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Exam Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He was known as a major entrepreneur in the Oil Industry
a)
John Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbelt 
d)
Gustavus Swift
2.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
3.
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when
a)
people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
b)
people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
c)
work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
d)
industrialized nations created overseas colonies.
4.
Which of the following DECREASED as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
the life expectancy of the average worker
b)
the size of the middle class
c)
the length of the average work day for factory workers
d)
urbanization
5.
During the Industrial Revolution, the factory system led to
a)
high wages for factory workers.
b)
mass production of goods.
c)
large movement of people to rural areas.
d)
higher prices for manufactured goods.
6.
Which of the following is true about the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The Industrial Revolution began first in Germany, then spread to England.
b)
Living conditions for urban factory workers were typically better than those of rural farmers.
c)
Children and women rarely worked in factories because these jobs were reserved for men.
d)
The number of unskilled workers in factories increased.  
7.

The laissez-faire economic policies of the United States during the nineteenth century led to

a)

a system of protective tariffs

b)

the creation of a national bank

c)

a largely unregulated market for industry

d)

a decline in immigration to western states

8.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
9.
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
10.

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

a)

for the job opportunities

b)

to catch a smelly pole cat

c)

that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

d)

to get away from the free farmland out west

11.

A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry

a)

Wipes out its competitors

b)

Splits into many smaller companies

c)

Gives money to many charities

d)

Cooperates with other companies to have competition

12.

What caused the reduction of the need for farm labor?

a)

telephones

b)

lightbulbs

c)

immigrants

d)

farming technology

13.
"Survival of the fittest" applied to business competition
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
14.

What did many factory workers do to improve safety conditions, get shorter hours, reduce child labor, and wages (the money they were paid)?

a)

formed labor unions and used collective bargaining

b)

picketed business (walked around with signs explaining how unfair the company was)

c)

mechanization

d)

moved to the south

e)

went on strike (refused to work)

15.
What type of policy means "hands off" government? 
a)
Socialism
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Darwinism
d)
Capitalism 
16.
Which of the following is not something unions fought for?
a)
8-hour work days
b)
End of child labor
c)
Higher wages
d)
Expanded child labor
17.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it legal to form monopolies.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Standard Oil Company controlled 90% of the petroleum industry in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
pull factors include
a)
family and/or friends
b)
available jobs
c)
freedoms
d)
all of the above
20.
push factors include
a)
religious or political persecution
b)
lack of jobs
c)
lack of food
d)
all of the above
21.
allows products to be mass produced generally allowing the price to decrease
a)
assembly line
b)
push factor
c)
pull factor
d)
sharecropping
22.
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
a)
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
b)
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
c)
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
d)
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
23.
The Battle of Wounded Knee...
a)
was the first major battle of the west
b)
was also known as Custer's Last Stand
c)
was the last major battle of the west
d)
none of the above
24.
The Grange was...
a)
an organization created to support farmers
b)
a house
c)
a place Homesteaders lived
d)
an organization for Mormons
25.

What is the definition of manifest destiny?

a)

The belief that the US must take over the west or risk war with native Americans.

b)

The belief that new farming methods were superior to native hunting methods

c)

The belief that it was clear that the United States would take over the west

d)

The belief that trains were superior forms of transportation to horses

26.

Which is TRUE regarding the Battle of Little Bighorn.

a)

Custer successfully killed all the natives

b)

Custer continued to have a good relationship with the natives before and after the battle.

c)

All of Custer's men were killed

27.
What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
b)
Sickness or disease 
c)
Fighting with Native Americans 
d)
Bad weather or storms
28.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
29.

Who was the author of ‘A Century of Dishonor’v

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Helen Hunt Jackson

c)

Matthew Perry

d)

George Custer

30.

Which of the following images is not a representation of Americanization?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

The ____________________ Act sought to "Americanize" Native Americans by allocating them into reservations and Ameicanizing them into western culture. Native Americans were offered free reservation land (160 acres to each household). However, the land was infertile and the Native Americans did not know how to farm. Cult 26 (B)

a)

Dawes

b)

Amnesty

c)

Homestead

d)

Miranda

32.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
33.
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 
34.
1904 - Exposed corruption in city and state gov’t in his book, “The Shame of the Cities.”
a)
Lincoln Steffens 
b)
Jacob Riis 
c)
Upton Sinclair 
d)
WEB DuBois 
35.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
36.

Which two federal acts were passed as a result of the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

a)

Anti Sherman Act & Clayton AntiTrust Act

b)

Federal Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Federal Meatpacking Sanitation & Holy Foods Act

d)

16th & 17th amendments

37.

Who invented the Cotton Gin, a device that removed seeds from cotton?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

38.

Which term can be described as an organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours, and working conditions for all?

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

39.

Subject of The Jungle

a)

Problems such as poverty faced by people in the cities

b)

Abuses of the railroad company on farmers

c)

Horrible practices in Chicago Meat packing plants, such as rats on meat

d)

Political corruption in major cities

40.

The goals of muckraking journalists were to

a)

advertise the economic benefits of industrialization.

b)

describe and illustrate the problems within American society.

c)

encourage European immigration through advertising in European newspapers.

d)

attract rural residents to move into the urban centers.

41.

During the Progressive Era, new amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. Which amendment number allowed citizens to directly elect senators?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

42.
Wrote "How the other half lives" exposing conditions in the slums
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
43.

Which muckraker exposed the issues portrayed in this image?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Ida Tarbell

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