Question

1.

During the Industrial Revolution, a series of accidents in Pennsylvania and Virginia coal mines, related to long hours, poor safety policies and low pay, caused workers to form one of America's first successful workers unions. Over a series of months, striking workers did not mine coal and mine-owners refused to negotiate. The stakes for Americans, who relied on coal for heat and as fuel for transportation grew as the strike went on. What was the eventual result of this event?

a. As coal became increasingly scarce, mine owners simply sold the mines to speculators and retired to Switzerland.

b. As coal became increasingly scarce in the United States, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president in US history to force mine-owners to negotiate with the workers union, thereby securing more rights for the workers.

c. Nothing changed at the mines as owners refused to negotiate, until Charlie Chaplain gained the sympathy of the American voters through a series of progressive films.

d. Nothing at all changed. The descendants of the workers are still at the mines protesting for better working conditions and pay.

2.

The Spanish-American War, while initially helping Cuba to become independent from Spain, was really an opportunity for the United States to:

a. gain Cuba as a trading partner for American-grown corn.

b. destroy the Spanish cattle industry, thereby allowing the American cattle industry, which was centered in Chicago, to rise to world prominence.

c. take the Spanish territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to use as refuling stations for American merchant ships heading to and from Asia.

d. convince Alaska to join the United States as a territory or "suffer the consequences."

3.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Some of the reasons the United States finally entered WWI included:

a.The loss of Americans from the sinking of the Lusitania off the Irish coast, due to a German U-boat attack.

b.If the Allied Powers lost the war, America would lose a great deal of money invested in British and French forces.

c.If the Allies lost the war, America would no longer be able to purchase cotton from the French colonies in North Africa, which would destroy the American textile industry.

d. The German offer of an alliance to Mexico, which required Mexico to attack the United States. This was intended by Germany to keep the United States out of the war.

4.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the most publicized industrial tragedies of the 20th century, in which 146 workers were killed in a fire. Why did so many die in this incident?

a.The elevators did not have power going to them, due to a short in their electrical components that led to the fire in the first place.

b. Fire hoses on fire-trucks of the period could only reach 5 floors high, and this fire was mainly on the 8th floor.

c.The escape stairways were blocked by unrepaired railings.

d.The doors of the factory were locked to prevent workers from taking breaks or stealing scraps of cloth.

Answer 1

Answer:1

the eventual result of this event was:

b. As coal became increasingly scarce in the United States, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president in US history to force mine-owners to negotiate with the workers union, thereby securing more rights for the workers.

answer: 2

The Spanish-American War, while initially helping Cuba to become independent from Spain, was really an opportunity for the United States to:

c. take the Spanish territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to use as refuling stations for American merchant ships heading to and from Asia.

answer: 3:

Some of the reasons the United States finally entered WWI included:

a.The loss of Americans from the sinking of the Lusitania off the Irish coast, due to a German U-boat attack.

d. The German offer of an alliance to Mexico, which required Mexico to attack the United States. This was intended by Germany to keep the United States out of the war.

answer: 4

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the most publicized industrial tragedies of the 20th century, in which 146 workers were killed in a fire. Why did so many die in this incident?

d.The doors of the factory were locked to prevent workers from taking breaks or stealing scraps of cloth