Week 19 AL Studies Weekly

Which of the following was not a new way to shop at the turn of the century?

• malls

• department stores

• mail-order catalogs

• phone ordering

Why did European immigrants come to the U.S at the turn of the century?

• They saw movies about America.

• Their home countries were running out of room.

• They could make more money in the U.S.

• The U.S. had lax immigration rules.

Which U.S. city had the most residents in 1910?

• Mobile

• Chicago

• New York City

• Philadelphia

When was the boll weevil problem eliminated?

• 1976

• 1995

• 2002

• 2021

What problems affected early American schools?

• unqualified teachers and a lack of quality books

• old school buildings and lack of funding

• dangerous playground equipment and lack of buses

• strict dress codes and lack of heating

What did segregation affect?

• buses

• schools

• theaters

• all of the above

Who was an important leader in the women’s rights movement?

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• Eudora Welty

• Susan B. Anthony

• Virginia Woolf

Which of the following is not a primary source?

• letter

• journal entry

• interview

• encyclopedia article

boll weevil

• to use machinery to make a lot of something quickly

• kept separate

• a type of beetle that feeds on cotton buds and bolls

• people who move to a new country

immigrants

• people who move to a new country

• kept separate

• movement from one place to another 

• the right to vote