At the turn of the twentieth century, the leaders of the settlement house movement a. thought assimilation robbed immigrants of
the best parts of their culture. b. directed their attention at improving urban living conditions. c. were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants. d. eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England. e. generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants.
Directed their attention at improving urban living conditions, is the right answer.
Arose in the decade of 1880's and peaked in or around 1920's in England and the U.S. the settlement movement was a reformist civil movement. The main goal of this movement was to induce the rich and the poor of the community together in both bodily vicinity and social interconnectedness. People associated with this group gave the main focus on the establishment of "settlement houses" in the poor metropolitan areas.
