Immigration and Industrialization

What is the process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages acquire the basic habits, attitudes, and mode of life of an embracing culture?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Refugees

• Tenements

What is the policy of protecting the interests of native-born inhabitants against those of immigrants?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Refugees

• Tenements

What term describes crowded, usually run-down buildings with many cheap, small apartments?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Refugees

• Tenements

Who are people that flee homes or countries because of war, persecution, or other causes?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Refugees

• Tenements

Through which island did immigrants from Europe enter the United States?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Liberty Island

• Manhattan Island

What was a requirement for immigrants entering through Ellis Island?

• Pass a language test

• Pass a medical examination

• Have a job offer

• Have a sponsor

Why did Italian immigrants come to America?

• To escape persecution

• To escape poverty

• To make money

• To join family

Which act affected Asian immigrants entering through Angel Island?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Immigration Act

• Naturalization Act

• Alien Act

What does "Laissez-faire" refer to in the context of industrialization?

• Government interference with business

• Government non-interference with business

• Government ownership of business

• Government regulation of business

What is an entrepreneur?

• A business owner

• A factory worker

• A government official

• A union leader