Unit 2 Chapter 1

What is the definition of immigration?

• The act of leaving a country permanently

• The act of coming to live permanently in a new country

• The process of forming and growing cities

• The shift to the widespread use of machines and factories

What does industrialization refer to?

• The formation and growth of cities

• The act of coming to live permanently in a new country

• A shift to the widespread use of machines and factories to produce goods

• The end of the American Civil War

What is urbanization?

• The act of coming to live permanently in a new country

• The formation and growth of cities

• A shift to the widespread use of machines and factories

• The beginning of the First World War

What time period is referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution?

• 1865 to 1914

• 1800 to 1850

• 1900 to 1950

• 1750 to 1800

How many Americans moved from rural farming communities to towns and cities between 1865 and 1914?

• Eleven million

• Five million

• Twenty million

• Fifteen million

What is the definition of "economy" as given in the text?

• The way a country manages its money and resources to produce, buy, and sell goods and services

• The total wealth of a country

• The population growth rate of a country

• The political system of a country

What were many new immigrants drawn by in the expanding American economy?

• The promise of finding work

• The promise of free land

• The promise of political freedom

• The promise of education

Diagram question related to immigrants arriving and working in factories during the Second Industrial Revolution.

• Immigrants arriving and working in agriculture during the Second Industrial Revolution.

• Immigrants arriving and working in factories during the First Industrial Revolution.

• Immigrants arriving and working in factories during the Second Industrial Revolution.

• Immigrants arriving and working in technology sectors during the Second Industrial Revolution.

What was a major push factor for Irish immigrants during the mid-1800s?

• Economic opportunity

• Potato famine

• Religious freedom

• Political unrest

What does the term "malnutrition" mean?

• A state of wealth due to having excess food

• A state of poor health due to not having enough healthy food

• A condition of having too much nutrition

• A situation where food is abundant