US History Chapter 15

work for cheaper wages

In the late 1800's and early 1900's, most nativists feared continued immigration to the United States because they believed that immigrants would 1. become the dominant groups in colleges and universities 2. obtain the best farmland 3. lead anti-government protests 4. work for cheaper wages

restrict immigration from southern and eastern Europe

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many members of Congress supported legislation requiring literacy tests for immigrants in an attempt to 1. stop illegal immigration from Latin America 2. limit the power of urban political machines 3. provide highly skilled workers for industry 4. restrict immigration from southern and eastern Europe

harmful to economic growth

In the late 1800s, supporters of laissez-faire capitalism claimed that government regulation of business would be 1. essential to protect the rights of consumers 2. useful in competing with foreign nations 3. necessary to provide jobs for the unemployed 4. harmful to economic growth

passing the Sherman Antitrust Act

In the late 19th century, Congress tried to limit the power of monopolies by 1. creating the Federal Trade Commission 2. adopting Granger laws 3. strengthening the Supreme Court 4. passing the Sherman Antitrust Act

establish quotas to limit immigration from certain nations

In the mid-1920s, the immigration policy of the United States was mainly designed to 1. deport illegal immigrants 2. establish quotas to limit immigration from certain nations 3. continue the traditional policy of open immigration 4. favor immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

crop failures in Ireland that led to mass starvation

Increased immigration from Ireland to the United States during the 1840s was primarily a result of 1. crop failures in Ireland that led to mass starvation 2. unemployment in Ireland caused by industrialization 3. refugees fleeing the new monarchy in Ireland 4. religious warfare in Ireland between Catholics and Protestants

government should protect society through the regulation of business

Many reformers who opposed the laissez-faire attitude of the late 19th century argued that 1. the National Government should not interfere in the activities of big business 2. the idea of rugged individualism is vital to the nation's economic growth 3. national wealth could best be assured by the accumulation of gold 4. government should protect society through the regulation of business

extremes of wealth and poverty

Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United States the "Gilded Age" to describe the 1. end of the practice of slavery 2 extremes of wealth and poverty 3. absence of international conflicts 4. achievements of the labor movement

the Federal Government could regulate business practices

The creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (1887) and the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) showed that 1. laissez-faire capitalism would be upheld by the Federal Government 2. Federal civil servants would be hired based on merit rather than political patronage 3. the Federal Government could not challenge state regulation of business 4. the Federal Government could regulate business practices

a single powerful issue can mobilize political activity

The emergence of third political parties such as the Know-Nothing Party, the Greenback Party, and the Prohibition Party indicates that 1. basic democratic values are often rejected by many United States citizens 2. third parties have failed to influence governmental policies 3. a single powerful issue can mobilize political activity 4. minor political parties are usually formed by strong leaders

ratified the 21st amendment

The national policy of Prohibition ended when the states 1. strengthened food and drug laws 2. ratified the 21st amendment 3. legalized alcohol for medical purposes 4. banned interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages

industry needed an increasing supply of labor

Until the early 20th century, few restrictions on immigration to the United States existed primarily because 1. industry needed an increasing supply of labor 2. labor unions had always favored unrestricted immigration 3. immigration totals had always been relatively low 4. the Supreme Court had ruled that Congress could not restrict immigration

Immigrants take jobs from Americans.

What do nativists generally believe about immigrants? 1. Immigrants are better workers. 2. Immigrants assimilate easily into society. 3. Immigrants bring valuable skills to the marketplace. 4. Immigrants take jobs from Americans.

