TEST NAME: Industrialization and Early 20th century 16-17
TEST ID: 1589513
GRADE: 08 - Eighth Grade
SUBJECT: Social Sciences and History
TEST CATEGORY: My Classroom
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Student:
Class:
Date:
1.
Based on the map what can best be said about canals’ importance for the
economic growth of the United States?
2.
A.
Canals are major tourist attractions
B.
Canals allow transportation between locations that had no previous connection
C.
Canals connect towns and improve communication between locations.
D.
Without canals the US would not have experienced economic growth.
The idea of manifest destiny meant that
A.
Native American Indians had an equal claim to the lands of the West
B.
Slavery should be allowed in the West
C.
No more European colonies would be allowed in the Americas
D.
The United States considered it their right to expand to the Pacific Ocean
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3.
4.
5.
Which statement best describes the political situation of African Americans in the
South after Reconstruction ended in 1877?
A.
they gained more seats in state legislatures
B.
they lost interest in politics and government
C.
they formed political parties, which became strong and influential
D.
they lost political power because of restrictions on voting
During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan
was to
A.
Prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights
B.
Encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
C.
Support the South during the Civil War
D.
Eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States
Which statement best describes United States economic history during the
period 1865 to 1910?
A.
Industrialization increased at a rapid rate
B.
Factories imported most of their raw materials
C.
The lack of immigration tended to decrease industrial production
D.
American industrial technology was hindered by the Civil War
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6.
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I._
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- Workers face hardship
- Labor reforms are developed
- Towns and cities grow
- Giant corporations are created
A.
Government Ends Regulation of Business
B.
Progressive Movement Changes American Lives
C.
American Citizens Get New Responsibilities
D.
United States Becomes an Industrial Nation
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7.
What is the reason that more and more people ordered their clothes and
household goods by mail through the Sears, Roebuck Catalog?
8.
A.
Consumer items were now available in large numbers
B.
Local stores closed due to migration from the country to the cities
C.
More and more people were able to read and therefore understood what the catalogs were offering.
D.
Means of transportation had rapidly improved, so shipping to even remote areas was possible.
What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads
during the late 1800s?
A.
Eliminating overseas trade with Europe
B.
Expanding interstate commerce nationwide
C.
Decrease the influence of big business
D.
Rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
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13.
Corporations, stocks and trusts are most closely connected with the
A.
Development of the factory system
B.
Rise of big business
C.
Formation of labor unions
D.
Invention of the automobile
During Industrialization in the late 19th and early 20th century North Carolina
developed what kind of industry?
A.
Steel, Coal and Railroads
B.
Cotton, Tobacco and Rice
C.
Insurance and Banking
D.
Tobacco, Textile and Furniture
Most people purchase shares of stock in a corporation in order to
A.
Influence corporate decision making
B.
Share in corporate profits
C.
Improve working conditions for the corporation’s employees
D.
Determine the products the corporations sell
A major goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to
A.
Limit imports from foreign nations
B.
Set fair prices for manufactured goods
C.
Prevent the formation of business monopolies
D.
Protect consumers from dangerous goods
Which development was a result of the other three?
A.
Young children working in factories
B.
Unsafe working conditions
C.
The growth of labor unions
D.
A twelve hour working day
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14.
In the period from 1890 to 1910, most immigrants from eastern and southern
Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because
A.
Farmland had become very scarce
B.
Factory jobs were available for unskilled workers
C.
There was much less discrimination in those cities
D.
They came mainly from large cities in their home countries
15.
Which statement best describes the message of this drawing?
A.
Workers are buried by industrialization
B.
The big hand of monopoly rules everything
C.
Industrialization includes people, land and the ocean
D.
Laborers united will have power
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16.
Which statement best describes the message of this cartoon?
A.
Politics entangle women’s minds
B.
Politics are not for women
C.
Women free themselves from political restraints
D.
Political freedom for women is a frayed rope.
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17.
18.
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution to
A.
remove portions of the original Constitution
B.
protect individual freedoms from governmental power
C.
make changes in the election process
D.
increase the power of the legislative branch
. . . “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
In this poem, the phrase “homeless, tempest-tost” refers to
A.
soldiers
B.
immigrants
C.
survivors of a shipwreck
D.
unemployed workers
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19.
