Question 1

The development of the textile industry in the South was aided by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of electric looms 
B)  An abundance of water to power the drive shafts for machines 
C)  Cheap immigrant labor 
D)  The use of profit sharing to encourage worker productivity 
A)  The use of electric looms 
B)  An abundance of water to power the drive shafts for machines 
C)  Cheap immigrant labor 
D)  The use of profit sharing to encourage worker productivity

Question 2

As a result of the introduction of mass transit in cities, _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  working-class neighborhoods were broken apart 
B)  members of the middle class could live in neighborhoods on the urban outskirts and commute to work in the inner city 
C)  more mixed-use areas consisting of residences, shops, and factories emerged 
D)  human resources were drawn inward toward the central city 
A)  working-class neighborhoods were broken apart 
B)  members of the middle class could live in neighborhoods on the urban outskirts and commute to work in the inner city 
C)  more mixed-use areas consisting of residences, shops, and factories emerged 
D)  human resources were drawn inward toward the central city

Question 3

Which of the following is true of law enforcement officials in late-nineteenth-century American cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often had to answer to various groups that differed on their views of the law and how it should be enforced. 
B)  They were merely volunteers with no professional training or status. 
C)  They were far more consistent in how they applied the law to various social classes and ethnic groups than is the case in today's society. 
D)  They usually showed far more leniency in applying the law to the disadvantaged. 
A)  They often had to answer to various groups that differed on their views of the law and how it should be enforced. 
B)  They were merely volunteers with no professional training or status. 
C)  They were far more consistent in how they applied the law to various social classes and ethnic groups than is the case in today's society. 
D)  They usually showed far more leniency in applying the law to the disadvantaged.

Question 4

Most urban political bosses

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to distribute favors in an equitable way. 
B)  were disdainful of local government and of the people they were supposed to serve. 
C)  retained their power because they knew people's needs and tended to those needs. 
D)  were thoroughly corrupt and assumed dictatorial powers. 
A)  tried to distribute favors in an equitable way. 
B)  were disdainful of local government and of the people they were supposed to serve. 
C)  retained their power because they knew people's needs and tended to those needs. 
D)  were thoroughly corrupt and assumed dictatorial powers.

Question 5

The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants brought sports with them from Europe. 
B)  Employers wanted to draw workers' attention away from union organization. 
C)  Labor-saving devices brought a substantial increase in leisure time. 
D)  City reformers believed organized amusements would relieve working-class boredom and reduce the urban crime rate. 
A)  Immigrants brought sports with them from Europe. 
B)  Employers wanted to draw workers' attention away from union organization. 
C)  Labor-saving devices brought a substantial increase in leisure time. 
D)  City reformers believed organized amusements would relieve working-class boredom and reduce the urban crime rate.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of urban housing conditions in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of the construction of model tenements in most American cities, even the poor had clean, affordable housing. 
B)  Because population growth outpaced housing supplies in many large cities, low-income families often experienced extreme overcrowding. 
C)  Legislation establishing a national housing code made inhumane living conditions, a thing of the past. 
D)  In many cities, urban renewal projects funded by the federal government displaced the poor to cardboard shanties. 
A)  Because of the construction of model tenements in most American cities, even the poor had clean, affordable housing. 
B)  Because population growth outpaced housing supplies in many large cities, low-income families often experienced extreme overcrowding. 
C)  Legislation establishing a national housing code made inhumane living conditions, a thing of the past. 
D)  In many cities, urban renewal projects funded by the federal government displaced the poor to cardboard shanties.

Question 7

Which of the following social reformers was a pioneer of the settlement house movement and founder of Chicago's Hull House?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacob Riis 
B)  Denis Kearney 
C)  Jane Addams 
D)  George Waring 
A)  Jacob Riis 
B)  Denis Kearney 
C)  Jane Addams 
D)  George Waring

Question 8

Which of the following is true of Denis Kearney?

Accepted Answer

A)  He and his followers intimidated employers in San Francisco into refusing to hire people of Chinese descent. 
B)  He was the motivating force behind the massacre of hundreds of Chinese immigrants. 
C)  As a member of the San Francisco city council, he gained passage of a city ordinance prohibiting anyone of Chinese descent from living within the city limits. 
D)  He argued that immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon descent should not be allowed to become naturalized citizens of the United States. 
A)  He and his followers intimidated employers in San Francisco into refusing to hire people of Chinese descent. 
B)  He was the motivating force behind the massacre of hundreds of Chinese immigrants. 
C)  As a member of the San Francisco city council, he gained passage of a city ordinance prohibiting anyone of Chinese descent from living within the city limits. 
D)  He argued that immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon descent should not be allowed to become naturalized citizens of the United States.

Question 9

Which of the following statements best expresses the new attitude about poverty accepted by some humanitarians in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the unfit are poor. 
B)  Relief of poverty should be tolerated but never encouraged. 
C)  Anyone can escape poverty through hard work and clean living. 
D)  Environment, rather than personal defects, causes poverty. 
A)  Only the unfit are poor. 
B)  Relief of poverty should be tolerated but never encouraged. 
C)  Anyone can escape poverty through hard work and clean living. 
D)  Environment, rather than personal defects, causes poverty.

