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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 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 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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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.
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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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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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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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Between 1790 and 1900, cities in America

A
grew rapidly as people moved to urban centers.
B
shrank as rural areas became more popular.
C
shrank as people began moving to the suburbs.
D
grew slowly as they industrialized.
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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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Tenement apartments at the beginning of the twentieth century were

A
spacious but crowded.
B
small and dangerous.
C
crowded but safe.
D
renovated and spacious.

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