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25 America Moves to the City, 1865-1900
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1What was the most important factor that drew rural people off the farms and into the big cities during the period 1865-1900?
- AThe availability of industrial jobs
- BAn agriculture system that was suffering from poor production levels
- CThe compact and dense nature of those urban communities
- DThe advent of new housing structures such as dumbbell tenements
2What occurrence directly spurred the abandonment of wood construction for brick and steel in the downtown districts of most American cities?
- AThe great Chicago fire of 1871
- BThe development of the electric elevator and the skyscraper
- CCheaper brick-making and the replacement of iron by more durable steel for construction purposes
- DThe changing preference of architects such as Louis Sullivan toward designing steel and brick structures
3All of the following characterized the New Immigrants who came to the United States from 1880 to 1900 EXCEPT:
- Athey were culturally different from previous immigrants to America
- Bthey attempted to preserve their Old Country culture in America
- Cthey made substantial efforts to convert Americans to Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or Judaism
- Dthey were subjected to discrimination and violence by nativist Americans because they practiced different religions and some were politically radical
4What vital function did big city political bosses and their machines perform in managing the social and economic demands of the new Urban environment?
- AThey successfully leveraged grant money from the federal government to meet the social and economic needs of urban immigrants
- BIn exchange for political support, they provided many urban immigrants with jobs and social services that permitted these New Immigrants to raise a family, earn a livelihood, and escape poverty
- CThey successfully lobbied state governments to provide public funds to build an extensive social services network and public housing program in the cities
- DThey allied with the Protestant churches, the Republican party, and big business to provide jobs, social services, and educational opportunities to the New Immigrants
5All of the following characterized the settlement -house movement led by leaders like Jane Addams, Lillian Wald, and Florence Kelley EXCEPT that it:
- Awas led mostly by middle-class, reform-minded women and centered in poor immigrant neighborhoods of the city
- Badvocated on behalf of social reforms like anti-sweatshop and child labor laws
- Cstudiously avoided becoming involved in international efforts to advance worldwide peace and condemn war
- Dbecame a forerunner for the new professions of social work
6In the 1890's, which group of women had a nearly exclusive hold on available white-collar positions as secretaries, department store clerks, and telephone operators?
- ANative-born women
- BCollege educated women
- CAfrican American women
- DIrish American women
7Which of the following was NOT a reason that many labor unions favored government imposed restrictions on immigration?
- AImmigrants were used by companies as strikebreakers
- BImmigrants were often willing to work for lower wages and in dangerous working conditions
- CImmigrants were sometimes difficult to unionize because of language barriers
- DImmigrants were not willing or able to work in factory environments
8Which of the following represents the best example of liberal Protestantism's effort to accommodate religion to modern scientific theories such as Darwinism>
- ALinking liberal Protestantism to theories of racial superiority and an imperialistic "survival of the fittest" political dogma
- BAttempting to prove that the prayerful dogma of Christian Scientists like Mary Baker Eddy was rooted in scientific fact
- CProclaiming that Darwinism was an updated, authentic, and grander revelation of the ways of God
- DUtilizing Darwinism as an intellectual argument against the effort by liberal Protestant women to become members of the clergy
9Which were the two major sources of funding for the powerful new American research universities
- ATuition paid by undergraduate students and fees charged to those served by the universities
- BState land grants and wealthy philanthropic industrialists
- CThe federal government and local communities
- DChurches and numerous private individual donors
10What was the most important reason why Americans offered increasing support for the establishment of a free public education system?
- ATo combat the growing strength and influence of Catholic parochial schools
- BBecause Americans accepted the idea that a free government and republic can not function effectively without educated citizens
- CBecause private schools began to fold as a result of difficult economic circumstances
- DTo utilize public schools to identify an intellectual elite
11Which statement best reflects the different approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DeBois toward black education?
- AW.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should develop a talented tenth, while Booker T. Washington emphasized manual labor and industrial training for African Americans
- BW.E.B. DuBois asserted that African Americans should develop separate black schools and colleges, while Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should develop a talented tenth
- CW.E.B. DuBois advocated that African Americans concentrate on manual labor and technical education, while Booker T. Washington emphasized African Americans access to higher education
- DW.E.B. DuBois advocated developing separate black colleges and universities, while Booker T. Washington believed that securing access to traditionally white colleges and universities was critical to African American progress
12How did American newspaper publishers expand their circulation and attract public attention in the late nineteenth century?
- APrinting hard-hitting editorials about the plight of poor immigrants in the city
- BCrusading for social reforms
- CPrinting sensationalist stories of sex, corruption, and scandal
- DFocusing on coverage of local community issues and avoiding yellow journalism
13What development prompted American novelists turn from romanticism and transcendentalism to rugged social realism?
- AThe growing prominence of women writers
- BThe heightened awareness of racial problems
- CA higher education level of their readers
- DThe materialism and conflicts of the new industrial society
14By 1900, a new generation of women suffrage advocates emphasized all of the following EXCEPT:
- Alinking the vote to nontraditional female family roles such as assuming primary wage- earning responsibilities in the household
- Bforming strong alliances with African American seeking voting rights
- Cthe desirability of giving women the vote in order to extend their roles as mothers and homemakers to the public world
- Dthe need for women living in cities to have political influence on boards of public health, police commissions, and school boards
15The new cities consumer economy was symbolized especially the rise of:
- Aseparate districts for retail merchants
- Bfine restaurants and food shops
- Clarge, elegant department stores
- Dluxuriant horse-drawn carriages
16One of the most difficult new problems generated by the rise of cities and the urban American life-style was:
- Adealing with horses and other animals in urban settings
- Bdeveloping means of communicating in densely populated city centers
- Cdisposing of large quantities of consumer-generated waste materials
- Dfinding effective methods of high-rise construction for limited urban space
17Two technical developments of the late nineteenth century that contributed to the spectacular growth of American cities were:
- Aa telegraph and the telephone
- Bthe compressor and the internal combustion engine
- Cthe electric trolley and the skyscraper
- Dthe oil furnace and the air conditioner
18Countries from which many of the "New Immigrants" came included:
- ASweden and Great Britian
- BGermany and Ireland
- CPoland and Italy
- DChina and Japan
19Among the factors driving millions of European peasants from their homeland to America were:
- AAmerican food imports and religious persecution
- Bthe rise of European nation-states and the decline of the Catholic church
- Cthe rise of communist and fascist regimes
- Dmajor international wars among the European great powers
20Besides providing direct services to immigrants, the reformers of Hull House worked for general goals like:
- Athe secret ballot and direct election of senators
- Banti-sweatshop laws to protect women and child laborers
- Csocial security and unemployment compensation
- Dconservation and federal aid to municipal governments
21The one immigrant group that was totally banned from America after 1882 nativist agitation was:
- AIrish
- BGreeks
- CAfricans
- DChinese
22Two religious groups that grew most dramatically because of the "New Immigration" were:
- AMethodists and Baptists
- BChristian Scientists and the Salvation Army
- CEpiscopalians and Unitarians
- DJews and Roman Catholics
23The phrase "social Gospel" refers to:
- Athe fact that many people were turning to God seeking solutions to social conflicts
- Bthe theory developed by religious liberals to reconcile Darwinian theories with the biblical views of human origins.
- Cthe efforts of some Christian reformers to apply their religious beliefs to new social problems
- Dthe conflict between socialists and traditional religious believers
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