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100
What did immigrants typically experience upon arriving at Ellis Island in the early 1900s?
Evaluation for medical issues
100
What was the only Native American victory during western expansion?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
100
When a company has complete control of a product on the market, they are referred to as what?
A Monopoly
100
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through what actions?
Publication of article and books
100
What was one of the main goals of the Populist Party in the late nineteenth century?
increased money supply using silver, government ownership of transportation and communications systems, and graduated income tax
200
Prior to the 1930s, the vast majority of immigrants to the United States came from what region?
Europe
200
The Dawes Act of 1887 was designed to do what?
Force the assimilation of Native American tribes into “American” society, divide reservation land into individual plots
200
The Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century saw the emergence of industrialists who were perceived by some as ruthless and aggressive. These industrialists were derisively (negatively) referred to as what?
Robber Barons
200
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce. Why was it ineffective for nearly 15 years?
The federal government rarely enforced it
200
What was one way the Nineteenth Amendment helped advance the cause of gender equality?
It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government/allowed them to vote
300
What were “push factors” in immigration to the United States in the early 1900s?
Poverty in the home nations of immigrants, religious/political persecution, famine, war
300
What happened at the Massacre of Wounded Knee?
American soldiers killed more than 200 unarmed Sioux
300
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act was to do what?
Eliminate unfair business practices/Regulate businesses
300
The Progressive Movement’s goal of taxation reform resulted in what law/amendment?
The Sixteenth Amendment
300
Why was the rise of labor unions in the late nineteenth century regarded as a threat by some businesses?
It gave workers much greater negotiating strength/power
400
Why did large numbers of Chinese immigrants come to the American West Coast beginning in the mid-nineteenth century?
to find employment
400
What revolutionized American communications in the late 1800s?
The telegraph and telephone
400
The Bessemer Process improved what industry?
The production of Steel
400
Jane Addams raised awareness of social problems in the United States during the 1890s and 1900s by creating what?
establishing settlement houses for impoverished people.
400
Prior to 1906, regulations aimed at maintaining quality and safety in the meat-packing industry had been in the works for years. However, President Theodore Roosevelt pushed the legislation ahead quickly in response to the public outcry over which novel?
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
500
What factor was a motivation of the nativists in the United States during the nineteenth century?
prejudice against immigrants
500
What activities would a land speculator be likely to undertake?
Buying up large areas of land very cheaply in the hope of selling it for a profit later
500
What were the major effects of industrialization?
Growth of cities, expanding transportation networks increased immigration, increased standards of living
500
Despite its successes, the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century was least successful on what issue?
civil rights for racial minorities.
500
The initiative, referendum, recall and direct primary were all intended to do what?
Increase participation in government by citizens/Increase political power for people