4th Quarter Social Studies Summative

Which mistake did the Titanic's Captain Smith make?

• He sent confusing radio messages.

• He gave orders to the wrong people

• He got in a life boat.

• He ignored warnings about the ice ahead.

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom
• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
• Wanted LESS diversity
• Wanted to live more simply

New safety rules were put into place after the sinking of the Titanic (a)  

• False
• True

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

• They caught diseases
• Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
• Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
• Difficult to study for the citizenship test

Why did new immigrants face discrimination?

• they came through Ellis Island

• they formed unions

• they were paid higher wages

• their language and customs were different

What do the words immigration, migration and emigrate all have in common?

• traveling by sea

• moving from one place to another

• Going on a holiday

• Shifting houses

What is a refugee?

• A person who is forced to leave their home country because of war or natural disaster
• A politician
• A cartoonist
• A person who goes on vacation for a long period of time

A person who moves away from one country to become a citizen in another country. 

• Pioneer

• Migrant

• Citizen

• Immigrant

Read the passage carefully and decide if the underlined words are a 'Cause' or an 'Effect', then select the correct answer below.

• Cause

• Effect

Which one is NOT a reason that immigrants were pulled to the United States?

• a better education

• religious freedom

• to face descrimination

• job opportunities