Chapter 1

What is the name of the period of change caused by industrialization, immigration, and urbanization after the Civil War?

• a) First Industrial Revolution

• b) Third Industrial Revolution

• c) Second Industrial Revolution

• d) Roaring Twenties

What drew immigrants to the United States between 1865 and 1920?

• a) Escape from religious persecution

• b) Availability of free education

• c) Promise of finding work in the expanding American economy

• d) Access to advanced healthcare

What was the metaphor of the melting pot meant to convey?

• a) People from many places became part of the same group - Americans

• b) Assimilation of all cultures into a single American culture

• c) The dominance of American culture over others

• d) Cultural preservation and diversity

What difference would the metaphor of a salad or mosaic make?

• a) People can keep their cultures and traditions and still be American.

• b) Assimilation of all cultures into a single American culture

• c) The dominance of American culture over others

• d) Cultural preservation and diversity

 What "pushed" Irish people to leave Ireland for the United States beginning in 1845?

• a) Political instability in Ireland

• b) Economic opportunities in the United States

• c) Potato blight and resulting lack of food

• d) Desire for adventure and exploration

In which cities did most Irish immigrants settle in the United States?

• a) Boston

• b) New York

• c) Albany

• d) all of the above

Why did more than a million Germans immigrate to the United States between 1845 and 1855?

• a) To escape political unrest

• b) To reunite with family members

• c) To find better educational opportunities

• d) To seek better jobs and economic opportunities

From which countries in southern and eastern Europe did immigrants come to the United States between 1880 and 1920?

• a) Italy

• b) Russia

• c) Austria-Hungary

• d) All of the above

 Why did Jewish people immigrate to the United States?

• a) To escape religious persecution

• b) To find better healthcare options

• c) To pursue higher education

• d) To experience a different culture

What types of jobs did most immigrants take?

• a) Highly skilled jobs in technology

• b) Government positions

• c) Unskilled jobs for low pay

• d) Executive positions in large corporations