CH 15 Test review part 1

Which effect of urbanization is NOT evident in the photograph?

• overcrowded living in a tenement
• unsanitary life
• poor urban living
• poor factory working conditions

Which factor led to the growth of labor unions in the United States during the early 1900s?

• low wages paid to immigrants
• unsafe working conditions in large factories
• consumer anger over tariffs on imported goods
• increased rates of unemployment in major cities

Identify the results of urbanization.

• Urbanization led to increased crime in cities.
• Urbanization led to the construction of fewer city buildings.
• Urbanization led to decreased immigration.
• Urbanization prevented improvements in transportation.
• Urbanization resulted in the development of tenement housing.

In the late 1800s cities began to build skyscrapers because of two innovations, the elevator and

• revolving doors.
• steel frames.
• architectural blueprints.
• flat roofs.

The rise of the modern corporation contributed to jobs in accounting, clerical and managerial work, and professionals, increasing the urban

• middle class.
• upper class.
• working class.
• social elite.

Which of the following enabled people to live away from the city center?

• the construction of taller and taller buildings
• immigration from eastern Europe
• the development of mass transportation systems
• the development of large apartment buildings that could house hundreds of peopled

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, large numbers of immigrants were admitted to the US primarily because of the economy's need for more

• skilled craftsmen
• unskilled factory workers
• educated professionals
• scientist and technicians

Which thesis about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

• The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States.
• The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged since colonial times.
• The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of the United States history.
• The number of immigrants has remained mostly unchanged since colonial times.
• American customs and traditions have not been affected by immigrants.

Why was the Pendleton Civil Service Act created?

• to help get African Americans job in the government
• to help reduce the amount of wasted money in the government
• to help more immigrants get jobs in the state governments
• to help reduce the amount of corruption in the federal government

After the 1880s, what was a major new source of labor for American factories?

• western farmers who moved back to eastern cities
• young women who worked until they were married
• immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
• formerly enslaved persons fleeing from the South