Question 1

By early 1900s, most immigrants arrived from ?

Accepted Answer

Eastern and Southern Europe

Question 2

Economic hardship in Europe for immigrants was a push or pull factor?

Accepted Answer

Push factor

Question 3

Immigrants played a role in the growth of ________.

Accepted Answer

Cities

Question 4

Working-class people worked long hours and received __________.

Accepted Answer

Low pay

Question 5

A wave of immigrants created a melting pot, or a truly new _______ style.

Accepted Answer

American

Question 6

Unfair treatment was another reason for a person to _______.

Accepted Answer

Emigrate

Question 7

Jane Addams' settlement house

Accepted Answer

Hull House

Question 8

Frederick Law Olmsted built and designed ______.

Accepted Answer

NYC Central Park

Question 9

NYC bridge built in 1883

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn Bridge

Question 10

described the lives of upper-class Easterners

Accepted Answer

Edith Wharton

Question 11

author of Huckleberry Finn and Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

Question 12

a type of literature and art that was based on the lives of ordinary people

Accepted Answer

Realism

Question 13

Baseball, football, and basketball all became known as ______.

Accepted Answer

spectator sports

Question 14

transportation method introduced in Richmond, Virginia

Accepted Answer

trolley car

Question 15

leave a country for another country

Accepted Answer

emigrate

Question 16

enter a country to live

Accepted Answer

immigrate

Question 17

to become part of a larger culture

Accepted Answer

assimilate

Question 18

a type of residence that is often run-down and crowded

Accepted Answer

tenement

Question 19

based on sensational stories

Accepted Answer

yellow journalism

Question 20

a type of music characterized by syncopation in the melody

Accepted Answer

ragtime

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