Question

Which statement describes city life in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Urban planning helped many of the larger cities control the problems brought by rapid population growth.

Air and water pollution was regulated first by state governments and then by the federal government.

Health hazards from unsafe water were eliminated by the development of public waterworks.

Finding adequate housing was a problem for many city residents, who were forced to live in tenements.

Answer 1

As the United States entered World War I what was significant about the fact that the two largest immigrant groups in the United States were German Americans and Irish Americans?

Members of both groups had negative feelings toward the Allies and favored American neutrality.

Members of both groups registered for the military in record numbers, despite their ties to their homelands.

Members of both groups were prohibited from serving in the military because of their questionable loyalties.

Members of both groups were asked to join the American Protective League to spy on their friends and neighbors.

Answer 2

1. Finding adequate housing was a problem for many city residents, who were forced to live in tenements.
2. Members of both groups were prohibited from serving in the military because of their questionable loyalties.