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Question 1

Which best summarizes the living and working conditions of the urban poor at the turn of the twentieth century?

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Both living and working conditions were unsafe.

Question 2

How did railroads contribute to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution?

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by transporting raw materials and finished goods

Question 3

Which statement best describes urban areas during the late 1800s?

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Many cities were overcrowded with limited housing and few sanitation services.

Question 4

Between 1790 and 1900, cities in America

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grew rapidly as people moved to urban centers.

Question 5

Which reason best explains why American cities grew in the late 1800s?

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Cities offered more jobs and opportunities.

Question 6

Which of these was an effect of the growth of the service industry in the late 1800s?

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The urban middle class grew.

Question 7

Which of these phrases best describes American society in the early 1900s?

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a small wealthy class, a growing middle class, and a large class of working poor

Question 8

Which of these was a direct result of increased job and educational opportunities in urban areas?

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formation of ethnic neighborhoods

Question 9

How did new urban transportation systems contribute to socioeconomic segregation in the late 1800s?

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Wealthier people moved further away from city centers.

Question 10

At the turn of the twentieth century, the majority of the working poor lived

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in inner-city tenements.

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