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AH - Unit 4 Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jim Crow Laws were passed in order to

a)

Ban the Populist Party

b)

Enforce discrimination

c)

Protect African Americans

d)

Limit the percentage of women that can vote in the South

2.

What did the government do in response to growth of trusts and monopolies.

a)

Passing of Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Federal Engagement Act

c)

Political Bosses

d)

Social Darwinism

3.

Farmers faced many economic problems in the late 1800s which led to the formation of what?

a)

American Protective Association

b)

People's (Populist) Party

c)

NAACP

d)

Department of Agriculture

4.

Plessy v. Fergusun upheld the doctrine of...

a)

Separate but equal

b)

Equal protection

c)

The right to vote for African Americans

d)

Civil Rights to all

5.

Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify

a)

Laissez-faire capitalism

b)

Political activism

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Civil Rights

6.

Social reformers aimed to fix society's problems by

a)

Helping those in need and regulating the economy

b)

Allowing the middle class to expand

c)

Realizing that people fail due to circumstances beyond their control

d)

Encouraging natural selection and encouraging competition

7.

Ida B. Wells was known for fighting

a)

Lynching

b)

Discrimination in the north

c)

southern segregated schools

d)

none of these

8.

Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to do what?

a)

Learn skills to help with economic goals

b)

focus only on civil rights

c)

Campaign against lynching

d)

Focus on education to reach full equality

9.

Stimulating democratic reforms such as initiative was a result of

a)

the Progressive movement

b)

Gilded age

c)

Prohibition movement

d)

National legislative movement

10.

Stimulating democratic reforms such as initiative was a result of

a)

the Progressive movement

b)

Gilded age

c)

Prohibition movement

d)

National legislative movement

11.

What was the main purpose behind Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies?

a)

Encourage competition amongst businesses

b)

Reduce competition among businesses

c)

End labor unions

d)

Save national banks

12.

How did muckrakers mainly get their points across?

a)

Publication of articles and books

b)

Word of mouth

c)

New legislation

d)

Poems

13.

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall resulted in..

a)

New system for immigrants

b)

Expansion of citizens' participation in the democratic process

c)

More sources of revenue for state governments

d)

Redistribution of taxes

14.

What was the Progressive Era's greatest failure?

a)

No progress was made on civil rights (For African Americans)

b)

The inability to prevent the United States from entering World War 1

c)

Most reforms were immediate failures

d)

Encouraged Laissez-Faire policies

15.

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act?

a)

Reduce imports from foreign nations

b)

Reduce power of unions

c)

Eliminate unfair business practices

d)

Encourage laissez-faire policies

16.

Jane Addams, Jacob Riis, and Ida Tarbell had headlines that tried to help with what?

a)

Support monopolies

b)

Correct abuses of the Industrial Revolution

c)

Improved depressed urban areas

d)

Solve the issues of American farmers

17.

The populist and progressive movements were similar in their approach to reform because they both

a)

Supported the return of power to the state government

b)

promoted the use of violent strikes and protests against big businesses

c)

Opposed strict laissez-faire attitudes of the federal government

d)

lobbied for immediate social and economic equality for Af.Americans.

18.

Reformers of the Progressive Era sought to reduce corruption in government by adopting a constitutional amendment that provided for

a)

Direct election of US senators

b)

Maximum presidential terms

c)

Voting rights for African Americans

d)

Limiting terms for Congress

19.

This was written by Upton Sinclair in order to expose the meat industry

a)

The Jungle

b)

The 3 Little Pigs

c)

Common Sense

d)

The Forrest

20.

This was formed to dissolve/get rid of monopolies

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Pure Food & Drug Act

d)

Meat Inspection Act

21.

The Populist Party wanted all of the following except:

a)

abolition of the income tax

b)

regulation of railroads

c)

unlimited coinage of silver

d)

a graduated income tax

22.

This speech was about monetary policy and was given by William Jennings Bryan during his campaign for president in 1896

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Declaration

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Cross of Gold

23.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
24.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
25.
How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?
a)
Main station for European immigrants
b)
Main station for Chinese immigrants
c)
Located on the EAST coast
d)
People were only there a few hours
26.

