Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

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 3

How did the new urban forms of sports and recreation reflect the greater opportunities, greater conflicts, and the greater stresses of urban life after the Civil War?

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After the Civil War, the new urban forms

Question 4

Henry George believed that the root of social inequality and social injustice lay in

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A)  stock speculators and financiers who manipulated the price of real goods and services. 
B)  labor unions that artificially drove up the prices of wages and therefore goods. 
C)  landowners who gained unearned wealth from rising land values. 
D)  businesspeople who gained excessive profits by exploiting workers. 
E)  patriarchal ideologies that regarded women as inferior domestic beings. 
A)  stock speculators and financiers who manipulated the price of real goods and services. 
B)  labor unions that artificially drove up the prices of wages and therefore goods. 
C)  landowners who gained unearned wealth from rising land values. 
D)  businesspeople who gained excessive profits by exploiting workers. 
E)  patriarchal ideologies that regarded women as inferior domestic beings.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Little Poland/Little Italy

Accepted Answer

Little Poland and Little Italy are terms

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Joseph Pulitzer

Accepted Answer

Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Louis Sullivan

Accepted Answer

Louis Sullivan, often referred to as the

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Horatio Alger

Accepted Answer

Horatio Alger was a 19th-century America

Question 9

After the Civil War, life expectancy at birth

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A)  decreased. 
B)  changed very little. 
C)  was much higher in Europe than in the United States. 
D)  measurably increased because of public health campaigns that promoted sound hygiene and health practices. 
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 because of public health campaigns that promoted sound hygiene and health practices. 
E)  rose for women more than men.

Question 10

The growing prohibition movement especially reflected the concerns of

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A)  the new immigrants. 
B)  big business. 
C)  the poor and working classes. 
D)  middle class women. 
E)  industrial labor unions. 
A)  the new immigrants. 
B)  big business. 
C)  the poor and working classes. 
D)  middle class women. 
E)  industrial labor unions.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Women's Christian Temperance Union

Accepted Answer

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (

Question 12

Which of the following prominent post-Civil War writers did not reflect the increased attention to social problems by those from less affluent backgrounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark Twain 
B)  William Dean Howells 
C)  Stephen Crane 
D)  Kate Chopin 
E)  Henry Adams 
A)  Mark Twain 
B)  William Dean Howells 
C)  Stephen Crane 
D)  Kate Chopin 
E)  Henry Adams

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Dean Howells

Accepted Answer

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was an

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Booker T. Washington

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was one

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

William James (January 11, 1842 – August

Question 16

One of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was

Accepted Answer

A)  mass-production factories. 
B)  the Sears catalog. 
C)  advertising billboards. 
D)  public transportation systems. 
E)  large department stores. 
A)  mass-production factories. 
B)  the Sears catalog. 
C)  advertising billboards. 
D)  public transportation systems. 
E)  large department stores.

Question 17

The Darwinian theory of organic evolution through natural selection affected American religion by

Accepted Answer

A)  turning most scientists against religion. 
B)  creating a split between religious conservatives who denied evolution and accomodationists who supported it. 
C)  raising awareness of the close spiritual kinship between animals and human beings. 
D)  causing a revival of the doctrine of original sin. 
E)  sparking the rise of new denominations based on modern science. 
A)  turning most scientists against religion. 
B)  creating a split between religious conservatives who denied evolution and accomodationists who supported it. 
C)  raising awareness of the close spiritual kinship between animals and human beings. 
D)  causing a revival of the doctrine of original sin. 
E)  sparking the rise of new denominations based on modern science.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Chautauqua Movement was a unique Ame

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Florence Kelley

Accepted Answer

Florence Kelley (1859–1932) was a social

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-dime novels

Accepted Answer

Dime novels were a form of popular liter

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

How did the new urban forms of sports and recreation reflect the greater opportunities, greater conflicts, and the greater stresses of urban life after the Civil War?

Henry George believed that the root of social inequality and social injustice lay in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Little Poland/Little Italy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Pulitzer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Louis Sullivan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Horatio Alger

After the Civil War, life expectancy at birth

The growing prohibition movement especially reflected the concerns of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Women's Christian Temperance Union

Which of the following prominent post-Civil War writers did not reflect the increased attention to social problems by those from less affluent backgrounds?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Dean Howells

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Booker T. Washington

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

One of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was

The Darwinian theory of organic evolution through natural selection affected American religion by

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Florence Kelley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -dime novels

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 4: America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

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

How did the new urban forms of sports and recreation reflect the greater opportunities, greater conflicts, and the greater stresses of urban life after the Civil War?

Henry George believed that the root of social inequality and social injustice lay in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Little Poland/Little Italy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Joseph Pulitzer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Louis Sullivan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Horatio Alger

After the Civil War, life expectancy at birth

The growing prohibition movement especially reflected the concerns of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Women's Christian Temperance Union

Which of the following prominent post-Civil War writers did not reflect the increased attention to social problems by those from less affluent backgrounds?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Dean Howells

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Booker T. Washington

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

One of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was

The Darwinian theory of organic evolution through natural selection affected American religion by

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Florence Kelley

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -dime novels

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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