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Spalding Academy 10th Grade 2011

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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show Arbitration  
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An organization that is authorized by law to carry on an activity but treated as though it were a single person   show
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show Deflation  
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One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise   show
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show Laissez-faire  
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show Monopoly  
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A preference for native-born people and a desire to limit immigration   show
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Providing money to support humanitarian or social goals   show
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An approach to literature, art, and theater that attempts to accurately portray things as they really are and holds that society will function best if left to itself   show
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Multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barley meeting minimum living standards   show
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An organization of employees who join together to collectively bargain with the employer for higher wages, better working conditions, and shorter hours   show
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Stage entertainment made up of various acts, such as dancing, singing, comedy, and magic shows   show
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show Thomas Edison  
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show J.D. Rockefeller  
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show Andrew Carnegie  
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show Eugene Debs  
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show J.P. Morgan  
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Bought every railroad in NY and build Grand Central Station   show
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show Charles Darwin  
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Built Hull House in Chicago and sought better working conditions for the poor   show
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T/F The Nativism movement targeted immigrants from Ireland, Asians, Jews, and Eastern Europe.   show
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T/F The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882 to restrict immigration of all Asian immigrants.   show
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T/F Robberbarons were generous and moral businessmen in the 1880s   show
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show False  
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T/F The “Americanization” efforts extended not only to Native Americans during this time period, but also to immigrants as well.   show
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show False  
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show False  
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T/F Tenements were dark, crowded, and often contained several families in each of the apartments.   show
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Which port of entry would most European immigrants enter through between1860-1900? A) Angel Island, B) Murphy Island, C) Ellis Island, D) Humphrey Island   show
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show D) in the laundries  
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show A) Angel Island  
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show D) Gas  
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show B) The opulence of the upper-class  
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A benefit of a national railway system is: A) Standard rail sizes, B) Time zones, C) United people from other regions, D) All of the above   show
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___________________ is the myth that you can rise in society no matter where you came from (if you were poor, an immigrant, etc). A) Guilded Age Theory, B) Eugenics, C) Individualism, D) Communitarianism   show
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show A) Haymarket Riot  
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show A) support group for men  
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When was the 1st skyscraper built? A) 1868, B) 1858, C) 1885, D) 1888   show
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Those who opposed Social Darwinism were often a part of which political movement? A) Socialism, B) eugenics, C) poverty, D) naturalism   show
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Social Darwinism led to the ___________ movement which, among other things, strongly advocated for the “breeding” of only the best and brightest people in the U.S.: A) eugenics, B) sterilization, C) individualism, D) evolution   show
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show Wanted shorter hours, no child labor, fair wages, safe working conditions. Companies blacklist them. Gov’t doesn’t help. Workers thought to be socialist. Strikes turn violent (Haymarket Riot)  
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Choose 1 of the following movements and describe: Social Darwinism, Nativism, Industrialization, Individualism, Eugenics, Reform Age   show
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