US History A Final 2022/2023 questions and answers
Push Factors Vs. Pull Factors Correct Answer: Why immigrants left their home country and went to
another. Examples : war, weather, government, disease, etc. Examples : freedoms, jobs, land, etc.
Where did most immigrants come from? Why? Correct Answer: Most immigrants were Europeans, and
they were likely to come for our pull factors.
Two waves of immigrants-old vs new immigrants-who and when? Correct Answer: 1860 (Germans,
Irish, British, Italians, Polish, and Portuguese) and 1930 (Germans, Irish, British, Italians, Polish, and
Russians {Soviet Union})
How did the boat ride go? Correct Answer: It was disgusting, slept with dead people, puke from sea
sickness, 3 weeks, upper/lower deck, weather, storms, one bathroom, gross, etc.
How were immigrants received by Americans? How did the trip through Ellis Island go? Correct Answer:
Not good, went well for healthy workers and those with translators for the test.
What did immigrants have to do on Ellis Island? Tests? Correct Answer: Stair climb, medical exam, crazy
test, written test, etc.
Where did immigrants go when they got here? Correct Answer: To ethnic enclaves where they could
find work and a cheap place to stay (tenement houses)
How have the immigration trends changed over time? (graphs) Correct Answer: It rose peaking at
around 1910 then declined until 1970 where in 1980 it started rising again where it still is now.
What are quotas? When were they enacted? How did they impact immigration? Correct Answer: Limit
on how many immigrants we can have, enacted in the 1920s, dropped immigration levels.
What is steerage? Correct Answer: The part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with
the cheapest tickets.
"poor immigrants in steerage"
What does "Gilded Age" imply/mean? Correct Answer: Covered in gold, looks better on the outside
than it is on the inside.
How did Rockefeller and Carnegie get rich? What industries? Using what methods? Correct Answer:
Rockefeller: oil, horizontal integration (buying out competitors) Carnegie: steel, vertical integration
(buying supply chain)
What were Carnegie and Rockefeller known for other than a lot of cash? Correct Answer: Carnegie
Music Hall, millionaire club flooding a town, Standard Oil, etc
Were Carnegie and Rockefeller robber barons or captains of industry or both? Why? Correct Answer:
Both, ruthless businessmen who created opportunities but aimed for personal gain.
, What was 'The Gospel of Wealth'? What did it address and what were the basic points? Correct Answer:
Carnegie's book on how to be rich, how to get rich and how to make use of it.
How did upset workers fight back? What was done to help the common man? Correct Answer: Unions
were created and 'right of work' laws were put in place.
What tools did management use against unions? Correct Answer: Lockouts, blacklisting, Yellow Dog
Contracts, and hiring strikebreakers ("scabs"), etc.
What tools did unions use against management? Correct Answer: Strikes, sickouts, slow downs,
boycotts, etc.
What is Philanthropy? Correct Answer: The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed
especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Who was Henry Frick? Correct Answer: The 'bad guy' hired by Carnegie so Carnegie could preserve his
reputation.
Who were the Knights of Labor? Correct Answer: A union set out to get an 8 hour workday and to end
child labor and convict labor
What was the Homestead Act? Correct Answer: An act that stated a person received one section of land
(160 acres) after living on it for 5 years and improving it (any citizen or intended citizen could apply)
Who were the Pinkertons? Correct Answer: A security/police force hired to break strikes (lowkey thugs)
What happened to Johnstown? Correct Answer: It was flooded after the millionaires didn't fix the dam
What are rebates? Correct Answer: A partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax,
rent, or a utility.
What are rate wars? Correct Answer: Dropping the price so low competitors can't compete without
going out of business.
What were Yellow Dog Contracts? Correct Answer: Workers who promised to never join the labor union
& strikes or else they would be fired.
Why did the US want to grow? Correct Answer: To spread democracy, boost economy, spread
Christianity, industrialization, etc.
Where did the US grow to? Correct Answer: Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and other small islands
How did expanding make the US a world power? Correct Answer: It boosted the US economy and
added to its military reach/power
Spanish-American War (Who,What,Where,When,Why) Correct Answer: Spain vs America America
wanted to protect business investments in Cuba, in 1898, U.S.S. Maine getting destroyed was sus
Push Factors Vs. Pull Factors Correct Answer: Why immigrants left their home country and went to
another. Examples : war, weather, government, disease, etc. Examples : freedoms, jobs, land, etc.
