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Which of these is an example of a service industry job in an urban center?

A
a bank clerk
B
a factory worker
C
a farmer
D
a railroad worker
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A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

A
urbanization.
B
commercialization.
C
industrialization.
D
segregation.
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What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

A
Instead of working together in factories, families worked at home.
B
Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.
C
Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.
D
Instead of whole families working at home, children went to work in factories.
4

During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

A
competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.
B
taking jobs back to their native countries.
C
blocking American workers from applying for jobs.
D
forcing or intimidating employers into hiring them.
5

Why was Carnegie Steel able to offer its product at a lower price than its competitors?

A
Carnegie made a weak product, which was less expensive.
B
Carnegie cut corners in his production, lowering his costs.
C
Carnegie created the Bessemer process, which lowered costs.
D
Carnegie owned the raw materials, factories, and distribution.
6

Which of these groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

A
guilds
B
scabs
C
trade unions
D
labor unions
7

Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
J. P. Morgan
B
John D. Rockefeller
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
Henry Ford
8

The system of mass production in manufacturing developed rapidly

A
after the Gilded Age.
B
after the Industrial Revolution.
C
during the Gilded Age.
D
before the Industrial Revolution.
9

The expansion of the rail networks led to

A
a decline in the meatpacking industry.
B
a decline in the coal industry.
C
a growth in the steel industry.
D
a growth in the textile industry.
10

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the Lowell Mill girls
B
the American Railway Union
C
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
D
the American Federation of Labor
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An example of a push factor would be

A
religious freedom.
B
educational opportunities.
C
religious persecution.
D
job opportunities.
12

Why did many German and Scandinavian immigrants settle in the Midwest between 1890 and 1910?

A
to farm the rich, available land
B
to live in growing urban areas
C
to be near immigration stations
D
to adopt American customs
13

Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
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Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

A
Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other’s tracks.
B
Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
C
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
D
Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.

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