Sunday, March 14, 2010

Test Review Questions

Use these questions to help you review for the quiz!

1. How did industrialization affect the population of the US in the late 1800's?
2. What did the PROGRESSIVES want to achieve?
3. How did a) the Civil War, and b) the Railroads help lead to the industrial boom of the late 1800's?
4. Why did most immigrants settle in cities during the late 19th Century?
5. Who were Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis, and why are they important?
6. What were the goals of labor unions during the late 1800's, and why weren't they successful?
7. In your own words explain what a "monopoly" is.
8. Why were many of the business leaders of the late 19th Century called "Robber Barons?"
9. What were "pools" and how were they used by business leaders in the late 1800's?
10. What were "trusts" and how were they used by business leaders in the late 1800's?