Class 8235 Unit Test on A Changing Society

Base your answer to the question on the graph and on your knowledge of social studies. According to the graph, which was the first year in which more Americans lived in urban areas than in rural areas?

• 1860
• 1890
• 1920
• 1930

Base your answer to the question on the graph and on your knowledge of social studies. What was a major cause of the trend shown in the chart?

• availability of cheap farmland
• increased industrialization
• end of restrictions on immigration
• completion of the interstate highway system

In the second half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?

• expansion of political machines
• growth of American cities
• development of tenement housing
• increase in crime

Between 1890 and 1915, the majority of immigrants to the United States were labeled "new immigrants" because they were

• considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants.
• forced to settle in the cities of the Midwest.
• from China, Japan, and other Asian countries.
• culturally different from most earlier immigrants.

Between 1880 and 1920, where did the majority of the "new" immigrants to the United States come from?

• northern and western Europe
• southern and eastern Europe
• Canada and Latin America
• China and Southeast Asia

Along with economic troubles, what condition drove people to emigrate in the late 1800's?

• High cost of housing
• Ethnic group persecution
• Weather
• Poor Schools

At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in cities?

• Jobs were readily available.
• Government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities.
• Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration.
• Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland.

What was the experience of most of the "new immigrants" who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• They lived in urban areas and most held low-paying jobs.
• They obtained free land in the West and became farmers.
• They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands.
• They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture.

Most Asian immigrants went through the processing center on

• Ellis Island
• Long Island
• Harbor Island
• Angel Island

Base your answer to the question on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies. People who support unrestricted immigration would agree most with Speaker

• A
• B
• C
• D