Question

1. which institution helped immigrants and the poor in urban areas lift themselves up socially and economically?

the new deal
the tva
the sherman anti - trust act
settlement houses

Explanation:

• The New Deal was a set of programs for economic recovery during the Great Depression, not focused on helping urban immigrants and poor in the same way as settlement houses.
• The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was focused on regional development in the Tennessee Valley, not urban immigrant/poor assistance.
• The Sherman Anti - Trust Act was for regulating monopolies, not related to helping immigrants and the poor.
• Settlement Houses (like Hull House) were established in urban areas to provide social and educational services to immigrants and the poor to help them improve socially and economically.

Answer:

D. Settlement Houses