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Urbanization in America Answers

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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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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 statement best describes urban areas during the late 1800s?

A
Urban areas were often sparsely populated with few employment opportunities.
B
Many cities were overcrowded with limited housing and few sanitation services.
C
Urban areas were designed to encourage people to commute to work and live in suburbs.
D
Many cities were often free of political corruption with few limitations on who could vote.
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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 segregation in cities in the late 1800s?

A
a rise in pollution levels
B
the development of factories
C
an increase in immigration
D
the formation of ethnic neighborhoods
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How did railroads contribute to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution?

A
by providing the greatest number of jobs
B
by transporting raw materials and finished goods
C
by transporting materials to parks and museums
D
by providing immigrants with access to enclaves
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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.
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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.
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When Jacob Riis wrote "How the Other Half Lives" in 1890, the "other half" he was referring to was the

A
captains of industry.
B
upper class.
C
working poor.
D
growing middle class.
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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.

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