Question 10

The Supreme Court's decision in Muller v. Oregon resulted in women being _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  barred from some occupations 
B)  paid substantially more than before 
C)  hired for the first time in many occupations 
D)  permitted to strike for better working conditions or higher wages 
A)  barred from some occupations 
B)  paid substantially more than before 
C)  hired for the first time in many occupations 
D)  permitted to strike for better working conditions or higher wages

Question 11

Unlike Henry George and Lester Ward, Edward Bellamy ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  strongly criticized Social Darwinism 
B)  favored government ownership and management of the means of production 
C)  criticized government as a negative force in society 
D)  did not believe that humans could shape the course of nature 
A)  strongly criticized Social Darwinism 
B)  favored government ownership and management of the means of production 
C)  criticized government as a negative force in society 
D)  did not believe that humans could shape the course of nature

Question 12

The main goal of the urban political machines of the late 1800s was to

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate industrial development. 
B)  gather votes for presidential candidates. 
C)  improve the lives of the urban poor. 
D)  gain the rewards that accompanied political power. 
A)  facilitate industrial development. 
B)  gather votes for presidential candidates. 
C)  improve the lives of the urban poor. 
D)  gain the rewards that accompanied political power.

Question 13

Examine the problem of poverty, crime, and violence in American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and explain and evaluate the responses of private citizens, philanthropic agencies, reformers, and local governments to this problem.

Accepted Answer

The problem of poverty, crime, and viole

Question 14

Discuss the characteristics of the immigrants who entered the United States between 1880 and 1920, and examine the impact these immigrants and American society had on each other.

Accepted Answer

The immigrants who entered the United St

Question 15

Which of the following enabled city dwellers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to live in greater comfort and safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indoor plumbing, central heating systems, and the adoption of public health regulations 
B)  The increased use of coal-burning stoves 
C)  Pollution control legislation 
D)  Government financing of low-income housing 
A)  Indoor plumbing, central heating systems, and the adoption of public health regulations 
B)  The increased use of coal-burning stoves 
C)  Pollution control legislation 
D)  Government financing of low-income housing

Question 16

Explain the position of women in the work force and in the union movement in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth century, women fa

Question 17

In the late nineteenth century, several states passed laws designed to ease working conditions. Discuss the major rulings handed down by the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in response to these laws.

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth and early twentie

Question 18

In the search for economic order and stability, many corporation managers of the late nineteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  urged Congress to pass wage and price controls. 
B)  argued in favor of a regulatory commission for all industry. 
C)  sought new and larger forms of economic concentration. 
D)  sought lower tariffs. 
A)  urged Congress to pass wage and price controls. 
B)  argued in favor of a regulatory commission for all industry. 
C)  sought new and larger forms of economic concentration. 
D)  sought lower tariffs.

Question 19

Discuss the various ways the concept of efficiency was applied to late nineteenth and early twentieth century life, industry, and work.

Accepted Answer

During the late nineteenth and early twe

Question 20

Which of the following is true of family life and the functions of the family by 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's roles in the home were no longer defined by age. 
B)  Kinship was no longer of any importance. 
C)  Age-based peer groups had far more influence over people's values than previously. 
D)  Parents spent a far larger portion of their lives caring for children than previously. 
A)  People's roles in the home were no longer defined by age. 
B)  Kinship was no longer of any importance. 
C)  Age-based peer groups had far more influence over people's values than previously. 
D)  Parents spent a far larger portion of their lives caring for children than previously.

Exam 16: Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

The development of the textile industry in the South was aided by which of the following?

As a result of the introduction of mass transit in cities, _______________.

Which of the following is true of law enforcement officials in late-nineteenth-century American cities?

Most urban political bosses

The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is true of urban housing conditions in the late nineteenth century?

Which of the following social reformers was a pioneer of the settlement house movement and founder of Chicago's Hull House?

Which of the following is true of Denis Kearney?

Which of the following statements best expresses the new attitude about poverty accepted by some humanitarians in the late nineteenth century?

The Supreme Court's decision in Muller v. Oregon resulted in women being _____________________.

Unlike Henry George and Lester Ward, Edward Bellamy ______________.

The main goal of the urban political machines of the late 1800s was to

Examine the problem of poverty, crime, and violence in American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and explain and evaluate the responses of private citizens, philanthropic agencies, reformers, and local governments to this problem.

Discuss the characteristics of the immigrants who entered the United States between 1880 and 1920, and examine the impact these immigrants and American society had on each other.

Which of the following enabled city dwellers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to live in greater comfort and safety?

Explain the position of women in the work force and in the union movement in the late nineteenth century.

In the late nineteenth century, several states passed laws designed to ease working conditions. Discuss the major rulings handed down by the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in response to these laws.

In the search for economic order and stability, many corporation managers of the late nineteenth century

Discuss the various ways the concept of efficiency was applied to late nineteenth and early twentieth century life, industry, and work.

Which of the following is true of family life and the functions of the family by 1900?

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

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Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

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