Gilded Age UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Gilded Age UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
which group made up the majority of immigrants by the year 1900? - Correct Answer- north
western europeans
according to the chart, what was the trend in southern and eastern europe? - Correct Answerfrom 1880 to 1910 there was a drastic in...
Gilded Age UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
which group made up the majority of immigrants by the year 1900? - Correct Answer- north
western europeans
according to the chart, what was the trend in southern and eastern europe? - Correct Answer-
from 1880 to 1910 there was a drastic increase of immigrants coming to usa
in 1910, how many northern europeans came to the united states? - Correct Answer- 200,000
during the 1890s the united states witnesses a drastic change in immigration patterns. where
were most of the immigrants during this time coming from? - Correct Answer- southeastern
europe
what ethnic group did the immigration laws of the 1800s and early 1900s discriminate
against? - Correct Answer- asians
Why was the Pendleton Act passed? - Correct Answer- to end the spoils system
the settlement houses during the late 1800s offered solutions to poor city dwellers through: -
Correct Answer- social services
nativists main objective during the gilded age was to: - Correct Answer- restrict immigration
during the late 1800s, the united states rapidly became an urban nation. one reason the
transformation was: - Correct Answer- farm machinery and factory production caused the
necessity of farm labor to decrease
during the late 1800s, political machines gained tremendous power in the political arena.
what was one reason for this? - Correct Answer- They provided jobs and assistance to many
immigrants
lynching can BEST be described as: - Correct Answer- being seized by a mob and executed
, in 1896 the supreme court of the united states heard and ruled on plessy v ferguson. this case
stated: - Correct Answer- established the separate but equal doctrine
Women during this period were: - Correct Answer- All of the above
what was the difference in the amount of people living in urban areas in 1860 and 1920 -
Correct Answer- 47,941
what time period had the highest change in urban population - Correct Answer- 1900-1910
the ability to read and write is called - Correct Answer- literacy
what ethnic group was affected during the gilded age by the terms listed above - Correct
Answer- african americans
in 1882 an act was aimed at a particular community that worked below the minimum wage
thus angering unions who were pursuing higher pay. what was this called - Correct Answer-
chinese exclusion act
which city became known as the golden door - Correct Answer- new york
american industrial growth of the late 1800s was made possible by - Correct Answer-
technological advances
during the industrial revolution critics called the powerful industrialists - Correct Answer-
robber barons
american communication was revolutionized by - Correct Answer- telegraph and telephone
how did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth - Correct Answer- wealth was
concentrated in the hands of a few industrialist
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