Division Assessment #2 Review

Front

What is being described in the diary entry: "I'm looking for a new adventure!! I'll take the railroad, maybe get some free land, and possibly find some gold!"

Back

Westward expansion

Front

Following the Civil War, urbanization, increased immigration, and industrialization resulted in-

Back

tenements and ghettos

Answer explanation

As more people moved into the cities, they needed places to live. Tenements/ghettos were built quickly to provide housing to these new people.

Front

Look at the chart of American Indian population over time. Why did the American Indian population decline over time as shown on the chart?

Back

Many were affected by warfare and disease.

Answer explanation

The American Indian population in the U.S. went down over time because the Indians were impacted by the Plains Wars and being forced onto reservations, where they often got sick and died due to the poor conditions.

Front

One reason immigration INCREASED after the Civil War was-

Back

escape oppressive governments

Answer explanation

Remember that we HEAR the immigrants:

H = Hope for better opportunities

E = Escape from oppressive governments

A = Adventure

R = Religious Freedom

Front

What amendment were these men opposed to?

Back

19th

Answer explanation

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

15th = Voting rights

18th = no alcohol (Prohibition)

21st = alcohol is allowed again (repealed Prohibition)

Front

How did workers of the late 1800s/early 1900s (the Progressive Era) get better working conditions and better pay?

Back

They created unions.

Answer explanation

Workers created unions so they could either go on strike or collectively bargain with their bosses to get better money and conditions.

Front

Who is NOT matched correctly with his industry? Carnegie - steel, Vanderbilt - automobiles, Rockefeller - oil, Morgan - banking

Back

Vanderbilt - automobiles

Answer explanation

Carnegie = Steel Santa

Vanderbilt = Vander-BUILT railroads

Rockefeller = You did through ROCK to get to OIL

Morgan = Morgan Makes the Money

Ford = A-FORD-able vehicles

Front

What's the BEST explanation for why Henry Ford's Model T dropped in price between 1910 and 1920?

Back

The assembly line meant they could produce more Model Ts, reducing prices for consumers.

Answer explanation

Henry Ford's use of the assembly line meant that workers could make a LOT of Model T's very quickly. This made prices drop for consumers.

Front

This headline is an example of- isolationism, yellow journalism, industrialization, jingoism

Back

yellow journalism

Answer explanation

Yellow journalism was the exaggerated news headlines that sold newspapers and made Hearst and Pulitzer lots of money. It's the 1800s/1900s version of "clickbait".

Front

What event in U.S. History is Miss Columbia celebrating with her new hat in the political cartoon titled "Columbia's Easter Bonnet" from Puck magazine on April 6, 1901?

Back

The results of the Spanish-American War (expansionism)

Answer explanation

Miss Columbia's hat says, "World Power" and the smoke behind the steamship says "expansion". She is celebrating the U.S. becoming a World Power after the Spanish-American War, as well as our expansion in to the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.