Below are some trivia questions quiz on Immigration, Urbanization And Political Machines! In the world today, a lot of countries are facing political instability, and the insecurity that comes with it makes people want to move to other regions for a stable, and most of the time, they move to the urbanized areas. Take this quiz and test some of these historical movements.
Ellis Island
Chinese Exclusion Act
Angel Island
The Gentlemen's Agreement
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Gentlemen's Agreement
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Ellis Island
The Gentlemen's Agreement
Chinese Exclusion Act
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
The Spoils System
The Patronage System
The Pendleton Act
The Spoils System
The political machine
Graft
The political machine
The spoils system
Graft
Applicants for government jobs to prove their competence by passing an exam
Native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy
Government workers to quit whatever political party they were part of
Cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents
Bribing a city official
Assassinating a public official
Saying one thing and doing another
Giving a friend a government job because he/she supported you in your campaign
Civil service
Nativism
Gentlemen's Agreement
Graft
Poor
Lives in the city
Works in a low skilled factory job
Weathy
To increase government funds
To increase government efficiency
To reward the supporters of a persons campaign
To avoid concentrating power in one individual or group
Using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud
Saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself or your political organization
Choosing your friends for political office
Using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate
They made all decisions for the machine economically, politcally, and socially
They ensured the success of the machine by providing a direct link between the machine and the immigrants who supported the machine
They controlled the power of the machine through the use of ward bosses who then reported to the immigrants
Crime
Fire
Sanitation
Housing
Crime
Transportation
Sanitation
Water
Housing
Sanitation
Crime
None of these were caused by massive immigration
All of these wree caused by massive immigration
Empty apartment buildings because the demand for housing was down
Raw sewage in the streets of the city
Unsanitary living conditions caused by overcrowded tenement houses
Constant threat of fire because all building materials were made of flammable wood.