American HII 19

In the late nineteenth century, many corporations were developed and directed by

managers and executives.

During the 1880s, the Knights of Labor advocated for

public ownership of the railroads, an income tax, and equal pay for women.

Russian pogroms in the late-nineteenth century were triggered by

the czar's assassination.

The Knights of Labor were

the first mass organization for American workers.

Most immigrant women came to the United States in the late nineteenth century as

wives, mothers, or daughters.

Along with the horse car, which mode of transportation first allowed cities to expand into the suburbs during the late nineteenth century?

Electric streetcar

Between 1870 and 1900, approximately how many people moved to cities in America?

Eleven million

Which occupation would have paid the best during the nineteenth century?

Iron puddler

How did the percentage of children under age fifteen working in the paid labor force in the United States change in the years leading up to World War I?

It continued to increase decade by decade.

Which statement describes an outcome of the Haymarket affair?

Skilled workers turned toward the American Federation of Labor.

Which development led to the emergence of the modern skyscraper in the 1890s?

The advent of structural steel

Which innovation enabled Jacob Riis to take photographs of tenement life?

The flash pistol

New York City's Central Park was planned to provide

a natural oasis away from the busyness of the city.

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was

a quick-spreading nationwide uprising.

Beginning in the 1870s, American men of all classes were united in their passion for

baseball

As middle- and upper-class urbanites moved to new areas of their cities in the late nineteenth century, poor city dwellers

became socially segregated from the wealthy.

Like many other immigrant groups who came to America, many Jews ended up living in

big city slums

Which group was the backbone of the American labor force throughout the nineteenth century?

common laborers

Once the adding machine, cash register, and typewriter came into general use, which group did employers seek out to perform secretarial work?

Liberate white women

What compelled Jewish immigration to the U.S. from Russia?

Religious persecution in Russia