The Second Industrial Revolution in America
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Nativism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which areas did many newly arrived immigrants settle during the Second Industrial Revolution?

    <p>Industrialized cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What attracted many new immigrants to America during the Second Industrial Revolution?

    <p>Land of opportunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'melting pot' refer to in the context of American immigration?

    <p>The assimilation of new immigrants into American culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the push factors driving immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s to the early 1900s?

    <p>Persecution and political unrest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the term 'salad bowl' as a metaphor for American immigration?

    <p>It suggests that immigrants' cultures retain their uniqueness while coexisting with American culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of potato blight on Ireland in the mid-1800s?

    <p>Massive starvation and devastation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did many newly arrived Irish immigrants settle in America?

    <p>Northeast region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'mosaic' metaphorically signify in relation to American immigration?

    <p>Retaining individual cultural characteristics while coexisting with American culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drove many immigrants to leave their home countries and immigrate to America?

    <p>Seeking economic opportunity and religious freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the United States view the arrival of many foreign immigrants?

    <p>'Anti-immigrant' with unhappiness towards the arrival of many foreigners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the metaphor used to popularize the idea about American immigration in the play 'The Melting Pot'?

    <p>'Melting pot'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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