Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Gibbons

Accepted Answer

James Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24,

Question 2

The Morrill Act of 1862

Accepted Answer

A)  established women's colleges like Vassar. 
B)  required compulsory school attendance through high school. 
C)  established the modern American research university. 
D)  mandated racial integration in public schools. 
E)  granted public lands to states to support higher education. 
A)  established women's colleges like Vassar. 
B)  required compulsory school attendance through high school. 
C)  established the modern American research university. 
D)  mandated racial integration in public schools. 
E)  granted public lands to states to support higher education.

Question 3

During industrialization,Americans increasingly

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A)  had less free time. 
B)  outlawed cruel and violent sports like boxing. 
C)  became less involved in physical sports and games. 
D)  shared a common and standardized popular culture. 
E)  fragmented into diverse consumer markets. 
A)  had less free time. 
B)  outlawed cruel and violent sports like boxing. 
C)  became less involved in physical sports and games. 
D)  shared a common and standardized popular culture. 
E)  fragmented into diverse consumer markets.

Question 4

Cite at least one figure in each of the following categories and describe the major theme of his or her work:
a. journalism and popular writing,
b. serious novels and poetry, and
c. sculpture and architecture. Then tell why you think your choice reflects the reality of life in the late nineteenth century in each case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cite at least one figure in each...

Question 5

The intellectual development that seriously disturbed the churches in the late nineteenth century was the

Accepted Answer

A)  growing feminist assault on theories of male superiority. 
B)  growing awareness of non-Christian religions. 
C)  rise of theories of white racial superiority. 
D)  new geological studies. 
E)  biology of Charles Darwin. 
A)  growing feminist assault on theories of male superiority. 
B)  growing awareness of non-Christian religions. 
C)  rise of theories of white racial superiority. 
D)  new geological studies. 
E)  biology of Charles Darwin.

Question 6

In the late nineteenth century,orthodox Protestant churches were being challenged by

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A)  the theories of Charles Darwin. 
B)  the mounting emphasis on materialism. 
C)  fundamentalist insistence on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
D)  the social doctrines of Catholicism and Judaism. 
E)  African Americans' rejection of Christianity. 
A)  the theories of Charles Darwin. 
B)  the mounting emphasis on materialism. 
C)  fundamentalist insistence on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
D)  the social doctrines of Catholicism and Judaism. 
E)  African Americans' rejection of Christianity.

Question 7

The New Immigrants who came to the United States after 1880

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A)  had experience with democratic governments. 
B)  arrived primarily from Germany, Sweden, and Norway. 
C)  were culturally different from previous immigrants. 
D)  received a warm welcome from the Old Immigrants. 
E)  represented nonwhite racial groups. 
A)  had experience with democratic governments. 
B)  arrived primarily from Germany, Sweden, and Norway. 
C)  were culturally different from previous immigrants. 
D)  received a warm welcome from the Old Immigrants. 
E)  represented nonwhite racial groups.

Question 8

During the industrial revolution,life expectancy

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A)  decreased. 
B)  changed very little. 
C)  was much higher in Europe than in the United States. 
D)  measurably increased. 
E)  rose for women more than men. 
A)  decreased. 
B)  changed very little. 
C)  was much higher in Europe than in the United States. 
D)  measurably increased. 
E)  rose for women more than men.

Question 9

Booker T.Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans was

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A)  the vote. 
B)  rigorous academic training. 
C)  the rejection of accommodationist attitudes. 
D)  to directly challenge white supremacy. 
E)  economic independence and education 
A)  the vote. 
B)  rigorous academic training. 
C)  the rejection of accommodationist attitudes. 
D)  to directly challenge white supremacy. 
E)  economic independence and education

Question 10

Match each of these late-nineteenth-century writers with the theme of his work.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
C)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
D)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 
A)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
B)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
C)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
D)  A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 
E)  A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Question 11

The public library movement across America was greatly aided by the generous financial support from

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal government's Morrill Act. 
B)  Andrew Carnegie. 
C)  John D. Rockefeller. 
D)  local "friends of the library." 
E)  women's organizations. 
A)  the federal government's Morrill Act. 
B)  Andrew Carnegie. 
C)  John D. Rockefeller. 
D)  local "friends of the library." 
E)  women's organizations.

