from

a)

Latin America

b)

Northern and Western Europe

c)

China and Germany

d)

Southern and Eastern Europe

5.
The belief that American citizens are superior to immigrants.
a)
Pluralism
b)
Nativism
c)
Pluralism
d)
Racism
6.

Which group of immigrants worked on the transcontinental railroad on the Western portion of the track?

a)

Japanese

b)

German

c)

Chinese

d)

Irish

7.
Rockefeller's monopoly
a)
Standard Oil
b)
Chase Bank
c)
U.S. Steel
d)
Exxon Mobil
8.
An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions
a)
Strikes
b)
Company
c)
Union
d)
Corporation
9.
Hands off, means no government intervention in business.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Capitalism
d)
Lassiez Faire
10.

Which of the following migration patterns occurred due to industrialism?

a)

Urban to Rural

b)

Rural to Urban

c)

Rural to Suburban

d)

Suburban to Urban

11.

What is the best weapon for a labor union to use when negotiations fail?

a)

Strikes

b)

Yellow-dog contracts

c)

Court injunctions

d)

Collective bargaining

12.

Which amendment provided women with the right to vote?

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

13.

The Jungle was written to expose problems in which industry?

a)

Lumberjacking in Florida

b)

Medicine production in Maine

c)

Meatpacking in Chicago

d)

Steel production in Pittsburgh

14.

Muckrakers are best described as:

a)

Investigative journalists

b)

Corrupt politicians

c)

Elected government officials

d)

Captains of Industry

15.

Which of the following Muckrakers wrote about the homeless boys living on the streets of New York City?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

John Muir

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

16.

What is the best definition of a monopoly?

a)

Many companies compete in the same industry

b)

Companies share resources to reduce costs for consumers

c)

One company dominates a single industry

d)

Quality of products increases, while costs for consumers increase

17.

The steel industry was controlled by a monopoly run by:

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

J.P. Morgan

18.

Booker T. Washington disagreed with W.E.B. DuBois and believed that:

a)

African Americans should leave the United States and return to Africa

b)

African Americans should use education and make the best of segregation

c)

African Americans should begin lynching white Americans

d)

African Americans were not deserving of the right to vote

19.

How did the second Industrial Revolution benefit America?

a)

The United States became the largest agricultural nation in the world

b)

The United States became the world's poorest country

c)

The United States developed severe air and water pollution

d)

The United States became a major producer of manufactured goods

20.

Industrialization caused many problems in American society. Which of the following are accurate problems:

a)

Millions of jobs were created

b)

Pollution in air and water increased

c)

Improvements in technology lead to the creation of new appliances

d)

Work was often challenging and exciting

21.

A collection of ideas and activities-or a series of responses to problems in American society that grew from urbanization and industrialization is known as:

a)

progressivism

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

communism

22.

Journalists that exposed corruption and harsh conditions in society were known as

a)

muckrakers

b)

Atlantic voyagers

c)

Fox news reporters

d)

military correspondents

23.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
24.

Which Supreme Court case determined 'separate but equal'?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Wabash v Illinois

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

25.

All of the following were demands of labor unions EXCEPT

a)

better pay

b)

shorter hours

c)

safer conditions

d)

continue child labor

26.

The growth of cities is known as

a)

urbanization

b)

immigration

c)

progressivism

d)

imperialism

27.

Laws that institutionalized racism in the South were called

a)

Progressive Laws

b)

Reconstruction Amendments

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Containment Policies

28.

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

a)

starting a system of women’s colleges

b)

winning elections for public office

c)

securing the right to vote

d)

separating men and women in prison

29.

What is suffrage?

a)

the right to drive

b)

the right to end suffering

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right to a free education

30.
Why was steel so important? What was it used for?
a)
Used to make artillery and weapons
b)
Cheap to import from China
c)
It came from Minnesota
d)
Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 
31.
What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?
a)
long hours, good pay
b)
Low wages, long hours, dangerous
c)
dangerous, long hours, good pay
d)
low wages, good hours. dangerous
32.
Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?
a)
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
b)
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
c)
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
d)
Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.
33.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
34.
What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?
a)
San Fransisco Bay
b)
Heaven Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Asian Island