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

a)

There owned all the businesses in California

b)

They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.

c)

They opened too many restaurants

d)

they thought they would take their jobs

27.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
28.

Nativists believed ..

a)

Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.

b)

White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.

c)

Immigrants stole jobs from natives.

d)

All of the above.

29.

Which is NOT a part of workforce reform?

a)

Ending of child labor

b)

Safety codes after the Triangle shirt waist factory fire

c)

Increase in pay - later a standard minimum wage

d)

Women's suffrage

30.

What is the image about?

a)

A protester against the corruption in government

b)

A suffragist protesting for women's rights to vote

c)

A woman protesting against the war

d)

A woman protesting for equal rights

31.

What political change came about through the 17th Amendment?

a)

Women had the right to vote

b)

Senators could be directly elected by the people

c)

Direct primaries had to be allowed in every state

d)

Initiatives and referendum became a right in each state.

32.

Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans

b)

Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement

c)

U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws

d)

State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War

33.

Niagara Movement

a)

Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans

b)

Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement

c)

U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws

d)

State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War

34.

Jim Crow Laws

a)

Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans

b)

Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement

c)

U.S. Supreme Court decision which established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing states to pass segregation laws

d)

State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War

35.

NAACP

a)

Movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois which called for full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans

b)

Statement by Booker T. Washington in which he argued that African-Americans should not focus on civil rights or social equality but instead concentrate on economic self-improvement

c)

Interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans

d)

State & local laws that governed the behavior of African Americans during the 100+ years that followed the Civil War

36.

Poll Tax

a)

A requirement that citizens pay a fee in order to register to vote

b)

A test that forced potential voters to prove their ability to read and write in order to register to vote

c)

A provision which allowed voters to bypass restrictions if their grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867

d)

The act of putting a person to death, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial

37.

Lynching

a)

A requirement that citizens pay a fee in order to register to vote

b)

A test that forced potential voters to prove their ability to read and write in order to register to vote

c)

A provision which allowed voters to bypass restrictions if their grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867

d)

The act of putting a person to death, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial

38.

Social Gospel Movement

a)

Religious movement which claimed that society must take responsibility for those who are less fortunate

b)

Reform movement which sought to address the problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, & political corruption

c)

Reform movement which provided housing in poor urban areas where volunteers would live & provide daycare, education, healthcare, etc. to those in need

d)

Reform movement which sought to limit the consumption of alcohol based on its negative effects on people's health, personalities and family lives

39.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
40.
________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 
a)
Industrial Giants
b)
Captains of Industry
c)
Robber Barons
d)
Union Leaders
41.

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

42.
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
a)
flight
b)
oil
c)
railroads
d)
automobiles
43.

Company who Owns every step of production

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Lassiez faire

d)

Corporation

44.

Financier who made his money in the Banking industry

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Morgan

c)

Carnegie

d)

Vanderbilt

45.

He invented the light bulb and helped "electrify America."

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

George Westinghouse

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Thomas Edison

46.

Term that means the government will not regulate or interfere in industry.

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Regulatory Restraint

d)

Socialism

47.

Andrew Carnegie's idea that the wealthy had a moral obligation to improve society for everyone.

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

American Dream

d)

Principles of Scientific Management

48.

Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Imperial America

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Gilded Age

49.
How did Andrew Carnegie differ from other robber barons of the Industrial Age?
a)
Late in life, Carnegie became more famous for his philanthropy than his economic greed.
b)
Late in life, Carnegie developed the socialist system of a welfare state in the steel industry.
c)
Late in life, Carnegie sold off his fortunes and financed election reforms and free public transit in urban areas.
d)
Carnegie developed the Woodbend Project which would provide unlimited free energy.
50.
"Gilded Age" was a name for the time that reflected the way the growth of big business caused a
a)
reduction in crime
b)
increase in population
c)
widening gap between the rich and the poor
d)
narrowing gap between the wealthy and the poor