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Industry and Immigration in the 1900s (Quiz)
SPIs:
6.4-Identify the patterns of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the U.S.
6.5- Distinguish the differences in assimilation of “old” vs. “new” immigration.
6.9-Recognize the economic disparity among farmers, wage earners, immigrants, or racial groups when compared
to industrial capitalists.
6.11-Analyze the impact of different forms of corruption and its consequences in American politics during the later
half of the Age.
1. Jacob Riis’ photographs, and the settlement house movement led by Jane Addams, drew attention to
the needs of the
A. Japanese and Chinese laborers in the late 1800s.
B. urban poor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
C. farmers in the 1880s and 1890s.
D. freedmen immediately after the Civil War.
2. Europeans that came to the United States between 1880 and 1920 have been described as “new”
immigrants mainly because they
A. were considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants.
B. arrived before the closing of the frontier and settled in farms in the West.
C. came generally from different countries than most earlier immigrants.
D. came chiefly from Northern and Western Europe.
3. During the period from 1880 to 1920, the majority of immigrants to the United States settled in
urban areas in the North mainly because
A. the Populist Party was successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
B. rapid industrialization created many job opportunities.
C. labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
D. most immigrants lived in cities near their native countries.
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4. The decision of the Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case is important because it
A. declared slavery to be illegal.
B. upheld the legality of sharecropping.
C. approved separate but equal facilities for African-Americans.
D. denounced the violence of the Ku Klux Klan.
5. From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
A. The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.
B. restrictions on immigration created a more homogenous culture.
C. population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.
D. The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional “family farm.
6. “Prices and wages should be determined by the marketplace”. The author of this statement would
most probably support
A. minimum wage laws.
B. wage and price controls.
C. laissez-fare capitalism.
D. government ownership of utilities.
7. In the United States, organized labor made its greatest membership gains when
A. the right to unionize and bargain collectively was guaranteed by legislation.
B. international competition began to threaten jobs in the United States.
C. the major business groups encouraged unionization.
D. the economy began to shift from manufacturing to service employment.
8. Many reformers who opposed the laissez-faire attitude of the late 19th century argued that
A. the National Government should not interfere in the activities of big business …big business.
B. national wealth could best be assured by the accumulation of gold
C. the idea of rugged individualism is vital to the nation’s economic growth
D. government should protect society through the regulation of business.
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9. Nativism in the late 19th century was motivated primarily by
A. hostility toward immigrant workers.
B. the need to reduce overcrowding in western states.
C. cultural conflicts with Native American Indians
D. the migration of African Americans to northern cities
10. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) became the first long-lasting, successful labor union in the
United States mainly because it
A. refused to participate in strikes against employers.
B. concentrated on organizing workers in industries in the South
C. formed its own political party and elected many prolabor public officials
D. fought for the rights of skilled workers
Read the excerpts and answer the question below.
Speaker A:"To preserve our American culture, people whose national origins do not match the origins of
our nation’s founders must be refused admission."
Speaker B:". . . let us admit only the best educated from every racial and ethnic group . . ."
Speaker C:". . . there is an appalling danger to the American wage earner from the flood of low,
unskilled, ignorant, foreign workers who have poured into the country . . ."
Speaker D:"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . ."
11. People who support unrestricted immigration would agree most with
A. Speaker A
B. Speaker B
C. Speaker C
D. Speaker D
12. Jacob Riis, Jane Addams, and Margaret Sanger are most closely associated with efforts to
A. educate and train formerly enslaved persons.
B. preserve the natural environment.
C. advance the interests of organized labor.
D. improve conditions for the poor.
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13. One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, and the National Origins
Act were similar is that all were expressions of
A. imperialism
B. nativism
C. militarism
D. Manifest Destiny
14. Industrialists of the late 1800s contributed most to economic growth by
A. supporting the efforts of labor unions
B. establishing large corporations
C. encouraging government ownership of banks
D. opposing protective tariffs
15. In the late 19th century, owners of big businesses generally embraced Social Darwinism because it
reinforced their belief that
A. economic success demonstrates fitness to lead.
B. business monopolies are contrary to the social order.
C. all wealth should be returned to society.
D. economic competition should be regulated.
16. One factor that furthered industrialization in the United States between 1865 and 1900 was the
A. development of the airplane
B. expansion of the railroads
C. mass production of automobiles
D. widespread use of steamboats
17. The slogan “Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will” was used in
the late 1800s to promote a major goal of
A. farmers
B. politicians
C. industrialists
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D. organized labor
18. One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called
robber barons was because they
A. robbed from the rich to give to the poor.
B. made unnecessarily risky investments.
C. used ruthless business tactics against their competitors.
D. stole money from the federal government.
19. Which statement describes a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
A. Farm production decreased.
B. Slavery in the South increased.
C. The population of the cities decreased.
D. Immigration to the United States increased.
20. What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
A. job security
B. improved wages and hours
C. paid vacations
D. health insurance
21. In the late 19th century, the pattern of United States immigration changed in that
A. far fewer immigrants arrived in the United States than in previous years.
B. most immigrants chose to settle in the rural, farming regions of the western United States.
C. increasing numbers of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.
D. most immigrants were political refugees
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22. What was the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States from
southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
A. They lived in urban areas and most held lowpaying jobs.
B. They obtained free land in the West and became farmers.
C. They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands.
D. They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture.
23. Between 1870 and 1920, the federal government placed few restrictions on immigration primarily
because it wanted to
A. sell land in the West.
B. recruit men for the military.
C. ensure that there would be workers for the factories.
D. avoid offending foreign governments.
24. Speaker A: “Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas and labor of immigrants. The
nation has been enriched by immigrants from different nations who brought new
ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture.”
Speaker B: “United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers.
To prosper, American industries need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is
provided by immigrants.”
Speaker C: “Immigrants are taking jobs at low wages
without regard for long hours and workers’ safety. American workers must unite to
end this unfair competition.”
Speaker D: “Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find
jobs or housing. These newcomers should show their gratitude at voting time.”
Speaker D is expressing an opinion most like that of a
A. labor union member
B. religious leader
C. factory owner
D. political party boss
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25. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States
settle?
A. urban centers of the Northeast
B. plantations of the New South
C. mining areas of the Far West
D. farming regions of the Great Plains
26. The “new immigrants” to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from
A. southern and eastern Europe
B. northern and western Europe
C. East Asia
D. Latin America
27. Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company
A. paid workers lower wages than its competitors paid
B. used foreign-made parts
C. developed a less expensive method of production
D. offered a variety of options to buyers
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