Which of the Following Statements Describes Immigrants' Accommodation to City

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes immigrants' accommodation to city life in the United States around 1900?

• A) They discarded their ethnic customs and traditional holidays as quickly as possible to blend in with native-born Americans.
• B) Each family looked out solely for its own interests,abandoning older community-oriented patterns.
• C) Irish and German immigrants frequently joined temperance societies to become sober American workers.
• D) Many relied on native-language newspapers,the conviviality of saloons,and the assistance of mutual aid societies.

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