Immigration and Urbanization

Andrew Carnegie dominated which industry?

• Oil

• Steel

• Railroad

What problems did workers face in the late 1800s?

• a lack of natural resources for production

• machinery replacing human workers

• long hours and low wages

• too much government interference

Why was steel so important? What was it used for?

• Used to make artillery and weapons
• Cheap to import from China
• It came from Minnesota
• Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 

During the Gilded Age, most immigrants came from...

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

Immigrants from China and Japan entered the US through which immigration station?

• Ellis Island

• Liberty Island

• Long Island

• Angel Island

After 1882, where did most European immigrants enter the U.S.?

• Ellis Island

• Liberty Island

• Angel Island

• Long Island

A tenement was

• an apartment building in the suburbs

• an overcrowded quickly built apartment building in the slums

• a place in the slums that helped immigrants with housing, jobs, and daycare

Which of these is NOT an example of urban Problems in the early 1900s?

• bad sanitation

• crime

• too many opportunities

• dangerous housing

What is urbanization?

• rapid growth of cities

• migration of farmers to foreign countries

• assimilation

• the growth of the suburbs

Which of the following are pull factors in the late 1800s?

• Religious Freedom

• Job opportunities

• Dirty and dangerous cities

• cheap land