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Immigration and Urban Society: Late 19 Century - Quiz 2

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Europeans who came to the United States after 1880 have been described as "new" immigrants mainly because they?:

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were considered physically and mentally superior to earlier immigrants.

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arrived before the closing of the frontier and settled farms in the West.

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came chiefly from northern and western Europe.

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came generally from different countries than most earlier immigrants.

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The groups that migrated to the cities after the Civil War included large numbers of al of the following groups EXCEPT?:

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Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support Tammany Hall?:

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industrial and business leaders.

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organized religion.

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poor urban immigrants.

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middle-class shopowners.

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wealthy rural landowners.

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The most dangerous aspect of urban life in the late 19c was?:

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In the late 1800s, the available welfare services were generally provided to the urban poor by?:

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the bosses of the city machines.

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private philanthropic organizations.

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federal relief agencies.

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state welfare agencies.

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all of these choices are correct.

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Jane Addams is most closely associated with which of the following?:

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temperance reform.

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higher education for women.

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women's suffrage.

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Protestant missions.

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the settlement house movement.

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Which of the following enabled city dwellers of the late 19c and early 20c to live in greater comfort and safety?:

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After 1890, increased immigration began to present a national problem because?:

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unskilled laborers tended to concentrate in crowded urban slums.

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contract laborers enabled employers to combat strikes effectively.

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the American educational system could not absorb the numbers of immigrant children.

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unskilled laborers could not become members of labor unions.

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skilled laborers were essential to industry.

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Those believing in the idea of the "Melting Pot" predicted that?:

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each immigrant group would always maintain its separate identity.

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all immigrant groups would eventually adopt an English culture.

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a unique American culture would emerge from the blending of Old World cultures.

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some immigrant groups would retain their culture while others would gradually blend into the mainstream culture.

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The social ethic which prevailed in late 19c America stressed that?:

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family background should determine social rank.

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social class should determine social rank.

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greed had more to do with success than good character did.

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economic success was available to anyone who worked hard.

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