Life at the turn of the 20th century

Which factor prompted the Americanization movement of the early twentieth century?

• The increasing numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe

• The strengthening of Jim Crow laws in the southern U.S.

• The rising tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• The growing concern about environmental issues in the western U.S

In 1895 the Department of Street Cleaning in New York City created a permanent group of sanitiation workers known as the White Wings. Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?

• Increased urban population

• the passage of labor laws

• decreased regulation of urban rail systems

• the establishment of immigration quotas

Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

• It was illegal to live anywhere else
• They didn't want to be in the US
• It made their adjustment to their new life easier
• No other housing was avaliable

The first stop for immigrants from China.

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island

Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island

All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except

• maintaining a strong support group
• Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
• Their children adapted to the new environment
• taking jobs of native born citizens

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

• Melting Pot
• Birds of Passage
• Nativism
• All of the above

What is a tenement?

• A new form of transportation
• Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
• The end of immigration
• A revolutionary war in Africa

Where did most immigrants to the USA come from (1880-1920)?

• Southern & Eastern Europe

• Northern & Western Europe

• Latin America

• Asia