Where did most immigrants come from? Why? Correct Answer: Most immigrants were Europeans, and
they were likely to come for our pull factors.
Two waves of immigrants-old vs new immigrants-who and when? Correct Answer: 1860 (Germans,
Irish, British, Italians, Polish, and Portuguese) and 1930 (Germans, Irish, British, Italians, Polish, and
Russians {Soviet Union})
How did the boat ride go? Correct Answer: It was disgusting, slept with dead people, puke from sea
sickness, 3 weeks, upper/lower deck, weather, storms, one bathroom, gross, etc.
How were immigrants received by Americans? How did the trip through Ellis Island go? Correct Answer:
Not good, went well for healthy workers and those with translators for the test.
What did immigrants have to do on Ellis Island? Tests? Correct Answer: Stair climb, medical exam, crazy
test, written test, etc.
Where did immigrants go when they got here? Correct Answer: To ethnic enclaves where they could
find work and a cheap place to stay (tenement houses)
How have the immigration trends changed over time? (graphs) Correct Answer: It rose peaking at
around 1910 then declined until 1970 where in 1980 it started rising again where it still is now.
What are quotas? When were they enacted? How did they impact immigration? Correct Answer: Limit
on how many immigrants we can have, enacted in the 1920s, dropped immigration levels.
What is steerage? Correct Answer: The part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with
the cheapest tickets.
"poor immigrants in steerage"
What does "Gilded Age" imply/mean? Correct Answer: Covered in gold, looks better on the outside
than it is on the inside.
How did Rockefeller and Carnegie get rich? What industries? Using what methods? Correct Answer:
Rockefeller: oil, horizontal integration (buying out competitors) Carnegie: steel, vertical integration
(buying supply chain)
What were Carnegie and Rockefeller known for other than a lot of cash? Correct Answer: Carnegie
Music Hall, millionaire club flooding a town, Standard Oil, etc
Were Carnegie and Rockefeller robber barons or captains of industry or both? Why? Correct Answer:
Both, ruthless businessmen who created opportunities but aimed for personal gain.
, What was 'The Gospel of Wealth'? What did it address and what were the basic points? Correct Answer:
Carnegie's book on how to be rich, how to get rich and how to make use of it.
How did upset workers fight back? What was done to help the common man? Correct Answer: Unions
were created and 'right of work' laws were put in place.
What tools did management use against unions? Correct Answer: Lockouts, blacklisting, Yellow Dog
Contracts, and hiring strikebreakers ("scabs"), etc.
What tools did unions use against management? Correct Answer: Strikes, sickouts, slow downs,
boycotts, etc.
What is Philanthropy? Correct Answer: The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed
especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Who was Henry Frick? Correct Answer: The 'bad guy' hired by Carnegie so Carnegie could preserve his
reputation.
Who were the Knights of Labor? Correct Answer: A union set out to get an 8 hour workday and to end
child labor and convict labor
What was the Homestead Act? Correct Answer: An act that stated a person received one section of land
(160 acres) after living on it for 5 years and improving it (any citizen or intended citizen could apply)
Who were the Pinkertons? Correct Answer: A security/police force hired to break strikes (lowkey thugs)
What happened to Johnstown? Correct Answer: It was flooded after the millionaires didn't fix the dam
What are rebates? Correct Answer: A partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax,
rent, or a utility.
What are rate wars? Correct Answer: Dropping the price so low competitors can't compete without
going out of business.
What were Yellow Dog Contracts? Correct Answer: Workers who promised to never join the labor union
& strikes or else they would be fired.
Why did the US want to grow? Correct Answer: To spread democracy, boost economy, spread
Christianity, industrialization, etc.
Where did the US grow to? Correct Answer: Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and other small islands
How did expanding make the US a world power? Correct Answer: It boosted the US economy and
added to its military reach/power
Spanish-American War (Who,What,Where,When,Why) Correct Answer: Spain vs America America
wanted to protect business investments in Cuba, in 1898, U.S.S. Maine getting destroyed was sus
