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Which of the following best summarizes the living and working conditions of the urban poor at the turn of the twentieth century?

A
Both living and working conditions were unsafe.
B
Both living and working conditions were safe.
C
Living conditions were unsafe, but working conditions were safe.
D
Living conditions were safe, but working conditions were unsafe.
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Which of the following was an effect of the growth of the service industry in the late 1800s?

A
The number of people that worked in factories decreased.
B
The number of people that worked in factories increased.
C
The urban middle class grew.
D
The urban middle class shrank.
3

Which of the following was a direct result of increased job and educational opportunities in urban areas?

A
decline of city centers
B
rise of city centers
C
increase in overcrowding
D
formation of ethnic neighborhoods
4

Which of the following statements best describes how wealthy people lived on a daily basis during the Gilded Age?

A
They lived in modest townhomes.
B
They lived in luxurious city apartments.
C
They lived in country cottages.
D
They lived in tenement buildings.
5

Which of the following best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Immigrants usually lived on the outskirts of cities far from the places where they worked.
B
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of cities.
C
Factory owners preferred to live on the outskirts of cities in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
D
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
6

At the turn of the twentieth century, the majority of the working poor lived

A
in rural areas.
B
in large homes.
C
in small towns.
D
in inner-city tenements.
7

Which reason best explains why American cities grew in the late 1800s?

A
Cities were clean, peaceful places to settle.
B
Cities offered more jobs and opportunities.
C
Rural areas had become empty and abandoned.
D
Rural areas had ceased to offer employment for workers.
8

How did new urban transportation systems contribute to socioeconomic segregation in the late 1800s?

A
Wealthier people moved further away from city centers.
B
Wealthier people moved closer to city centers.
C
People were able to move out of city slums.
D
People in city slums had fewer resources available.
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Which of the following best explains why US cities became segregated by culture and ethnicity in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
Immigrants formed communities when they were shunned elsewhere.
B
City planners set aside neighborhoods for various ethnic groups.
C
Foreign governments set up colonies in American cities.
D
Government authorities forced immigrants to live in enclaves.
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Which of the following phrases best describes American society in the early 1900s?

A
a large wealthy class, a large middle class, and a small class of working poor
B
a small wealthy class, a growing middle class, and a small class of working poor
C
a small wealthy class, a large middle class, and a large class of working poor
D
a small wealthy class, a growing middle class, and a large class of working poor

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