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Multiple Choice 1.The “progressive movement” was driven by a.the ideas of Eugene Debs. b.the leadership of the Populist Party. c.the contention that individualism, and not government help, could solve social ills. d.a general belief that moderate reforms were needed to help end social disorder. 2.After the depression of the mid-1890s, a majority of Americans began to a.feel that new measures were needed to promote social progress. b.look to the ideals of the Socialist Party as the foundation of a new order. c.stay away from the polls in national elections. d.call for an end to the two major political parties. 3.As the size of the industrial work force grew in the late nineteenth century, a.the number of firms in given industries shrank. b.immigration to the Northeast decreased. c.working conditions greatly improved. d.ethnic urban regions experienced a golden age of prosperity. 4.Public outrage against unsafe working conditions peaked when a.leaders of the IWW were arrested in a massive raid. b.young female workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. c.the government destroyed socialist printing presses. d.John D. Rockefeller refused to become involved in the Colorado Fuel and Iron strike. 5.One effect of workers being required to work long hours was a.an increase in hourly wages. b.larger numbers of workers becoming artisans. c.a decrease in deaths and injuries on the job. d.a disruption of workers’ family lives. 6.Which statement about women and children in the work force is NOT true? a.The trend toward deskilling provided more jobs for women and children. b.Between 1870 and 1920, the amount of women and children in the workplace increased dramatically. c.Conditions were hard for women and children, but they received the same pay as men. d.Most women and children worked due to poor economic conditions within their families. 7.Regarding the increase of female workers, most Americans believed that a.a woman’s proper role was still caring for home and family. b.national legislation should ensure equal pay. c.day care centers should be established to help working women. d.women deserved more jobs as professionals. 8.All of the following are true about working conditions in the early 1900s EXCEPT a.industrialists refused to resort to the subdivision of labor. b.America consistently led the world in industrial accidents and deaths on the job. c.wages were so low that most industrial workers made less than a living wage. d.workers were plagued by unsanitary, dangerous working conditions. 9.The immigrants known as new immigrants included all of the following groups EXCEPT a.Irish Protestants. b.Italians. c.Poles. d.Russian Jews. 10.Americans of “Old Stock” sometimes disliked new immigrants because they a.felt that the immigrants were taking desirable, middle-class jobs. b.believed that presence of immigrants hurt advances in worker safety. c.viewed predominantly Catholic and Jewish immigrants as threats to social stability. d.objected to the Republican Party’s recruiting of immigrant voters. 1 Â