3. This list includes characteristics of life and work found in many large U.S. cities during the early 1900s. child labor tenem
ent living high infant mortality rate dangerous working conditions Which factor led to an increase in the characteristics shown in the list? A. an increase in trade among North American countries B. an increase in the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe C. an increase in job opportunities along the western coast of the United States D. an increase in the standard of living among immigrants from northwestern Europe
Answer: B. an increase in the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe.
Explanation:
From 1880 to 1914, it is estimated that over 20 million people immigrated to the U.S. from southern and eastern Europe. They were escaping persecution and looking for a better life.
These people needed jobs to survive and so would try to get as many people as possible to be employed including children so that more of the family would earn money. The conditions that they worked in was quite dangerous but they would still go to work because they needed an income.
