05.08 Module Five Exam

Question 10 (5 points) Question 10 Unsaved (05.04 LC) What did the settlement house movement do? (5 points) Question 10 options: 1) Tore down old, overcrowded, multi-family tenements 2) Provided community centers to support city dwellers 3) Allowed other countries to build housing for new migrants 4) Helped people move to the suburbs to escape unsafe conditions

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Question 2 (5 points) Question 2 Unsaved (05.01 MC) Which of the following would be a goal of a company that practiced vertical integration? (5 points) Question 2 options: 1) To prevent minority groups from doing business in the United States 2) To purchase or control its competitors 3) To purchase or control its suppliers 4) To prevent foreign companies from doing business in the United States

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Question 8 (5 points) Question 8 Unsaved (05.06 MC) Which of the following would most likely have supported the Populist Movement? (5 points) Question 8 options: 1) The owner of a steel mill 2) The owner of a railroad 3) The owner of a large factory 4) The owner of a small farm

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Question 13 (5 points) Question 13 Unsaved (05.05 LC) Massive hunting of what animal negatively impacted the American Indians of the West? (5 points) Question 13 options: 1) Deer 2) Coyotes 3) Buffalo 4) Horses

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Question 20 (5 points) Question 20 Unsaved (05.04 LC) Which of these was a central belief of the Social Gospel movement? (5 points) Question 20 options: 1) Christians have a responsibility to take care of the poor and suffering. 2) Salvation can only come to people who dedicate themselves to worshipping God. 3) Converting nonbelievers to Christianity is an important activity for all Christians. 4) Everyone who believes in God has the ability to interpret the Bible individually.

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Which of the following was an effect of increased migration to cities during the early 20th century? (5 points) Question 12 options: 1) A decline in racial discrimination 2) A decrease in the nation's agricultural output 3) An increase in power for political parties 4) An increase in women working outside of the home

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Question 1 (5 points) Question 1 Unsaved (05.01 MC) How did horizontal integration help businesses? (5 points) Question 1 options: 1) It reduced the costs along the supply chain, from mining to transportation to manufacturing. 2) It established a company as a monopoly by incorporating all of the competition. 3) It assigned one worker to a job, which helped reduce wasted time and accelerate manufacturing. 4) It provided quick and easy access to transportation methods, such as canals, rivers, and railways.

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uestion 15 (5 points) Question 15 Unsaved (05.03 LC) Migrants from which of the following countries faced the greatest restrictions during the late 19th century and early 20th century? (5 points) Question 15 options: 1) Ireland 2) China 3) Mexico 4) Russia

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Question 18 (5 points) Question 18 Unsaved (05.06 MC) Question refers to the image below. The image below was displayed in Puck magazine in 1881. The caption reads "In Danger" and "Puck—'What are you going to do about it?'" Woman with a draped star-covered gown looks fearfully at large snake poised to strike. The word monopoly is spelled out on the belly of the snake. The tail is wrapped around the Capitol building. Public Domain Who would most likely agree with the point of view displayed in the cartoon? (5 points) Question 18 options: 1) The organizer of a local Grange 2) The owner of a vertically integrated steel company 3) The leader of a horizontally integrated oil company 4) The head of a holding company

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Question 4 (5 points) Question 4 Unsaved (05.02 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. The quote below was written by a prominent figure in 1889: "While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race." Proponents of the philosophy represented by this quote believed in (5 points) Question 4 options: 1) limited government intervention in the economy 2) government assistance for those in poverty 3) governmental control of utilities and transportation 4) equal opportunities for foreign and native-born workers

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Question 7 (5 points) Question 7 Unsaved (05.06 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "Our country finds itself confronted by conditions for which there is not precedent in the history of the world; our annual agricultural productions amount to billions of dollars in value, which must, within a few weeks or months, be exchanged for billions of dollars' worth of commodities consumed in their production; the existing currency supply is wholly inadequate to make this exchange; the results are falling prices, the formation of combines and rings, the impoverishment of the producing class."—From the Populist Party Platform, 1892 What proposal did the Populist Party make to address the problems outlined in its platform? (5 points) Question 7 options: 1) Allowing the free coining of silver 2) Regulating bank interest rates for loans 3) Ensuring government support for farmers' cooperatives 4) Providing subsidies for farmers who leave fields unplanted

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Which political issue does this cartoon illustrate? (5 points) Question 17 options: 1) The effects of unchecked foreign migration on the country 2) The effects of the quota system on foreign migration 3) The effects of the exclusion of Asian migrants on businesses 4) The effects of poor sanitation in cities on the lower class

