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Living and Working in Cities

Question 8 • RS AZ-US History A

Which professions best characterize the jobs held by people in the middle class at the turn of the twentieth century?

Answer
A
clerks, teachers, and doctors
B
factory, mill, and assembly-line workers
C
union leaders and laborers
D
big business owners and industry leaders

Explanation

At the turn of the twentieth century, the middle class commonly included people in professional and office-based jobs. Clerks, teachers, and doctors fit this description. Factory and assembly-line workers and laborers were generally working-class, while big business owners and industry leaders were wealthy elites.

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