History 405N Week 6 Quiz
Question 1
pts
(TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most likely to be from
England.
Germany.
Ireland.
Correct!
Italy.
Chapter 17
Question 2
pts
(TCO 2) Some neighborhoods and even industries came to be associated with immigrants of a particular
nationality because immigrants
could learn only one job.
refused most work offered to them.
would work only for one employer.
Correct!
tended to settle in nationality groups.
Chapter 17
Question 3
pts
(TCO 6) The gold standard was
, the replacement of gold coins with silver coins.
a measure of a politician’s achievement while in office.
the ideal balance between tariffs and prices.
Correct!
a political issue in the 1896 Presidential election.
Chapter 17
Question 4
pts
(TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms?
Managers began locking the exits of factories.
Progressives began to focus on other areas for reforms.
Congress passed laws that increased the work day to 12 hours.
Correct!
Cities and states began passing laws to make workplaces safer.
Chapter 18
Question 5
pts
(TCO 6) What surprise military action helped shorten the Spanish-American War?
The defeat of Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino nationalists
The arrival of Theodore Roosevelt’s rough riders
The capture of Guantanamo Bay
Correct!
Question 1
pts
(TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most likely to be from
England.
Germany.
Ireland.
Correct!
Italy.
Chapter 17
Question 2
pts
(TCO 2) Some neighborhoods and even industries came to be associated with immigrants of a particular
nationality because immigrants
could learn only one job.
refused most work offered to them.
would work only for one employer.
Correct!
tended to settle in nationality groups.
Chapter 17
Question 3
pts
(TCO 6) The gold standard was
, the replacement of gold coins with silver coins.
a measure of a politician’s achievement while in office.
the ideal balance between tariffs and prices.
Correct!
a political issue in the 1896 Presidential election.
Chapter 17
Question 4
pts
(TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms?
Managers began locking the exits of factories.
Progressives began to focus on other areas for reforms.
Congress passed laws that increased the work day to 12 hours.
Correct!
Cities and states began passing laws to make workplaces safer.
Chapter 18
Question 5
pts
(TCO 6) What surprise military action helped shorten the Spanish-American War?
The defeat of Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino nationalists
The arrival of Theodore Roosevelt’s rough riders
The capture of Guantanamo Bay
Correct!
