Question

1. what was a consequence of the rapid growth of cities in the late 1800s?

a. the decline of political machines in the midwest
b. the migration of poor workers to the suburbs
c. a decrease in the gap between rich and poor
d. the rapid growth of tenements and ghettos

1. the cartoon at the left by thomas nast was published in 1871.

which problem is addressed in the cartoon?
a. new citizens were often unable to exercise their voting rights.
b. city governments were providing inadequate services to residents.
c. political machines were profiting from kickbacks on public
contracts.
d. the deadlock between political parties was costing taxpayers
money.

1. which useful function was served by the political machines of the late

1800s?
a. they prevented corruption in local government.
b. they helped provide a supply of cheap and skilled labor for industry.
c. they served as role models for future city governments by acting as city
managers.
d. they assisted in the social assimilation of immigrants into the
community.

1. the statement below was made by a 19th - century immigrant to the

united states.
my family was lucky. we survived the pogrom in our village in russia. the tsarist
government acted in support of these anti - jewish attacks. we had a cousin in chicago
who sent us enough money to pay for our passage by steamship to america.
based on this statement, why did her family immigrate to the united states?
a. religious persecution pushed them out of russia.
b. a drought in western russia pushed them out of russia.
c. the discovery of gold in the black hills pulled them towards the united
states.
d. the promise of jobs in the oil industry in chicago pulled them towards
the united states.

Explanation:

Question 2

In the late 1800s, cities grew rapidly with immigration and industrialization. Political machines were corrupt (so A is wrong), poor workers couldn't afford suburbs (B is wrong), and the rich - poor gap widened (C is wrong). Tenements and ghettos grew to house the influx of people, so D is correct.

Question 3

Thomas Nast's cartoons often criticized political machine corruption. The cartoon's context (1871) and the options: A is about voting rights (not the focus), B is about city services (not shown), D is about party deadlock (not relevant). Political machines' kickbacks from public contracts match the corruption - themed cartoons of Nast, so C is correct.

Question 4

Political machines in the late 1800s were corrupt (so A is wrong), they didn't provide skilled labor (B is wrong), and they weren't good role models (C is wrong). They helped immigrants with jobs, housing, etc., aiding assimilation, so D is correct.

Question 5

Answer:

D. the rapid growth of tenements and ghettos