Immigration, Urbanization & Industrialization Assessment

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Which statement about immigration is the MOST accurate? Options: The number of immigrants has remained constant each decade during the history of the United States. The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States. The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged. The immigrants have all easily assimilated to the culture of the United States.

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The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.

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America believed that it was a melting pot because:

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Citizens blended together by abandoning their former culture.

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Which of the following is an example of nativism in the United States? Allowing all immigrants to enter the United States., Giving immigrants jobs in factories and on farms., Giving immigrants the right to vote in political elections., Issuing the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Issuing the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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The "new" immigrant whose migration to the United States increased after 1880, came mainly from:

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Southern & Eastern Europe

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Which expression most accurately illustrates the concept of nativism? Options: "Go West, Young Man", "America - First In War & Peace", "Help Wanted - Irish Need Not Apply", "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."

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"Help Wanted - Irish Need Not Apply"

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In the late 19th century, the major argument used by labor leaders against immigrants was that immigrants

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Took jobs from United States citizens

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Which of the following was NOT an urban problem? Sanitation, Crime, Fire, Jobs

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Jobs

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This picture from America in the 1800s shows

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Industrialization and the assembly line

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This picture proves that workers tolerated poor wages and working conditions because they
Could be replaced easily by other unskilled workers, Were tricked by employers into taking dangerous jobs, Believed it had to get worse before it got better, Thought that the government would protect them

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Could be replaced easily by other unskilled workers

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Which of the following interpretations best represents the artist's view of Rockefeller? Rockefeller is taking over the economy and is not able to be stopped., Companies are willingly joining the Standard Oil Company., Industries are being saved by Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company., Rockefeller is a builder in the American economy.

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Rockefeller is taking over the economy and is not able to be stopped.