Immigration/Urbanization Test
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- Q1Which of the following was a pull factor for immigrants?political and religious persecutionwar and faminescarce landpromise of freedom30s
- Q2Who was the group who sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born white Protestants?NativistsGhettosRepublicansDemocrats30s
- Q3Congress responded to anti-Chinese feeling by passing the...Chinese Exclusion ActImmigration Restriction ActNativist LawUrbanization Law30s
- Q4During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrantstried to replace American democracy with their own forms of governmentformed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wageshad job skills superior to those of most American workerscame from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of Americans30s
- Q5Who wanted to show the harsh side of life as it really was?New ImmigrantsRealistsJane AdamsOld Immigrants30s
- Q6In the late 1800s, rapid urbanization was mainly the result of thefederally funded city redevelopment projectsshortage of land for new farmsmigration of formerly enslaved persons to the Westimpact of industrialization30s
- Q7Which of the following is not an urban reform that improved people’s lives?Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Actworkers were hired to collect garbagebuilding codes that set standards for construction and safetycities set up fire companies and a police force30s
- Q8A major reason why newspapers grew in the late 1800s was thatnewspapers stopped printing stories about crime.there were more writers.more Americans were reading because of the spread of education.newspapers pushed for women’s rights.30s
- Q9How did newspapers attract women readers?they supported women’s rightsthey added special sections containing topics of interest to women.they reduced the pricethey hired many women as news reporters and editors30s
- Q10Skyscrapers were built because of thescarcity of lumber in metropolitan areas.lack of space in which to build in downtown areas.great number of people who were leaving cities.need for adequate housing for immigrants.30s
- Q11Some people criticized yellow journalism because itprevented reform.increased newspaper sales.appealed only to middle-class readers.emphasized scandal and crime.30s
- Q12Ellis Island and Angel Island were the receiving stationsthat linked immigrants to settlement houses in their cities of choice.designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for immigrants in Chicago and San Francisco.where immigrants were processed on the East and West coasts.where Protestant ministers preached the Social Gospel30s
- Q13Settlement houses were set up topass building codes.create parks and zoos.help the poor in the cities.design new water systems.30s
- Q14Which of the following was not a service offered in a settlement house?taught classes in American government and Englishteaching college classes so immigrants could get a college degreeinstruction on health careprovided nurseries for children30s
- Q15How did entertainment unite Americans?Immigrants were the only ones who were interested in sports.provided a shared culture for people of all backgrounds.It helped the NativistsHelped end poverty.30s