WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution & Overseas Expansion Study Guide
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Hogs and cattle were shipped to what types of plants where they would be processed?
manufacturing
cooking
assembly
disassembly
How did the light bulb impact the lives of the American people?
They could work on the farm longer
They could work in factories longer
They could study the science of light
They could study the science of electricity
Were progressive reformers were against ______________.
Teddy Roosevelt
education
city parks
child labor
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
telegraph
telephone
television
telescope
Andrew Carnegie owned a huge _________________ company and it was a monopoly.
steel
oil
board game
railroad
The territories of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines came under the control of the United States following what conflict?
WWI
WWII
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
What was needed in order for factories to make products?
Workers, raw materials, and equipment
Workers, monopolies and trust
Raw Materials, monopolies and trust
A powerful businessman, a monopoly, and their own railroad
In the late 1800s, the United States' economy was becoming more _______________.
city
manufactoring
agriculture
service
A time period in history when there was a large and rapid change in the way things were made.
Westward Expansion
Civil War
Industrial Revolution
Reconstruction
Prohibition was intended to prevent people from selling and making of alcohol. What was one reason that the law was not effective?
the was not supported by women
people were still allowed to make their own alcohol
the banning led to crimes and illegal places to drink
police could not enforce the ban
Which vessel did President William McKinley send to Cuba to supervise the island and protect American citizens?
The USS Constitution
The USS Yorktown
The USS Maine
The USS Cuba
What happened to an American ship in Havana Harbor on February 15th, 1898?
It was attacked by Cuban Refugees that came aboard.
It exploded.
It sank when it hit an iceberg.
It sank in a hurricane.
What was caused by low wages, poor working conditions, and long hours that stemmed from industrialization?
These issues caused businesses to hire more immigrants.
These issues caused a large growth in immigrants coming to America.
These issues caused more businesses to move their factories to other countries.
These issues caused a reform movement that included the passage of laws and regulations for businesses.
What was a system invented to deliver communication over long distances through Morse Code?
Pony Express
Telegraph
The Golden Spike
Telephone
Which transportation breakthrough had the greatest impact on the economic development of the American West in the late 1860s?
the Erie Canal
the automobile
the interstate highway system
the Transcontinental Railroad
What was built between Panama and Colombia that allowed the United States to cut through in order to get to the Pacific/Atlantic Ocean quicker?
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Grand Canyon
Golden Gate Bridge
What is Imperialism?
Choosing not to expand
Empire building, controlling a lot of new land
winning many wars
controlling an entire business industry
What is a monopoly in the business world?
a board game
when one person controls the whole business (each step of production)
when many small business work together to produce one product
another name for a factory
A muckraker named Upton Sinclair wrote _________________, a book which exposed the contamination and unsafe working practices in the meat industry.
The Three Little Pigs
Trust-Busting
The Jungle
Bad Places to Work
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act declared that monopolies were
equal
progress
unlawful
lawful
In the late 1890's, Cuba wanted independence from __________.
The United States
Spain
England
Japan
John D. Rockefeller became successful in this industry.
steel
oil
mining
meat-packing
What was the problem that forced many children to work?
many parents were unable to make enough money to survive
the children wanted to work
so they didn't have to go to school
the children wanted to play
Henry Ford produced many automobiles quickly by using this system of mass production.
interchangeable parts
dis-assembly process
assembly process
Bessemer process
Muckrakers were usually __________.
journalists
politicians
business owners
You tubers
The law that required truthful labels was the
Pure Food & Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Temperance Act
Which of the following muckrakers exposed the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company?
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Jane Addams
Which of the following was NOT a safety issue that came with the Industrial Revolution?
children working in coal mines
toxins being added to meat
electric light made it possible to work at night
the Shirtwaist fire in a tenement
When you buy a pack of meat at the supermarket there is a stamp on it because
the butcher has to put his name on each pack
the Sherman Antitrust Act
the sticker shows the amount of borax in the meat
the Federal Meat Inspection Act