Question 12

While big city political bosses and their machines were often criticized,they proved necessary and effective in the new urban environment because

Accepted Answer

A)  they were better able to leverage grant money from the federal government. 
B)  they consistently upheld high ethical standards. 
C)  they were closely allied to other urban institutions like the church and big business. 
D)  they were more effective in serving urban immigrants' needs than weak state or local governments. 
E)  their support for the Democratic party helped to balance small-town Republican power. 
A)  they were better able to leverage grant money from the federal government. 
B)  they consistently upheld high ethical standards. 
C)  they were closely allied to other urban institutions like the church and big business. 
D)  they were more effective in serving urban immigrants' needs than weak state or local governments. 
E)  their support for the Democratic party helped to balance small-town Republican power.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Edward Bellamy

Accepted Answer

Edward Bellamy (1850–1898) was an Americ

Question 14

The vast majority of employed female workers in the late nineteenth century were

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans. 
B)  just arrived from the country. 
C)  single. 
D)  married but without children. 
E)  college-educated. 
A)  African Americans. 
B)  just arrived from the country. 
C)  single. 
D)  married but without children. 
E)  college-educated.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Chautauqua movement

Accepted Answer

The Chautauqua Movement was a unique Ame

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-single tax

Accepted Answer

The concept of a "single tax" is most fa

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Walter Rauschenbusch

Accepted Answer

Walter Rauschenbusch (1861–1918) was an

Question 18

The pragmatists were a school of American philosophers who emphasized

Accepted Answer

A)  the provisional and fallible nature of knowledge and the value of ideas that solved problems. 
B)  that ideas were largely worthless and only practical experience should be pursued. 
C)  that the traditional Greek ideals of Plato and Aristotle should be revived. 
D)  that scientific experimentation provided a new and absolutely certain basis for knowledge. 
E)  that most academic knowledge was based on bourgeois ideas that oppressed the working class. 
A)  the provisional and fallible nature of knowledge and the value of ideas that solved problems. 
B)  that ideas were largely worthless and only practical experience should be pursued. 
C)  that the traditional Greek ideals of Plato and Aristotle should be revived. 
D)  that scientific experimentation provided a new and absolutely certain basis for knowledge. 
E)  that most academic knowledge was based on bourgeois ideas that oppressed the working class.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Carrie Nation

Accepted Answer

Carrie Nation, born Carrie Amelia Moore

Question 20

The National American Woman Suffrage Association

Accepted Answer

A)  achieved its central political goal in 1898. 
B)  conducted an integrated campaign for equal rights. 
C)  abandoned the goals of Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
D)  elected Ida B. Wells as its president. 
E)  limited its membership to whites. 
A)  achieved its central political goal in 1898. 
B)  conducted an integrated campaign for equal rights. 
C)  abandoned the goals of Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
D)  elected Ida B. Wells as its president. 
E)  limited its membership to whites.

Exam 25: America Moves to the City,1865-1900

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Gibbons

The Morrill Act of 1862

During industrialization,Americans increasingly

The intellectual development that seriously disturbed the churches in the late nineteenth century was the

In the late nineteenth century,orthodox Protestant churches were being challenged by

The New Immigrants who came to the United States after 1880

During the industrial revolution,life expectancy

Booker T.Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans was

Match each of these late-nineteenth-century writers with the theme of his work.

The public library movement across America was greatly aided by the generous financial support from

While big city political bosses and their machines were often criticized,they proved necessary and effective in the new urban environment because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Edward Bellamy

The vast majority of employed female workers in the late nineteenth century were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Chautauqua movement

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -single tax

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Walter Rauschenbusch

The pragmatists were a school of American philosophers who emphasized

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Carrie Nation

The National American Woman Suffrage Association

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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