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What is the term used to describe the time period from 1865 to 1914 in America?
What is the term used to describe the time period from 1865 to 1914 in America?
- Age of Enlightenment
- Second Industrial Revolution (correct)
- First Industrial Revolution
- Gilded Age
Where did most of the new immigrants settle during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Where did most of the new immigrants settle during the Second Industrial Revolution?
- Pacific Northwest
- Northeast and Midwest (correct)
- Western United States
- Southern United States
What drew twenty-five million new immigrants to America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What drew twenty-five million new immigrants to America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
- Promise of finding work (correct)
- Political freedom
- Natural resources
- Access to education
What is the term used to describe the discrimination faced by immigrants in America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What is the term used to describe the discrimination faced by immigrants in America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
In which areas did many newly arrived immigrants settle during the Second Industrial Revolution?
In which areas did many newly arrived immigrants settle during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What attracted many new immigrants to America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What attracted many new immigrants to America during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What does the term 'melting pot' refer to in the context of American immigration?
What does the term 'melting pot' refer to in the context of American immigration?
What were the push factors driving immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s to the early 1900s?
What were the push factors driving immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s to the early 1900s?
What can be inferred about the term 'salad bowl' as a metaphor for American immigration?
What can be inferred about the term 'salad bowl' as a metaphor for American immigration?
What was the impact of potato blight on Ireland in the mid-1800s?
What was the impact of potato blight on Ireland in the mid-1800s?
Where did many newly arrived Irish immigrants settle in America?
Where did many newly arrived Irish immigrants settle in America?
What does the term 'mosaic' metaphorically signify in relation to American immigration?
What does the term 'mosaic' metaphorically signify in relation to American immigration?
What drove many immigrants to leave their home countries and immigrate to America?
What drove many immigrants to leave their home countries and immigrate to America?
How did the United States view the arrival of many foreign immigrants?
How did the United States view the arrival of many foreign immigrants?
What was the metaphor used to popularize the idea about American immigration in the play 'The Melting Pot'?
What was the metaphor used to popularize the idea about American immigration in the play 'The Melting Pot'?
