Immigrant Cities (EdPuzzle)
How many immigrants came to the US between 1901 and 1914?
13 Million
The Lower East Side of Manhattan housed which immigrant groups? Chinese Spanish Germans Eastern European Jews and Italians
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The time period between 1880-1920 was a really big deal (or significant in American history) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT..
America became the largest military power in the world
Cities, such as New York and Chicago, experienced great growth during this period mostly due to...
Immigration
The outcome of improved transportation, such as elevated railroads and subways, in cities included all of the following EXCEPT...
More interaction between the rich and the poor as they were using the same transportation system, which eventually made them accept each other
Which of the following is NOT true about German immigrants?
Some of them came due to a potato famine in Germany in the 1840s
Chinese immigrants were discriminated against in this period in all of the following ways EXCEPT...
The Supreme Court didn't rule any court cases in their favor
The proximity between the rich and poor in cities during the Gilded Age led to which THREE reaction? HINT: You MUST select ALL THREE correct answers to get this question correct...
The creation of suburbs so that the rich didn't have to look at the poor Solving economic inequality through politics The progressive reform movement
Why did so many people move out West?
The demand for agricultural products was increasing due to growth of cities
Which of the following is NOT true about Chinese immigrants?
They came in families and lived on the East Coast
Which of the following is NOT true about Irish immigrants?
They were banned from coming to America after 1882 due to the Irish Exclusion Act
Which of the following was NOT what encouraged immigrants to come to America?
Unconditional racial acceptance