Question

HELP TIMED 100 PTS

As the United States became increasingly industrialized in the early twentieth century, immigration to the country increased. Which of the following BEST explains why workers living in large urban cities resented these new immigrants?

The new immigrants lacked the skills necessaryto work at the factories and instead resorted tocrime in order to survive.

The new immigrants often started smallbusinesses and charged high prices for goodsthat the urban workers needed.

The new immigrants tended to be much richerthan those living in the cities and rarely neededto work to provide for their families.

The new immigrants were willing to work forlower wages so they were often given jobsinstead of the other urban workers

Answer 1

the answer would be : The new immigrants were willing to work for lower wages so they were often given jobs instead of the other urban workers

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) The new immigrants were willing to work for lower wages so they were often given jobs instead of the other urban workers.

The statement that BEST explains why workers living in large urban cities resented these new immigrants is "The new immigrants were willing to work for lower wages so they were often given jobs instead of the other urban workers.

During the 1800s, millions of immigrants arrived in the United States for different reasons. Some were being persecuted by religious reasons, other by political issues. Many more just wanted to have a better way of living because there were poverty and hunger in their native countries. But many immigrants were unskilled workers that had no problem to accept jobs at a cheaper salaries. That is why workers living in large urban cities resented these new immigrants that took the jobs they considered were deserved by Americans. This increased nativist sentiments in the United States.