This poem
. . . “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost [tossed] to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
— Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
is found on which national landmark?
20.
21.
A.
Plymouth Rock
B.
Lincoln Memorial
C.
Statue of Liberty
D.
Independence Hall
One advantage that corporations of the late 1800s had over individually-owned
businesses is that corporations
A.
needed fewer employees
B.
hired only skilled workers
C.
received the support of labor unions
D.
had stockholders who invested money
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
A.
Production that requires many workers and production facilities.
B.
manufacturing large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
C.
profit made by a large business or corporation
D.
formation of a business monopoly
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22.
Which set of events related to World War I is in the correct
chronological order?
A.
Lusitania sunk→ World War I begins → United States declares war on Germany → Archduke of AustriaHungary assassinated
B.
Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → World War I begins → Lusitania sunk→ United States
declares war on Germany
C.
Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → United States declares war on Germany → Lusitania sunk→
World War I begins
D.
United States declares war on Germany → Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → World War I
begins → Lusitania sunk
23.
What was the primary cause of the trends shown on the graph?
A.
closing of the western frontier
B.
industrialization mostly in the East, North and the Midwest
C.
passage of the Homestead Act
D.
completion of the transcontinental railroad
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24.
Few restrictions were placed on immigration to the United States in the late 19th
century primarily because immigrants
A.
would work for low wages
B.
provided a rich source of investment capital
C.
would add to the diversity of the population
D.
faced little opposition from citizens
25.
Which activity is illustrated in this photograph?
A.
picketing against United States involvement in World War I
B.
making a statement of support for the League of Nations
C.
protesting the nation’s denial of woman’s suffrage
D.
supporting punishment of Germany for causing World War I
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29.
From 1870 to 1900, business leaders in the United States often attempted to
increase productivity, maximize profits, and decrease costs by
A.
reducing competition through the formation of trusts
B.
increasing benefits for industrial workers
C.
supporting the passage of strict antitrust laws
D.
preventing foreign investment in the United States
The social contract theory as used in the Declaration of Independence was most
directly influenced by the writings of
A.
John Locke
B.
Adam Smith
C.
Voltaire
D.
Benjamin Franklin
A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the
United States after 1880 was the belief that they
A.
were better educated than native-born Americans
B.
had a higher standard of living than most Americans
C.
adapted easily to American culture
D.
competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers
One major goal of the Progressive movement was to
A.
limit direct citizen control over government
B.
pass laws to help solve economic and social problems
C.
provide unemployment insurance to workers
D.
balance the federal budget by decreasing spending
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33.
The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe
A.
dissatisfied workers who went on strike
B.
Northerners who went South following the Civil War
C.
investigative journalists who exposed societal problems
D.
women who supported the Prohibition movement
Which action gave women the right to vote?
A.
The 13th Amendment
B.
The 14th Amendment
C.
The 15th Amendment
D.
The 19th Amendment
What was the main reason for North Carolina’s textile mills to settle next to
rivers?
A.
Transportation of supplies and manufactured goods was made easier
B.
Factories used hydroelectric power to run their machines
C.
Rivers could carry away waste
D.
Rivers guaranteed fresh air for the workers.
How could the Monroe Doctrine be used to justify the US’ involvement in Cuba
during the Spanish American War?
A.
European powers should not engage in the Western Hemisphere
B.
US corporations had business interests in Cuba
C.
US was supporting an independence movement in Cuba
D.
Us wanted to secure an outpost at the southern tip of Florida
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34. In the United States we value competition in our market system. Competition is a
regulating force, along with the self-interest of the consumer in the US economy. They
work together to keep prices low and bring new products to the market place; they
also foster innovations that help to bring down the cost of doing business. But there
are times when one supplier in a market is better and grows stronger than the
competitors and will ultimately control the market.
Source: http://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/628/History-monopolies-United-States
What is a business which controls an entire market called? What is the effect on the
market when one business gains entire control and what should the government do in
case of this kind of development?
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