Name: ____________________________ Period: __________ Entering the Modern Age Review Questions
Slide 4
1. What is a World Power?
A __________________ powerful enough to ___________
the entire world by its ___________________________ or
actions.
2. What does a country need to become a World Power?
A massive ____________________ and ______________.
3. What does being a World Power have to do with the War on Terrorism?
The terrorists _______________ us because they feel the
________________ and influence of the world powers are
____________________________ their culture,
________________________ and way of life.
Slides 5, 6 & 9
4. What is the change in production from hand craftsmanship to machine
manufacturing called and what did it enable? (Slide 5)
It is called _____________________________ and it
enabled _______________-_______________________.
5. What are the 6 factors that allow the U.S. to industrialize? (Slide 5, 6
and 9)
-1. ____________________________________________
-2.______________________________________________
2 -3.__________________________________________________
-4.__________________________________________________
-5.__________________________________________________
-6.__________________________________________________
6. Name the factor from #5 that relates to each of the following terms
a. Very little regulation of business (Slide 9)
____________________ ______________________
b. Inexpensive method for steel production (Slide 6)
_______________________ & __________________
3 c. Brings settlers to the West and resources to the East (Slide 5)
______________________________
d. Provided a massive labor force (Slide 9)
_____________________________
e. Monopolies & Trusts (Slide 9)
___________________ _______________________
f. Minerals, timber, coal, oil, land, crops, & cattle (Slide 5)
__________________ _____________________
7. What was the new technology called that had workers do one specific
task as the product moves past them on a conveyor belt? (Slide 6)
________________________ _______________
4 8. What do we call a company where many people own shares or parts of
it? (Slide 9)
_________________________________
9. What do we call when one person or company has total control of an
industry? (Slide 9)
________________________________________
10. What is a hands off government that does very little to regulate
business is called? (Slide 9)
_____________________-______________________
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11. What is the development and growth of cities called and how did where
people live change?
It is called __________________________ and people went
from living in ________________ areas (farms) to
____________________ areas. (cities)
12. What is another word for a farming area?
_______________________________________
13. What is another word for a city area?
________________________________________
6 14. What 2 groups of people moved to cities?
_______________________ and _______________________
Slide 11
15. Describe the Old Immigrants
These are immigrants that came from _________________
and ___________________ Europe. They were very
____________________ to the original settlers of America.
16. Describe the New Immigrants
These are immigrants that come from
____________________ and ___________________
Europe. They are very ______________________ from the
original settlers of America.
7 17. What are most Christians who are not Catholic called?
________________________________
Slides 13 & 14
11. What are factories where workers worked long hours at low wages under
unhealthy conditions called? (slide 13)
___________________ ____________________
12. What are run down, overcrowded, unsafe, and unsanitary neighborhoods
in the city called? (Slide 14)
__________________________________
13. What are multifamily apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely
meeting minimum living standards called? (Slide 14)
_______________________________
8 14. What came into being with the purpose of improving wages and working
conditions? (Slide 21)
______________________ _______________________
15. How did unionization change the attitude toward workers? (Slide 21)
_____________________________________________
Slide 22
16. Who sought to improve life in the United States with social, economic,
and political reforms?
The ____________________________________
17. What were journalists who uncovered abuses and corruption in a society
called?
_____________________________________
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18. What type of reforms are Direct Election of Senators Income Tax and
Women’s Suffrage examples of and describe each. (Slide 23)
They are __________________ reforms. Direct Election of
Senators is when people _______________ for their senator
instead of them being ________________ by the state
government. Income Tax is a _____________ that varies
based on _________________. Women’s Suffrage is when
women got the right to _______________.
10 19. What type of reforms are child labor laws, workers compensation and
building codes examples of and describe each. (Slide 24)
These are _________________ reforms. Child labor laws
stated that children had a _________________ wage and a
__________________ number of work hours. Workers
compensation states that if workers get ______________ on
the job they have ________________ they can collect.
Building code laws state that there are
___________________________ a building must meet in
order to be _______________ for people to be in them.
20. What type of reforms are laws like Sherman Anti-Trust and banking
regulations examples of and describe each. (Slide 24)
11 They are ___________________ reforms. The Sherman
Anti-Trust made ____________________
________________________. Banking regulations are
________________ that banks have to follow to issue
_________________________ and
____________________.
Slide 25
21. How does immigration connect to industrialization?
Industrialization provides the _____________ that the
immigrants are moving for.
12 22. How does industrialization connect with urbanization?
Cities grow because ________________________ are
located in cities.
23. How does immigration connect to urbanization?
Immigrants move to the ________________ for the jobs
available within the factories.
13 24. How does industrialization, urbanization and immigration connect to
unionization and the progressive movement?
__________________ and _______________ living and
working conditions created by unregulated industrialization and
urbanization cause workers to form _________________
and _____________________________ to force government
regulation.
Slide 26
25. What did the government take responsibility for between 1865 & 1920?
They took responsibility for the _________________ and
____________________ of Americans.
14 26. How did the relationship of government to business change as a result of
the progressives?
Government took on ________________ responsibility for
__________________ business.
27. What did the U.S. become between 1865 & 1920?
It became an ______________________
___________________ power.
28. How did the attitude of Americans begin to change during this period?
Americans believe that by _____________________ our
world status we become _________________,
____________________ and more
_______________________.
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29. How did the changes we’ve studied cause the U.S. to develop into the
world power we are today?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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