WorksheetsCCRA Unit 2 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which early 1900s group is best characterized by this list? • Overcrowded tenement apartments • Dangerous working conditions • Segregated ethnic neighborhoods
Migrant laborers in mining towns
Inner-city political machines
Immigrants in urban areas
Labor union leaders
The information is most closely associated with which immigrant group? • Increasingly began migrating to California in the 1850s • Worked in the mines • Made up a large percentage of workers on western end of Transcontinental Railroad • Set up large, thriving communities in the San Francisco area
Chinese
Irish
German
Italian
Use the table below to answer the question. Which factor best explains the change shown in this table?
increased educational opportunities
greater access to health care
increased demand for industrial workers
greater chances for social equality
What is the main reason for the enactment of these laws: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1888, Quota Act of 1921, National Origins Act of 1924?
worker shortages
anti-immigrant backlash
international trade
regional conflict
Which reason explains why Americans living in the western United States supported the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882?
concern about competition for limited jobs
demand for the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
concern about increasing prices of exported goods
demand for the reduction of federal tariff rates
Use the list to answer the question. - Pools - Trusts - Mergers - Monopolies What effect did these business practices have on the United States during the late nineteenth century?
They protected the wages of skilled workers.
They encouraged the racial integration of industry.
They increased the level of competition in the free market.
They allowed business owners to control certain industries.
During the late nineteenth century Social Darwinism justified which situation?
passage of antitrust legislation
the uneven distribution of wealth
passage of social welfare reform
the spoils system in politics
Which of the following examples reflects the philosophy of the “Gospel of Wealth”?
Carnegie expands his steel monopoly.
Carnegie establishes libraries throughout the nation.
Rockefeller expands his oil monopoly.
Rockefeller funds presidential candidates.
Which innovations in the second Industrial Revolution transformed the nature of economic activity in the United States?
railroads and assembly lines
phonographs and motion pictures
monopolies and high tariffs
telephones and typewriters
What was Henry Ford’s main contribution to U.S. industry?
inventing rubber tires
supporting worker safety laws
perfecting the combustion engine
introducing the assembly line
Which statement describes an effect of mass production on the U.S. economy?
New technology led to the rise of monopolies.
Assembly lines increased the affordability of automobiles.
Work simplification led to a decrease in hiring.
Older workers increased the cost of health insurance.
Which practice did Progressive reformer Ida Tarbell condemn in her articles on the Standard Oil Company?
interstate commerce
investment
open shops
trusts
Which statement describes the impact of Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle?
It prompted the movement to preserve national lands.
It exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry.
It led to the passage of antitrust legislation.
It encouraged federal intervention in labor union strikes.
With which statement would a Progressive most likely agree?
The government should avoid interfering with businesses.
Prohibition should be repealed to improve the U.S. economy.
Immigrants are taking jobs away from native-born Americans.
The government is obligated to provide for the poor.
The political cartoon below shows a woman wearing a hat with the words “Women’s Votes.” She is sitting on a bench between a donkey and an elephant. The words below the cartoon are “TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A CROWD.” The cartoon is making a statement about which issue?
the New Deal
the Nineteenth Amendment
the Open Door Note
the Treaty of Versailles
Which amendment achieved this objective?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
Which person completes this title? The Accomplishments of _______?
Dolores Huerta
Frances Willard
Jane Addams
Eleanor Roosevelt
What was the primary reason for the early popularity of these organizations?
They organized the industrial sector into a single voting bloc.
They educated workers to help develop new technology.
They advocated for the rights of workers in a market economy.
They increased profits for the owners of industry.
What was one result of the 1894 Pullman Strike?
The federal government outlawed unsafe forms of public transportation.
Business owners appealed to the federal government during labor disputes.
Workers appealed to the federal government for minimum wage legislation.
The federal government required unions to engage in collective bargaining.
Use the excerpt to answer the question. Based on the excerpt, which aspect of society did the authors view as most important?
wealth
health
labor
war
Use information from the list to answer the question. The proposals in the list were supported by which group during the late nineteenth century?
bankers
Exodusters
industrialists
Populists
Use the excerpt below to answer the question. Why did the Populist Party promote these beliefs as part of its political platform?
Farmers suffered from unfair charges by railroad companies.
Unions sought to increase dividends from railroad profits.
Reformers wanted territory returned to Native Americans.
Factory workers sought to limit European immigration.
What was one result of the passage of the 18th Amendment?
Domestic unemployment decreased.
Organized crime increased.
Border security decreased.
Military recruitment increased.
Why did Progressive reformers support this amendment? "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
—Amendment 17, U.S. Constitution "
It provided the people the ability to directly vote for U.S. senators.
It allowed state legislatures to influence the election of U.S. senators.
It gave governors the ability to limit terms of U.S. senators.
It granted state governments the power to appoint U.S. senators.
Which statement about this amendment most accurately reflects the views of reformers during the Progressive Era? "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
—Amendment 16, U.S. Constitution "
A tax on personal wealth would be fairer than a tax on incomes.
Landowners should be exempt from having to pay property taxes.
Federal taxation should be based on the population levels of each state.
A tax on incomes can be used to increase federal government programs.
