WorksheetsChapter 5: Immigration and Urbanization Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
So-called new immigrants came from which of the following areas?
a)
Western Europe
b)
Northern Europe
c)
Eastern Europe
d)
Latin America
2.
All Americans bought the same household gadgets, toys, clothes, and food items during the late Gilded Age, resulting in…
a)
Americanization
b)
Mass Consumerism
c)
Steerage
d)
Nativism
3.
What was white, Anglo-Saxon resistance to the new wave of immigrants referred to as?
a)
Americanization
b)
Mixing Bowl
c)
Steerage
d)
Horizontal Integration
4.
Many new immigrants could only afford to ride in the cheapest and most inhospitable sections of ocean liners, known as...
a)
Steerage
b)
Portage
c)
1st Class
d)
Coach
5.
During this period of industrialization, there was a mass migration towards ...
a)
Cities
b)
Warm Weather
c)
Farms
d)
Other Countries
6.
The migration from farms to cities is known as...
a)
Rural-to-Urban Migration
b)
Conspicuous Consumption
c)
Urban-to-Rural Migration
d)
Americanization
7.
What was the East Coast processing center for over 12 million European immigrants?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Sanibel Island
d)
Staten Island
8.
What was the West Coast processing center for millions of Asian immigrants?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Sanibel Island
d)
Staten Island
9.
Many immigrants to the East Coast had to settle in low-cost, multifamily housing units that were designed to squeeze in as many families as possible. These units became known as…
a)
Vaudevilles
b)
Steerages
c)
Estates
d)
Tenements
10.
Buildings ten-stories or higher that included steel framework and housed many businesses and people became known as…
a)
Tenements
b)
Skyscrapers
c)
Perimeters
d)
Urbans
11.
With new inventions and new-found money, many Americans rushed out to buy the newest products. This phenomenon is called…
a)
Urbanization
b)
Conspicuous Consumerism
c)
Mass Production
d)
Industrialization
12.
Sprawling residential areas that grew outside of cities are called...
a)
Rural Areas
b)
Urban Areas
c)
Suburban Areas
d)
Industrial Areas
13.
The average stay of a European immigrant at Ellis Island would be from...
a)
20 minutes - 1 hour
b)
3-7 hours
c)
12-24 hours
d)
1-2 weeks
14.
The average stay of an Asian immigrant at Angel Island would be from...
a)
20 minutes - 1 hour
b)
3-4 hours
c)
12-24 hours
d)
1-2 weeks
15.
What is the process of immigrants learning English and adopting American dress and diet called?
a)
Nativism
b)
Industrialization
c)
Gilding
d)
Americanization
16.
What trend in literacy did America experience during the Gilded Age?
a)
It decreased dramatically.
b)
It increased dramatically.
c)
It was largely unchanged.
d)
There was no real pattern.
17.
Which of the following was NOT a common form of mass transit in many large U.S. cities?
a)
Electric Street Cars (Trollies)
b)
Subway (Metro, A-Train)
c)
Bus/Taxi
d)
Canals
18.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a new immigrant?
a)
An Italian
b)
A German
c)
A Hungarian
d)
A Russian Jew
19.
Geographically, where did the majority of the nation’s cities (and population) reside?
a)
Midwest and Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
West Coast
d)
Great Plains and Southwest
20.
Which was true of most new immigrants’ religions?
a)
They were Jewish or Roman Catholic.
b)
They were Protestant.
c)
They were Muslim.
d)
They were Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist.
21.
Which city experienced a horrendous fire that destroyed much of its downtown in 1871?
a)
New York City
b)
Chicago
c)
Detroit
d)
Cincinnati
22.
What was Americans’ most available media source during the Gilded Age?
a)
Newspaper
b)
Radio
c)
Television
d)
Pony Express
23.
Which ethnic group was excluded from immigration in 1882?
a)
Latin America
b)
Jewish
c)
Eastern European
d)
Chinese (East Asian)
24.
Which of the following engaged in a printing war, selling large quantities of newspaper both to inform and to entertain, gaining much wealth and power along the way?
a)
Mark Twain and Joseph Pullitzer
b)
William Randolph Hearst and Mark Twain
c)
Joseph Pullitzer and William Randolph Hearst
d)
Mark Twain and Horatio Alger
25.
...invented a safety elevator that would not fall if the lifting rope broke.
a)
Horatio Alger
b)
Frederick Law Olmstead
c)
Joseph Pullitzer
d)
Elisha Otis
26.
Who coined the phrase, “the Gilded Age”?
a)
William Randolph Hearst
b)
Elisha Otis
c)
Joseph Pullitzer
d)
Mark Twain
27.
What invention made skyscrapers both possible and practical?
a)
Electric Street Car
b)
Telegraph
c)
Elevator
d)
Air Conditioning
28.
Why was this era referred to as the 'Gilded Age'?
a)
The United States looked better from the outside than it did internally
b)
It was an era of rapid industrialization
c)
Metal became an important product
d)
Jewelry was invented
29.
Which of the following would NOT be a push factor forcing emigrants from their homelands?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Warfare
c)
Famine
d)
Corrupt Government
30.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a pull factor for immigrants to the United States?
a)
Strong Economy
b)
Government Stability
c)
Urban Poverty
d)
Social Opportunity
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