Question 1
The Ludlow Massacre was significant because it:
A) resulted in widespread demonstrations against John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
B) demonstrated how profitable mines were when management and labor cooperated.
C) increased the wages for workers.
D) improved the living conditions for labor.
Question 2
Businesses organized company towns mainly:
A) to improve the lives of their workers.
B) to maximize company control over workers' lives.
C) at the demand of unions.
D) under government pressure.
Question 3
As a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, the following positive action was taken:
A) safety conditions were improved and work hours for women were limited.
B) women were allowed to unionize.
C) women received large annual bonuses.
D) women received health care and paid vacations.
Question 4
The ready-to-wear garment industry predominantly employed:
A) Jewish immigrants.
B) Italian immigrants.
C) German immigrants.
D) Polish immigrants.
Question 5
Radicals and bohemians were attracted to live in an unconventional community in:
A) Greenwich Village, New York.
B) Paterson, New Jersey.
C) Cambridge, Massachusetts.
D) Newark, New Jersey.
Question 6
Japanese immigrants could not obtain American citizenship because:
A) they were not white.
B) they wanted to maintain dual loyalties.
C) Japan did not allow them to become American citizens.
D) they did not wish to permanently reside in the U.S.
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