
Urbanization & Mass Culture Test
Authored by Andrew Trewin
Social Studies
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which of the following was a major result of both immigration and the increased productivity of factory jobs in the late 1800s?
the rapid expansion of urban areas
mechanization of agriculture
high wages for factory workers
overpopulation of the South
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
Political machines were free of corruption.
Political machines provided them with jobs.
Political machines put powerful “bosses” out of business.
Political machines fought against crime in the slums.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
One reason that the United States became more urban during the late 1800's is that
farm machines and factory-made goods reduced the need for farm labor.
nobody wanted to live on farms anymore.
immigrants did not know how to do farm work.
union organizing of farm workers had not yet begun.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Which of the following did not contribute to the growth of cities?
migration to the suburbs
improvements in transportation
construction of skyscrapers
immigration
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Which of the following best characterizes urban areas by the early 1900's?
slums and tenements
a growing middle-class population
open spaces, trees, and grass
ethnically mixed neighborhoods
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What powerful position did William Marcy Tweed hold?
head of the U.S. Immigration Bureau
governor of New York State
New York City’s Democratic Party boss
a political cartoonist in Cincinnati
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
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.
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