Question 1

The expansion of American industry was sparked mainly by

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Technological advances

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Public welfare programs

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Government involvement in the economy

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A decline in productivity in Europe

Question 2

The immigrants that arrived in the late 19th century

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Tended to settle in urban neighborhoods made up of people largely from from their former homeland

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Were primarily fleeing religious persecution

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Tended to travel westward to buy land.

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Established large farming communities

Question 3

The movement in which U.S. natives tried to make the immigrants act like them was called

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The Americanization movement

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The Social Darwinism movement

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The Native movement

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The Social Gospel movement

Question 4

Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?

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Changes in local labor laws for women and children

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The imprisonment of company officials

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The passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act

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The adoption of equal wages for men and women

Question 5

Which of the following is true about the Gentlemen’s Agreement?

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It decreased Japanese immigration.

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It caused anti-American rioting in Japan

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It resulted in segregated classrooms

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It prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs.

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