Which statement best reflects reasons for the creation of the Open Door Policy in China?
A. Countries wanted to modernize China’s industries
B. Countries wanted to take advantage of China’s natural resources
C. Countries wanted to benefit from China’s advanced technology

The main objective of muckrakers during the Progressive Era can best be described as
A. To bring about the necessary changes to America’s social and political problems
B. To aid the US government in expanding overseas
C. To limit the involvement of the US government against big businesses

How was America’s labor force impacted by the Industrial Revolution?

A. Machines eliminated the jobs of many skilled workers
B. Industries began to hire more educated workers
C. Child labor was no longer necessary because more adults were hired to operate complex machinery

The two largest immigration centers in America were
A. Devil’s Island/Liberty Island.
B. Angel Island/Governor’s Island.
C. Ellis Island/Angel Island.

Read the following statements and choose the one that was not a justification for the annexation of Hawaii.

A. Hawaii was a large producer of sugarcane
B. Hawaii’s Queen threatened to attack the US if American businesses did not leave her islands
C. Hawaii’s location in the Pacific could be used for refueling of ships headed for Asia

The poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings often
occupied by immigrants were called
A. skyscrapers.
B. tenements.
C. settlement houses.

Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing with his use of a process known as mass production. Ford’s new concept involved three things: a division of labor, the use of standardized (identical) parts, and an assembly line. What was his reasoning for using this new method?

A. He felt he would produce fewer cars than his completion but they would be of better quality
B. He thought production would be more efficient because there was less time wasted in his factory
C. He believed that this would allow him to produce cars that were better equipped than others

The main purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
A. keep Chinese immigrants from voting in America.
B. prevent Chinese workers from joining unions.
C. limit the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the United States.

Why did child labor continue even after the reforms (changes) of the early 1900s?
A. Greedy factory owners lied about workers’ ages.
B. Poor families needed the income, however little.
C. Both A and B

Labor unions were formed because
A. immigrants refused to take less pay.
B. women wanted higher pay than men.
C. workers wanted better wages and working conditions.