Module 5 Lesson 2 Review #Educreatord12

Why did farmers who went to work in the factory find their new situation to be so difficult?

• They experienced discrimination.

• They no longer worked for themselves.

• They had to make the things they needed.

• They were now required to live in crowded cities

Why was the development of the steel industry necessary to the rise of skyscrapers?

• Steel could be carried by mass transit

• Steel was both inexpensive and strong

• Steel could be transported more easily than iron

• Steel was necessary to make elevators safe

Most of the people who came to the cities from rural areas in the late 1800s and early 1900s worked...

• in factories

• on farms on the outskirts of the city

• for city government

• they didn't. They couldn't find any jobs and many moved back to rural areas.

How did local governments try to improve the conditions in major cities? Select two correct answers.

• by cleaning the water supply

• by establishing settlement houses

• by hiring full-time public safety people (police and fire departments)

• by building more tenement apartments

What is one problem in major cities that Jacob Riis exposed with his photographs?

• poor sanitation

• long work hours

• overcrowded apartments

• unsafe working conditions

Why did the reformers take on the task of helping the urban poor?

• They wanted to obtain an education

• They wanted to improve living conditions.

• They wanted to become wealthy

• They wanted to run for political office

How did the population distribution of the US change in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• More people moved to big cities

• More people moved to the West coast

• Fewer people settled in suburbs

• Many people left the country

What was the main source of the problems that big cities faced in immigrant neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• There were few jobs available in factories

• There were too many people living in a small area

• There were too many laws that restricted landlords

• There were few regulations on the education system

Who took photographs of immigrant neighborhoods and published their photography in a book to expose the poor conditions of cities.

• Jacob Riis

• Lawrence Veiller

• Jane Addams

Who took worked with charity organizations, tried to change laws in New York, and sponsored exhibits showing conditions in tenements.

• Jacob Riis

• Lawrence Veiller

• Jane Addams