American Studies-Industrialization and Progressive Era Study Set-2025

1. How did the rise of corporations transform the American economy in the late 19th century?

Shifted it from agrarian to industrial

2. What was a key consequence of heavy industry on the workforce?

Shift from agricultural to factory workers

3. How did mechanized farming affect agriculture?

Increased production efficiency

4. Which innovation led to mass production and unskilled labor?

Mechanized assembly line

5. Which technological innovation improved communication?

Telephone

6. What was a social impact of urbanization during industrialization?

Crowded and unsanitary conditions

7. Which invention enabled taller urban buildings?

Skyscraper

8. How did industrialization affect the demand for workers?

Increased demand for labor

9. What did laissez-faire policies allow during industrialization?

Formation of monopolies and trusts

10. What was a main goal of labor unions?

Shorter work days

11. Which tactic did labor unions use to achieve reforms?

Collective bargaining

12. How did corporations respond to labor union efforts?

With violent backlash

13. What economic role did mass immigration play during industrialization?

Filled demand for workers

14. How did immigration impact American culture?

Diffused ethnic traits

15. What drove internal migration to cities?

Job opportunities

16. What was the Great Migration?

Movement of African Americans from rural South to urban North

17. How did the Great Migration influence northern cities culturally?

Shaped art, music, and literature

18. What was a negative outcome of urbanization?

Increased crime and disease

19. How did westward migration affect American Indians?

Intensified conflicts

20. Which event resulted from conflicts with American Indians?

Wounded Knee Massacre

21. What was the goal of the reservation system?

Displace American Indians from their lands

22. Which act encouraged westward settlement?

Homestead Acts

23. What signaled the end of Reconstruction?

Removal of federal troops

24. What did Jim Crow Laws enforce?

Racial segregation

25. Which Supreme Court ruling supported segregation?

Plessy v. Ferguson

26. What group increased violence against African Americans post-Reconstruction?

Ku Klux Klan

27. What societal issues did the Progressive Era address?

Industrial capitalism, urbanization, and corruption

28. What role did muckrakers play in the Progressive Era?

Exposed societal problems

29. Which progressive reform tackled monopolies?

Clayton Antitrust Act

30. What was the purpose of the Meat Inspection Act?

Consumer protection

31. How did Progressives improve urban living conditions?

Introduced building codes

32. Which act regulated the nation's money supply?

Federal Reserve Act

33. What did the 16th Amendment allow Congress to do?

Levy an income tax

34. What was the purpose of the 17th Amendment?

Direct election of U.S. Senators

35. What did the 18th Amendment establish?

Prohibition of alcohol