Question 1

Immigrants to the United States usually brought what with them?

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only what they could carry

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everthing they owned

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gifts for friends and family

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only the clothing they were wearing

Question 2

Immigrants sometimes left their homelands to avoid

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religious persecution

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stable economic conditions

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low prices for land

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plentiful empoloyment

Question 3

Processing stations on Ellis Island and Angle Island were established to

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verify elegibility for entry to the United States

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determine religious affiliation

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discourage immigration

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encourage Americanization

Question 4

After 1882, which group experienced the most immigration diffculties

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Chinese immigrants

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African immigrants

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Polish immigrants

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English immigrants

Question 5

Nativism is the belief that

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native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers

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recent immigrants were superior to earlier immigrants

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new immigrants were hostile to native born white Americans.

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new arrivals were superior to native-born white Americans

Question 6

An immigrant to a city was likely to receive help from

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a fraternal association

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earlier immigrants

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the US Government

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believers in nativism

Question 7

The force bringing immigrants from rural areas to cities was primarily

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economic

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religious

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social

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educational

Question 8

City workers had an improved likelihood of

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improving their standard of living

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working short hours

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living in healthy conditions

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enjoying the benefits of nature

Question 9

Skyscrapers were often built in urban areas because

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land costs dictated economical use of scarce resources

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architects preferred to put them in urban settings

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it was easy to transport building materials to cities

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cities contained laborers who could build them

Question 10

Which city planning innovation divided cities into functional units

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zoning laws

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beautification plans

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recreational planning

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sanitation advances

Question 11

In the following list, which two innovations of this era were the most interdependent?

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skyscrapers and elevators

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advertising and electricity

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safety forces and public utilities

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mass transit and streetlights

Question 12

Efficient mass transportation permitted middle-class movement to

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suburbs

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tenements

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settlement houses

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rural areas

Question 13

Most problems in cities were the result of overcrowding and

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poverty

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nativism

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Americanization

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rural influences

Question 14

The term "Gilded Age" referred to a lifestyle that was based on

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acquisition of goods

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innovations in education

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prejudice toward newcomers

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duplicating classical concepts

Question 15

Advertising had the greatest effect on

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people's desire for goods

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design of innovative concepts

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transporation of materials

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cost of goods at retail

Question 16

Mass culture refers to similarity in

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styles and taste

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income patterns

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transportation and communication

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quality of goods

Question 17

Between 1870 and 1900, the change in the literacy rate was the result of

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laws regarding compulsory school attendance

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educated immigrants entering the country

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increasing numbers of professional workers

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an expansion of the types of classes taught in schools

Question 18

An evening of vaudeville entertainment would probably include

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singing and dancing

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religious lecture

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a sporting event

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gadgets and inventions

Question 19

Americans used identical goods throughout the country because of advances in

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transportation

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manufacturing

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publishing

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communication

Question 20

In 1884, Coney Island became the home of the world's first

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roller coaster

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outdoor show

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technology show

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vaudeville troupe

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