Immigration and Throwback thursday

Front

Why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease, as shown on the graph, when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?

Back

Congressional legislation in the 1880’s restricted immigration from China.

Answer explanation

Standard: Compare the experience of European and Asian immigrants in the eastern and western United States. A.3.7

Front

Which goal was shared by members of the Social Gospel movement and the Progressive reformers who founded settlement houses?

Back

Providing services to the poor and underprivileged

Front

Which of the following best describes the impact of muckrakers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Options: They led military interventions to dismantle corrupt business practices. They exposed societal issues and corruption, spurring public demand for reform. They focused extensively on promoting the Social Gospel movement through literature. They financially supported settlement houses but did not engage in journalistic endeavors.

Back

They exposed societal issues and corruption, spurring public demand for reform.

Answer explanation

Standard: Examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (A.3.8)

Front

The cartoon by Thomas Nast was published in 1871. Which problem is addressed in the cartoon?

Back

Political machines were profiting from kickbacks on public contracts.

Front

How did the experiences of European immigrants in the east differ from those of Asian immigrants in the west regarding labor and social integration during the Second Industrial Revolution?

Back

European immigrants faced fewer legal restrictions and had greater opportunities for integration into American society.

Front

What does the cartoon created by Joseph Keppler in 1889 say about the relationship between government and business in the late 1880’s?

Back

Business interests controlled the actions of Congress.

Answer explanation

Standard: Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication and business practices affected the United States economy. (A.3.4)

Front

How did inventions patented by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison affect the United States economy?

Back

They led to increased working hours in factories.

Answer explanation

Standard: Examine the causes, course and consequences of the Second Industrial revolution that began in the late 19th century. (A.3.2)

Front

What effect did horizontal integration have on the economy during the industrialization period in the United States?

Back

It led to the formation of monopolies, reducing competition in various industries.

Front

The Pullman Strike of 1894 was significant in the labor movement for several reasons. Which of the following was a direct outcome of this strike? The use of federal troops to break the strike, emphasizing the government’s stance on labor disputes. The successful establishment of the eight-hour workday for all American workers. A massive increase in union membership nationwide. The passage of child labor laws.

Back

The use of federal troops to break the strike, emphasizing the government’s stance on labor disputes.

Front

Based on the excerpt by an English scientist regarding natural selection and eugenics, which ideology would the author most likely support?

Back

Social Darwinism

Answer explanation

Standard: Examine the causes, course and consequences of the Second Industrial revolution that began in the late 19th century. (A.3.2)