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Chapter 3 unit test

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary term means "a skilled job or career?"

a)

strike

b)

vocation

c)

sweatshop

d)

progressive

2.

_______________ is people who wanted to make changes in workplaces, increase the rights of women and minorities, and stop the use of alcohol.

a)

strike

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

suffrage

d)

sweatshop

3.

Which voting rights amendment was passed because of women-led marches such as the one in this photo?

a)

13th

b)

21st

c)

15th

d)

19th

4.

The following poem by Langston Hughes describes which time period in American history? I pick up my life, And take it with me, And I put it down in Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Scranton, Any place that is North and East, And not Dixie. I pick up my life And take it on the train, To Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Seattle, Oakland, Salt Lake Any place that is North and West, And not South. I am fed up With Jim Crow laws, People who are cruel And afraid, Who lynch and run, Who are scared of me And me of them I pick up my life And take it away On a one-way ticket- Gone up North Gone out West Gone -Langston Hughes, 1949

a)

Great Depression

b)

Great Migration

c)

Women's Suffrage Movement

d)

Labor Movement

5.

A _________ is when workers stop working to try to get changes in the workplace.

a)

labor union

b)

strike

c)

sweatshop

d)

reforms

6.

Which term means "the right to vote?"

a)

labor union

b)

segregation

c)

suffrage

d)

temperance

7.

A _________ is a group of workers who try to improve working conditions or get higher wages

a)

industrialization

b)

labor union

c)

vocation

d)

Progressive Movement

8.

What was the time period called when people tried to work toward improved safety conditions, reduced work hours, and restrictions on child labor?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

The Suffrage Movement

9.

__________ are changes made to try to improve things.

a)

industrialization

b)

reforms

c)

vocations

d)

labor unions

10.

Who was an early (19th century) activist for women's suffrage, along with Susan B. Anthony?

a)

Alice Burns

b)

Lucy Paul

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

11.

Who was a 20th century (1900s) activist for women's suffrage, along with Lucy Burns?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Jane Addams

12.

The main goal of the suffrage movement was for women to:

a)

perform at American Federation of Labor meetings

b)

get the right to vote

c)

find religious freedom

d)

join political machines

13.

Many women wanted the right to vote because of their involvement in Temperance Movement. The Temperance Movement was opposed to...

a)

citizenship for immigrants

b)

suffrage for women

c)

global warming

d)

drinking alcohol

14.

Which group might have called for the action mentioned in the headline?

a)

Boss Tweed and his political machine

b)

Suffragettes

c)

Captains of Industry

d)

American Federation of Labor

15.

The Homestead Strike was associated with which industry?

a)

oil

b)

railroad

c)

steel

d)

automobile

16.

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved to different parts of the country for several reasons. There are multiple answers to the reasons that they would have migrated. What were three of those reasons? (Pick 3 answers)

a)

The cotton crop failed and many lost their jobs.

b)

The hope for a better job.

c)

They wanted to move to a place with better television stations.

d)

The desire to escape Jim Crow Laws.

17.

The women's suffrage movement increased opportunities for women to _________ in addition to gaining voting rights.

a)

smoke cigarettes

b)

get an education

c)

drink alcohol

d)

work in coal mines

18.

The Pullman Strike was associated with which industry?

a)

automobile

b)

railroad

c)

steel

d)

oil

19.

How did the new affordability of automobiles change American life in the 1920s?

a)

Many people moved to the cities.

b)

More railroads were built.

c)

There were new jobs and greater mobility.

d)

Pollution decreased in the cities.

20.

Which strike was successful for the workers?

a)

Pullman Strike

b)

Homestead Strike

c)

neither of these was successful for the workers

d)

both of these were successful for the workers.

21.

Which Progressive Era reform solved the problem of factory workers who worked 12 hour days, six days per week?

a)

restrictions on child labor

b)

increased acceptance of labor unions

c)

40 hour work week

d)

improved safety conditions

22.

Which development powered labor saving devices in the home?

a)

electricity

b)

windmills

c)

natural gas pipelines

d)

new coal mining techniques

23.

The oil, road construction, and steel industries grew as a result of ________.

a)

affordable automobiles

b)

affordable radios

c)

broadcast industry

d)

electrification

24.

In the 1920s, communication improved in America due to movies, radio, and ___.

a)

labor unions

b)

tariffs

c)

telephones

d)

T Model Fords

25.

Who worked in support of women’s suffrage and against lynching and Jim Crow segregation laws by publishing articles in newspapers?

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Alice Paul

26.

__________ such as washing machines, water heaters, and electric ovens became common in American homes because of electrification.

a)

labor saving devices

b)

car jobs

c)

improvements in communication

d)

civil rights

27.

Who believed African Americans should not have to wait for full political, civil, and social rights?

a)

Jim Crow

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Booker T. Washington

28.

Who believed that African Americans could gain equality through vocational education?

a)

Jim Crow

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Booker T. Washington

29.

Which African American artist is famous for his paintings of the Great Migration?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Jacob Lawrence

30.

Who was a founder of the NAACP? Check the two that apply.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Susan B. Anthony

31.

Which of these is a reason that a million African Americans moved to a different part of the country between 1910 and 1930?

a)

There were fewer taxes.

b)

There were more jobs.

c)

The housing was free.

d)

The climate was better.

32.

According to Booker T. Washington, what was the best way for African Americans to gain equality?

a)

working longer hours at more difficult jobs

b)

learning skills and trades (vocational education)

c)

holding protest marches and strikes

d)

attending political meetings and participating in elections

33.

Gertrude works every day in a factory, even though she would rather be in school learning to read. The situation above is an example of:

a)

pollution

b)

low wages

c)

monopolies

d)

child labor

34.

Which negative effect of industrialization resulted in people having to work 12 hours each day?

a)

monopolies

b)

long hours

c)

low wages

d)

unsafe working conditions

35.

Which event was a result of unsafe working conditions?

a)

the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

b)

people who work for 12 hours a day, 6 days per week

c)

when one company has complete control of an industry

d)

a negative impact on the environment

36.

The Acme Widget Factory went out of business, and now the Greedy Widget Company is the only widget maker in the U.S. The situation above is an example of:

a)

pollution

b)

low wages

c)

monopolies

d)

unsafe working conditions

37.

What is a good title for this list? Child Labor Low Wages and Long Hours Unsafe Working Conditions Monopolies Pollution

a)

Negative Effects of Industrialization

b)

Reasons for the End of Labor Unions

c)

Progressive Movement Reforms

d)

The Price of Women's Suffrage

38.

Which situation describes a monopoly?

a)

the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

b)

when one company has complete control of an industry

c)

a negative impact on the environment

d)

people who work for 12 hours a day, 6 days per week

39.

Who was responsible for manufacturing automobiles on a moving assembly line, making them affordable for the average American?

a)

Anthony Jeep

b)

Mark Mercedes

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Andrew Mercedes

40.

Match the topic with the item that belongs with that topic.

a)

Negative Effect of Industrialization

1.

Child Labor

b)

Progressive Reform example

2.

40 hour work week

c)

Result of Affordable Automobiles

3.

Industries related to cars grow (oil, steel, and road construction)

d)

Impact of Electrification

4.

Labor saving devices like the electric stove

e)

Reason for the Great Migration

5.

Seeking jobs in Northern cities

41.

Workers formed ____ to fight for ____ conditions and to keep their jobs.

a)

unions; better

b)

unions; worse

c)

trains; better

d)

monopolies; better

e)

monopolies; worse