Question 1

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

Accepted Answer

Nativists

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Union leaders

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Philanthropists

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Political bosses

Question 2

Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated -

Accepted Answer

promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

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limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias

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globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements

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conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks

Question 3

Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

"The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise."

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"The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is... great."

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"Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies, . . . and often there is friction between the employer and the employed."

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"This, then, is . . . the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance."

Question 4

During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being -

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholics

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conscientious objectors

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loyal to the United Kingdom

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opposed to machine politics

Question 5

What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?

Accepted Answer

Reducing competition for U.S. jobs

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Addressing a lack of urban housing

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Preventing the depletion of natural resources

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Discouraging anti-American activism

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