8a
All of the following were cities that rapidly grew during the early 20th century EXCEPT —
A Cleveland
B Chicago
C Detroit
D Atlanta
D Atlanta
In a laissez-faire economy, the government —
A opposes business
B gives aid to business
C keeps out of the affairs of business
D regulates business
C keeps out of the affairs of business
Mounting resentment to immigrants led Congress to create two laws that limited immigration into this country. They were the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the —
A Irish Restriction Act of 1910
B Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
C Labor Law 1910
D Immigration Act of 1890
B Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
The “separate but equal” doctrine which supported the legality of “Jim Crow” laws was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court in the case of —
A Plessy v. Ferguson
B Terry v. Ohio
C Williams v. Mississippi
D Brown v. Board of Education
A Plessy v. Ferguson
What law offered free land in the west to anyone who would sign on and cultivate the land for a minimum of five years?
A Homestead Act
B Headright Act
C Freedman’s Act
D Tenant Farming Act
A Homestead Act
What characterized the relationship between industry and immigration in America in the mid-1800s?
A Industrial growth encouraged immigration.
B Industrial growth discouraged immigration.
C Industrial decline encouraged immigration.
D Industrial decline discouraged immigration.
A Industrial growth encouraged immigration.
Identify three characteristics of capitalism.
Free market based on supply and demand
Fixed financial classes
Government control of production and property
Competition among suppliers
Unequal distribution of wealth
Free market based on supply and demand
Competition among suppliers
Unequal distribution of wealth
During the mid-1800s, what was one reason some citizens of the United States were against immigration?
A Immigrants had more money than American citizens.
B Immigrants did not understand the English language.
C Immigrants refused to become United States citizens.
D Immigrants accepted jobs that American citizens wanted.
D Immigrants accepted jobs that American citizens wanted.
Which leader helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1908?
A Susan B. Anthony
B Lester Maddox
C Frederick Douglass
D W.E.B. DuBois
D W.E.B. DuBois
What technology helped open the West for occupation?
A Mining
B Railroad
C Telegraph
D Steam engine
B Railroad
After 1871, where did most immigrants come from as they arrived in America?
A Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia
B Africa, Asia and Northern Europe
C Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia
D Asia, Africa and South America
C Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia
How did the inventions of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Orville and Wilbur Wright improve the quality of life for Americans?
Created new modes of transportation
Provided better lighting at night
Expanded voting rights
Made communication faster
Decreased poverty
Helped workers earn better wages
Created new modes of transportation
Provided better lighting at night
Made communication faster
Identify three effects of the new transcontinental railroad. (Which one DOESN'T belong?)
A Products such as gold, silver, and beef were shipped east in great quantities.
B The population of the West grew and new states were formed.
C The population of western territories declined as eastern cities became more populated.
D New towns sprang up along the railroad to accommodate travelers.
C The population of western territories declined as eastern cities became more populated.
The principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens of United States and eliminate race prejudice.
This is the mission statement for which organization?
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
B Anti-Defamation League
C American Civil Liberties Union
D Ku Klux Klan
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Which book published in 1906 increased pressure for the Pure Food and Drug Act?
A The Jungle
B My Bondage, My Freedom
C A Common Faith
D La Follette's Weekly
A The Jungle
Which three 19th century inventions helped Midwestern farmers to plant and harvest large amounts of crops?
The steel plow The tractor
The cotton gin The reaper
The automatic grain harvester The locomotive
The steel plow
The reaper
The locomotive
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in —
A railroads
B automobiles
C flight
D oil
A railroads
Where did most immigrants live in the early 20th century?
A High rise apartments
B Ethnic neighborhoods
C Public housing
D In rural areas
B Ethnic neighborhoods
Which one is NOT an example Jim Crow laws?
A. Separate free schools shall be established for the education of children of African descent; and it shall be unlawful for any colored child to attend any white school, or any white child to attend a colored school.
B. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
C. The state librarian is directed to fit up and maintain a separate place for the use of the colored people who may come to the library for the purpose of reading books or periodicals.
D. The...Utilities Commission...is empowered and directed to require the establishment of separate waiting rooms at all stations for the white and colored races.
B. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Which law outlawed price-fixing?
A Sherman Anti-Trust Act
B Pullman Act
C Smoot-Hawley Act
D Clayton Anti-Trust Act
D Clayton Anti-Trust Act
After the Civil War, which group of individuals moved west in droves?
A Women
B African-Americans
C Northern industrialists
D American Indians
B African-Americans
•Improvements in technology
•Abundance of investment capital
•Government policies supporting industry
•More efficient business practices
What would be the best title for this list?
A Causes of the Alliances that Led to World War I
B Reasons for the U.S. Industrial Boom in the Early 20th Century
C Impact of the Progressive Movement of the Late 1800s
D Advantages of the North over the South in the U.S. Civil War
B Reasons for the U.S. Industrial Boom in the Early 20th Century
Immigrants in cities lived in housing called —
A publics
B apartments
C high rises
D tenements
D tenements
During the early 20th century, African Americans began to move to Northern cities in search of jobs, to escape poverty and discrimination. This movement was known as the —
A Great Northern Movement
B Great Migration
C Great Assimilation
D Long Trek Northward
B Great Migration
Who was the founder of the American Federation of Laborers (AFL)?
A J.P. Morgan
B Andrew Carnegie
C Eugene V. Debs
D Samuel Gompers
D Samuel Gompers