Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A(n)
_________________ is somebody who takes a risk to invest large sums of money on a new idea or
product. a. | entrepreneur | c. | capitalist | b. | pretender | d. | extortionist | | | | |
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2.
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A
_______ is a business in which there is no competition in the industry. a. |
cartel | c. | monopoly | b. | oligopoly | d. | enterprise | | | | |
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_______ was a robber baron in the steel industry of Pittsburgh. a. | John D.
Rockefeller | c. | John
Heinz | b. | Andrew Carnegie | d. | J.P. Morgan | | | | |
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One
of the things that made people want to come to the United States in the early 20th Century was
_______. a. | professional
sports | c. | jobs in
factories | b. | college scholarships | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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The
biggest reason that immigrants wanted to leave Europe in the early 20th Century was because of
________. a. | the unstable
economies | c. | lack of
educational opportunities | b. | lack of sporting events | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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6.
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The
______________ were the only group of people denied entry to this country by law. a. | Chinese | c. | German | b. | Japanese | d. | Irish | | | | |
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Which
of the following ethnic groups came in large numbers prior to 1880? a. | Polish | c. | Irish | b. | Italian | d. | Russian | | | | |
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Which
of the following groups came in large numbers after 1900? a. | English | c. | Finnish | b. | German | d. | Italian | | | | |
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Which
two U.S. cities had large immigrant populations? a. | Miami and Boston | c. | San Diego and New York | b. | Pittsburgh and
San Antonio | d. | Pittsburgh and
New York | | | | |
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Which
two cities had large immigrant populations? a. | Chicago and St. Louis | c. | Pittsburgh and Seattle | b. | Chicago and
Boston | d. | Jacksonville and
Pittsburgh | | | | |
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To
get to the United States, European immigrants had to cross ______. a. | the Pacific
Ocean | c. | the Atlantic
Ocean | b. | the Mediterranean Sea | d. | the Rio Grande | | | | |
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Industrialization caused people to move ________. a. | From other
countries to the U.S. | c. | From rural areas
to cities | b. | From cities to rural areas | d. | Both A and C are correct | | | | |
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Matching
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Match
the Definition a. | Push
Factor | g. | Nativism | b. | Pull Factor | h. | Chinese Exclusion Act | c. | Immigration | i. | Gentleman’s
Agreement | d. | Old Immigrants | j. | Dillingham Commission | e. | New
Immigrants | k. | Haymarket | f. | New York | l. | Anglo-Saxon Mythi | | | | |
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Things that make people want to leave the country they are in
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Immigrants from North-West Europe before the year 1880.
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A
movement to preserve culture of the old immigrants
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A
belief in superiority of Northern Europeans
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Things that attract people to a new country
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18.
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A
riot in Chicago between police and immigrants
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Denied entry to this country to Chinese
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20.
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People that move from another country into your country
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Immigrants from South-East Europe after 1880
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Stated most problems in society were caused by new immigrants
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Agreement with Japan to deny entry to the United States
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Destination of the largest amount of immigrants
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