Question

According to the passage, which of the following is true of wages in southern cities in 1910?

• A. They were being pushed lower as a result of increased competition..
• B. They had begun to rise so that southern industry could attract rural workers.
• C. They had increased in large southern cities but decreased in small southern cities
• D. They had increased in newly developed industries but decreased in the older trades

Answer 1

The correct option is A They were being pushed lower as a result of increased competition..

A is the best answer. The author discusses wages in southern cities in the third paragraph. Lines 68-73 state that an increase in the number of rural workers who migrated to southern cities after the collapse of the cotton industry led to increased competition for jobs and resulted in wages being pushed lower.