Labor and Immigration SSUSH12 a, b, d, 14a Test Practice Labor and Immigration SSUSH12 a, b, d, 14a

Increased industrialization led to A reduction in child labor The elimination of the working class Improvements in factory work environments An increase in the number of people working in manufacturing

2. Labor unions formed as a way to help workers Find better jobs Learn more skilled trades Improve their working conditions Increase the hours children could work

3. Which of the following is true concerning immigration in the United States at the turn of the 20th century? By the early 1900s, most immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe By the early 1900s, most immigrants were from northern Europe Most immigrants were women and spoke fluent English The majority of immigrants to the United States came from places other than Europe

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the American Federation of Labor? It was founded by Samuel Gompers It was a labor union that used strikes and collective bargaining to improve working conditions It catered to unskilled laborers Members of the AFL wanted higher wages and shorter workweeks

5. How was the 1894 Pullman strike an example of industrial unrest? a. It showed that only skilled workers, like the AFL, could form unions and strikes b. Pullman’s workers rebelled because they were unhappy with their working conditions c. The violence of the strike shows the workers did not really care about working conditions d. Eugene Debs worked to protect the interests of Pullman and his company

6. Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed? a. Chinese-Americans no longer wanted to be in America b. Laborers in the west wanted to make sure Chinese immigrants kept coming so they would take the jobs Americans did not want c. The Chinese government threatened war if the U.S. did not stop taking workers away from China d. Nativism, racism, and fear of losing jobs led Americans to close the door on Chinese immigrants