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Urbanization in America

Question 10 • SSHS IUS002 US History II

Who were the “other half” that Jacob Riis referred to in his 1890 book How the Other Half Lives?

Answer
A
the factory owners
B
the upper class
C
the working poor
D
the middle class

Explanation

Jacob Riis used “the other half” to describe poor people living in crowded, unsafe tenements, especially in New York City. His book exposed their living conditions to readers who were more prosperous. Therefore, the “other half” were the working poor, choice C.

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