a federal regulatory agency was established

When the Interstate Commerce Act was passed in 1887, it marked the first time that 1. Congress officially affirmed its laissez-faire economic policy 2. a third political party was able to influence government policy 3. the federal government imposed a tariff 4. a federal regulatory agency was established

governmental policy of laissez faire

Which factor most influenced the growth of the United States economy between 1865 and 1900? 1. development of the sharecropping system 2. governmental policy of laissez faire 3. success of organized labor 4. restrictions on immigration

a farmer in Kansas

Which person would have been most likely to support the Granger movement and the Populist Party in the 1890s? 1. a banker in Philadelphia 2. a farmer in Kansas 3. a factory worker in Pittsburgh 4. a small-business owner in New York City

does not interfere in business

According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government 1. subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide 2. owns major industries 3. regulates business for the good of the majority 4. does not interfere in business

creation of a graduated income tax and the direct election of Senators

Although the Populist Party failed to elect its candidates to the Presidency, some of the Party's aims were later achieved by the 1. adoption of the gold standard 2. creation of a graduated income tax and the direct election of Senators 3. elimination of racial segregation laws in the South 4. establishment of higher protective tariffs on manufactured goods

opposed the principle of open immigration

The Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen's Agreement, and the National Origins Act all show that at times the United States 1. opposed the principle of open immigration 2. encouraged immigrants who would provide cheap labor 3. supported the restriction of immigration from western Europe 4. favored immigration from all parts of the world

immigration

The Gentlemen's Agreement, literacy tests, and the quota system were all attempts by Congress to restrict 1. immigration 2. voting rights 3. property ownership 4. access to public education

regulate the activities of big business

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were attempts by Congress to 1. regulate the activities of big business 2. impose government regulations on agricultural production 3. protect consumers against unsafe products 4. bring transportation activities under government ownership

protect the interests of small businesses

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress to 1. increase safety in the workplace 2. improve working conditions 3. promote fair hiring practices 4. protect the interests of small businesses

the abuses of industrialization

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Populist movement of the 1890s were both reactions to 1. unrestricted immigration 2. the abuses of industrialization 3. United States imperialism 4. economic depressions

proposed ideas that later became law

The Populist Party was important in United States history because it 1. succeeded in electing two presidential candidates 2. proposed ideas that later became law 3. won control of many state governments 4. achieved suffrage for African Americans

currency reform

The Populists believed that most of the United States economic problems would be solved by establishing 1. currency reform 2. a national property tax 3. postal savings banks 4. a renewed policy of open immigration

limit the power of big business

The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) were similar in that both were designed to 1. regulate child labor 2. set safety standards in industry 3. limit the power of big business 4. restrict the employment of unskilled immigrants

limit immigration of certain ethnic groups

A major purpose of both the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan (1907) was to 1. limit immigration of certain ethnic groups 2. treat all Asian and European immigrants equally 3. enrich America's cultural diversity 4. relocate Asians displaced by war

enforcement of antitrust laws

Base your answer on the song lyrics and on your knowledge of social studies. "I once was a tool of oppression As green as a sucker could be And monopolies banded together To beat a poor hayseed like me." —Populist Party song (1892) The song suggests that the Populists supported a policy of 1. enforcement of antitrust laws 2. increased national defense spending 3. expansion of United States overseas trade 4. high tariffs to protect United States manufacturers

cultural pluralism

Base your answer to the question on the quotation below, in which Jane Addarns describes Chicago in the early 1900's, and on your knowledge of social studies. "Between Halsted Street and the river live about ten thousand Italians.... To the south on Twelfth Street are many Germans, and side streets are given over almost entirely to Polish and Russian Jews. Still farther south, these Jewish colonies merge into a huge Bohemian colony." Which term most accurately applies to the situation described by Jane Addams? 1. social mobility 2. cultural pluralism 3. populism 4. individualism

social reformers

Dorothea Dix, Jane Addams, and Jacob Riis were all known as 1. muckrakers 2. political leaders 3. suffragettes 4. social reformers

laissez-faire capitalism

During the late 1800s, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported 1. labor unions 2. laissez-faire capitalism 3. progressive income taxes 4. environmental conservation

the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

National Prohibition, as authorized by the 18th Amendment, stated that 1. Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages 2. alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores 3. only imported alcoholic beverages would be sold 4. the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

nativism

One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen's Agreement, and the National Origins Act were similar is that all were expressions of 1. imperialism 2. militarism 3. nativism 4. Manifest Destiny