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WorksheetsCh 12 Immigrants, Labor and Cities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
By 1920s, Minnesota's urban areas were getting smaller.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
In the early 1900s, European immigrants to MN often became part of the working class.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Many women worked inside the home in the early 1900s, but others had jobs outside the home.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Bohemian Flats was a wealthy neighborhood in Minneapolis.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Immigrants can become American citizens through a process called naturalization.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Knud Wefald was...
a)
undercover newspaper reporter
b)
iron miner who went on strike
c)
state representative from Hawley
d)
worker at the North Star Woolen Mill
7.
Stefan Yakub was...
a)
undercover newspaper reporter
b)
iron miner who went on strike
c)
state representative from Hawley
d)
worker at the North Star Woolen Mill
8.
Eva McDonald Valesh was...
a)
undercover newspaper reporter
b)
iron miner who went on strike
c)
state representative from Hawley
d)
worker at the North Star Woolen Mill
9.
Anton Antilla was...
a)
undercover newspaper reporter
b)
iron miner who went on strike
c)
state representative from Hawley
d)
worker at the North Star Woolen Mill
10.
Which one of these are false? The labor movement wanted...
a)
8 hour work days and 5 day workweek
b)
limit or end child labor
c)
safe and clean work environments
d)
more machines and less workers
11.
Which of the following best describes mining conditions?
a)
dangerous, long hours, and low pay
b)
clean, dark and cold
c)
high pay and high danger
d)
all workers were treated fairly
12.
Why did immigrants form communities with others from the same home countries?
a)
thought they were better than everyone else
b)
more comfortable with same language and customs
c)
government told them where to live
d)
hated others because they wanted their jobs
13.
What are two ways to become a US citizen?
a)
get a passport and a drivers license
b)
apply for social security or pay taxes
c)
vote in every election or don't get arrested
d)
naturalization or born in US
14.
Why did people move to urban areas around 1900?
a)
free farm land, wheat farming
b)
opportunity, jobs, live with family, and adventure
c)
to get an education
d)
to get rich
15.
Define urban
a)
relating to the city
b)
relating to the countryside
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
16.
Define rural
a)
relating to the city
b)
relating to the countryside
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
17.
Define working class
a)
relating to the city
b)
relating to the countryside
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
18.
Define labor union
a)
relating to the city
b)
an organization that fights for better wages and working conditions for workers
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
19.
Define strike
a)
when workers refuse to work until demands are met
b)
a group of workers who come together to fight for a better working environment
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
20.
Define boom
a)
when workers refuse to work until demands are met
b)
a group of workers who come together to fight for a better working environment
c)
people who work for hourly wages
d)
growth spurts
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