Which group most favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?
nativists on the West Coast
This picture represents an issue that was dealt with MOST successfully by which political movement?
Progressive
How were the Homestead and Pullman Strikes similar?
Both ended in important defeats for organized labor.
What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early
1900s?
- Upton Sinclair exposed the unhealthy practices of
Chicago's meat-packing industry plants.
- Ida Tarbell revealed
the dishonest business tactics of Rockefeller's Standard Oil
Company
- Jacob Riis wrote How the other Half lives, showing the
conditions of the residents of New York city tenements
Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization.
One of the main reasons John D. Rockefeller was able to succeed in the oil industry was because he
combined vertical and horizontal integration.
Which was not a major issue faced by the cities on the table below?
raising food prices cause by labor shortages on farms
If you were going to go to a movie about the person that invented the "motion picture," which movie title would you choose?
Oh, Edison!
How did American industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?
by creating monopolies and establishing trusts
This certificate was issued in 1919. What was the primary goal of the organization that issued this certificate?
to obtain better conditions for workers in ts affiliate unions
What was a negative aspect of the "Americanization" policy of the late 1880s for American Indians?
Indians saw the survival of their traditional customs threatened