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Question 14 (5 points) Question 14 Unsaved (05.05 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "Sec. 6. That upon the completion of said allotments and the patenting of the lands to said allottees, each and every member of the respective bands or tribes of Indians to whom allotments have been made shall have the benefit of and be subject to the laws, both civil and criminal, of the State or Territory in which they may reside; ... And every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States to whom allotments shall have been made under the provisions of this act, or under any law or treaty, and every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States who has voluntarily taken up, within said limits, his residence separate and apart from any tribe of Indians therein, and has adopted the habits of civilized life, is hereby declared to be a citizen of the United States, and is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of such citizens."—From the Dawes Act, 1887 How does the policy instituted in this law contrast with previous American Indian policies? (5 points) Question 14 options: 1) It defers to the Supreme Court to resolve matters of American Indians' citizenship and rights. 2) It encourages American Indians to assimilate and adopt U.S. citizenship. 3) It recognizes the American Indians' claims as sovereign entities. 4) It provides material support as long as American Indians remain in designated locations.

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Question 16 (5 points) Question 16 Unsaved (05.03 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "The bill is of the simplest kind. The first section excludes from the country all immigrants who cannot read and write either their own or some other language. The second section merely provides a simple test for determining whether the immigrant can read or write, and is added to the bill so as to define the duties of the immigrant inspectors, and to assure to all immigrants alike perfect justice and a fair test of their knowledge."—Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, from a speech, 1909 What led to Senator Lodge's recommendation, and what effect would the bill have had on the United States in the early 20th century? (5 points) Question 16 options: 1) It was the result of nativist sentiment and would have prevented large numbers of foreign-born people from finding jobs in the United States. 2) It was part of the push for assimilation and would have made it easier for the federal government to deport illegal immigrants. 3) It was part of the push for assimilation and would have ensured that unskilled foreign laborers did not take jobs from native-born Americans. 4) It was the result of nativist sentiment and would have reduced the number of foreign-born people entering the United States.

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Question 19 (5 points) Question 19 Unsaved (05.04 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, for it insures the survival of the fittest in every department."—Andrew Carnegie, from The Gospel of Wealth, 1889 How does this quote reveal Carnegie's support for the ideas of Social Darwinism? (5 points) Question 19 options: 1) It argues that the government must help the poor in order to improve society as a whole. 2) It argues that the harsh nature of the business world weeds out those who are less skilled. 3) It argues that those who are doing well in the business world must help those who are not. 4) It argues that the government and society must adapt to the rigors of the business world.

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Question 3 (5 points) Question 3 Unsaved (05.01 MC) How did the government aid the expansion of the railroad industry during the middle and late 19th century? (5 points) Question 3 options: 1) By using price controls to ensure profits 2) By providing land grants for development 3) By raising tariff rates to prevent foreign competition 4) By preventing unionization of railroad workers

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Question 9 (5 points) Question 9 Unsaved (05.06 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master ... The politicians said we suffered from overproduction. Overproduction, when 10,000 little children, so statistics tell us, starve to death every year in the United States ... We will stand by our homes and stay by our fireside by force if necessary, and we will not pay our debts to the loan-shark companies until the government pays its debts to us."—Mary Elizabeth Lease, Farmer's Alliance member, circa 1890 Based on this quote, which action is Lease most likely to take? (5 points) Question 9 options: 1) Start a large agricultural corporation 2) Join the People's Party 3) Support a political machine 4) Build a settlement house

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Question 11 (5 points) Question 11 Unsaved (05.02 MC) Question refers to the excerpt below. "There's the biggest kind of a difference between political looters and politicians who make a fortune out of politics by keepin' their eyes wide open. The looter goes in for himself alone without considerin' his organization or his city. The politician looks after his own interests, the organization's interests, and the city's interests all at the same time. See the distinction?"—George Washington Plunkitt, New York City politician, 1905 The "organization" mentioned in this quote is most likely a (5 points) Question 11 options: 1) settlement house 2) workers' union 3) political machine 4) business monopoly

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Question 5 (5 points) Question 5 Unsaved (05.04 MC) Which of the following was true about labor movements at the end of the 19th century? (5 points) Question 5 options: 1) They enjoyed vast public support for their cause. 2) They had forced the government to pass workplace safety laws. 3) They had succeeded in obtaining an eight-hour workday. 4) They had successfully organized workers into unions.

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Question 6 (5 points) Question 6 Unsaved (05.04 MC) Which of the following events damaged public support for the labor union movement during the late 19th century? (5 points) Question 6 options: 1) The opening of Ellis Island 2) The Pullman Strike 3) The Great Railroad Strike 4) The Haymarket Affair

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