USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How would the arrival experience of European immigrants during the early 1900s be described?
A
Unwelcome
B
Accessible (welcome)
C
Difficult
D
Restricted
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Often, though, life for all was not easy. Most industries offered hazardous conditions and very low wages–lowered further after the padrone took out his share. Urban housing was overcrowded and unsanitary. Many found it very difficult to accept.

Detailed explanation-2: -Often stereotyped and discriminated against, many immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were “different.” While large-scale immigration created many social tensions, it also produced a new vitality in the cities and states in which the immigrants settled.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s? They lived in urban areas and most held low paying jobs. They obtained free land in the West and became farmers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The majority of immigrants who came to the USA between 1900 and 1929 came from countries in South-Eastern Europe such as Italy and Greece. People from Russia, Mexico, China and Japan also immigrat-ed. low taxes and there was employment for those who could work.

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