Question

what was a tenement?
a. a government agency that provided housing for immigrants
b. a large factory where immigrants worked
c. a type of immigration processing center
d. a crowded and poorly maintained building where many immigrants lived

what was the great migration?
a. a mass exodus from rural areas
b. an effort to urbanize the western u.s.
c. the movement of african americans to northern cities
d. a wave of european immigration

which location became a symbol of american immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a. angel island
b. liberty bell
c. statue of liberty
d. ellis island

what term is used to describe hostility toward immigrants?
a. industrialism
b. nativism
c. patriotism
d. nationalism

what was a common living arrangement for immigrants in urban areas?
a. townhouses
b. suburbs
c. tenements
d. skyscrapers

what was one of the main reasons immigrants came to the united states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a. free land
b. religious persecution
c. economic opportunities
d. military service

what was one effect of the immigration act of 1924?
a. unrestricted immigration from certain countries
b. it reduced urbanization

Explanation:

1. A tenement was overcrowded, unregulated housing for immigrants in urban areas.
2. The Great Migration refers to the large-scale movement of African Americans from the rural South to Northern U.S. cities in the early 20th century.
3. Ellis Island was the primary entry point for European immigrants to the U.S. in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, making it a symbol of immigration.
4. Nativism is the ideology of favoring native-born people over immigrants, often leading to hostility toward immigrants.
5. Tenements were the dominant, overcrowded living spaces for urban immigrants in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.
6. Economic opportunities (jobs, higher wages) were a top pull factor for immigrants to the U.S. in this era.
7. The Immigration Act of 1924 established national origin quotas, restricting immigration from non-Western European countries.

Answer:

1. d. A crowded and poorly maintained building where many immigrants lived
2. c. The movement of African Americans to northern cities
3. d. Ellis Island
4. b. Nativism
5. c. Tenements
6. c. Economic opportunities
7. a. It restricted immigration from certain countries