AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1Living and Working in Cities

Unit 2B: Test Answers

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Which of the following best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
B
to help them provide for their families
C
to follow the social gospel
D
to help them retain their native culture
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Which statement best summarizes the working lives of middle-class women by 1900?

A
No middle-class women worked outside the home.
B
Married, middle-class women worked outside the home.
C
All single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
D
Many single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
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Republican President James Garfield was opposed to

A
the spoils system.
B
reform movements.
C
the civil service.
D
company contracts.
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What is one way Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell changed American culture?

A
Their success encouraged other people to invent new products.
B
Their success encouraged other people to become city planners.
C
Their failure discouraged other people from using electricity.
D
Their failure discouraged other people from creating new inventions.
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What is one reason that workers joined together to form unions in the late 1800s?

A
They believed it was unfair that factory owners were rich while workers barely had enough money to survive.
B
They believed there were not enough jobs available for unskilled workers.
C
They believed that allowing women to work in factories would drive down wages.
D
They believed that unions provided the only way to end strikes and lockouts.
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How did the Supreme Court limit the success of reform during the Progressive Era?

A
The court sometimes repealed laws or parts of laws that concerned reform.
B
The court changed the wording of legislation so that it was less effective.
C
The court struck down progressive laws because of minor technicalities.
D
The court refused to hear cases concerning reform laws.
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Terence Powderly, the leader of the Knights of Labor, supported

A
peaceful negotiations between workers and management.
B
union strikes across the nation.
C
unions for only certain groups of people.
D
greater work productivity among workers.
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Look at the graphic below.Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

Question illustration
A
wasted government money
B
provided citizens with government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
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Which is the best definition of a labor union?

A
a group of employers who come together to advance their economic interests
B
a group of workers who come together to advance their common interests
C
a group of masters who come together to offer apprenticeships to skilled workers
D
a group of workers who come together to offer apprenticeships to skilled workers
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How did city commuting change beginning in the late 1800s?

A
Elevated trains and subways replaced horse-drawn trolleys.
B
Horse-drawn trolleys replaced elevated trains and subways.
C
Subways and automobiles replaced horse-drawn trolleys.
D
Automobiles and railroads replaced horse-drawn trolleys.
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During the early Industrial Age, which group had the most economic power?

A
employers
B
craft guilds
C
trade unions
D
factory workers
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As city populations increased in the early 1900s, cities

A
grew out only.
B
stayed the same size.
C
grew up only.
D
grew up and out.
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Under the leadership of Eugene Debs, how did the Socialist Party of America become involved in politics?

A
The party campaigned to make labor unions illegal.
B
The party worked to make child labor laws less stringent.
C
The party stayed out of politics altogether.
D
The party ran candidates for political office.
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The first gasoline-powered American automobile was made in

A
the mid-1800s.
B
the late 1800s.
C
the early 1900s.
D
the mid-1900s.
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Read what President Garfield said when he called for an investigation of New York's political machine. “Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit.” The president was instructing the investigation team to:

A
investigate people from both political parties.
B
stop investigating politicians.
C
investigate only Democrats.
D
investigate only Republicans.

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