Question 1

The place that offered the greatest opportunities for American women in the period 1865-1900 was

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A)  the big city. 
B)  the West. 
C)  suburban communities. 
D)  rural America. 
E)  New England. 
A)  the big city. 
B)  the West. 
C)  suburban communities. 
D)  rural America. 
E)  New England.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-evolutionary process

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The evolutionary process refers to the g

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Women and Economics

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Women and Economics is a book written by

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ida B. Wells

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Ida B. Wells was an African American jou

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Washington Carver

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George Washington Carver was an African

Question 6

The American Protective Association

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A)  preached the social gospel that churches were obligated to protect New Immigrants. 
B)  was led for many years by Florence Kelley and Jane Addams. 
C)  supported immigration restrictions. 
D)  established settlement houses in several major cities in order to aid New Immigrants. 
E)  opposed immigration restrictions. 
A)  preached the social gospel that churches were obligated to protect New Immigrants. 
B)  was led for many years by Florence Kelley and Jane Addams. 
C)  supported immigration restrictions. 
D)  established settlement houses in several major cities in order to aid New Immigrants. 
E)  opposed immigration restrictions.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles W. Eliot

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Charles William Eliot (1834–1926) was an

Question 8

By the late nineteenth century, most of the Old Immigrant groups from northern and Western Europe

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A)  actively promoted the idea of a multicultural America. 
B)  were still regarded with suspicion and hostility by the majority of native Americans. 
C)  had largely abandoned their ethnically based churches, clubs, and neighborhoods. 
D)  were largely accepted as American, even though they often lived in separate ethnic neighborhoods. 
E)  still maintained a primary loyalty to their country of origin, especially Ireland or Germany. 
A)  actively promoted the idea of a multicultural America. 
B)  were still regarded with suspicion and hostility by the majority of native Americans. 
C)  had largely abandoned their ethnically based churches, clubs, and neighborhoods. 
D)  were largely accepted as American, even though they often lived in separate ethnic neighborhoods. 
E)  still maintained a primary loyalty to their country of origin, especially Ireland or Germany.

Question 9

In the decades after the Civil War, changes in sexual attitudes and practices were reflected in all of the following except

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A)  soaring divorce rates. 
B)  the spreading practice of birth control. 
C)  more children being born out of wedlock. 
D)  increasingly frank discussion of sexual topics. 
E)  more women working outside the home. 
A)  soaring divorce rates. 
B)  the spreading practice of birth control. 
C)  more children being born out of wedlock. 
D)  increasingly frank discussion of sexual topics. 
E)  more women working outside the home.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-talented tenth

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The term "talented tenth" was popularize

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mary Baker Eddy

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Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) was an influ

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dwight Lyman Moody

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Dwight Lyman Moody was a prominent Ameri

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tuskegee Institute

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The Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tus

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-literary realism

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Literary realism is a movement in litera

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Morrill Act

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The Morrill Act, also known as the Land-

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mark Twain

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Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel L

Question 17

In the new urban environment, most liberal Protestants

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A)  believed that a final Judgment Day was coming soon. 
B)  were driven out of mainstream seminaries and colleges. 
C)  welcomed ecumenical conversations with Roman Catholics. 
D)  sharply criticized American society and American government. 
E)  rejected biblical literalism and adapted religious ideas to modern culture. 
A)  believed that a final Judgment Day was coming soon. 
B)  were driven out of mainstream seminaries and colleges. 
C)  welcomed ecumenical conversations with Roman Catholics. 
D)  sharply criticized American society and American government. 
E)  rejected biblical literalism and adapted religious ideas to modern culture.

Question 18

Leading pastimes of late-nineteenth-century Americans included

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A)  bicycling. 
B)  watching football. 
C)  watching baseball. 
D)  the circus. 
E)  vaudeville. 
A)  bicycling. 
B)  watching football. 
C)  watching baseball. 
D)  the circus. 
E)  vaudeville.

Question 19

The arrival of immigrants on American shores in the late nineteenth century involved both push and pull factors. Describe the major motives that caused emigrants to leave Europe and come to the United States during this period.

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The late nineteenth century saw a signif

Question 20

Following the conclusion of the Civil War,

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A)  Americans had less free time. 
B)  America developed a universal disapproval and dislike of cruel and violent sports like boxing. 
C)  Americans became less involved in physical sports and games. 
D)  Americansincreasinglyshared a common and standardized popular culture. 
E)  minstrel shows lost their popularity in the South. 
A)  Americans had less free time. 
B)  America developed a universal disapproval and dislike of cruel and violent sports like boxing. 
C)  Americans became less involved in physical sports and games. 
D)  Americansincreasinglyshared a common and standardized popular culture. 
E)  minstrel shows lost their popularity in the South.

The place that offered the greatest opportunities for American women in the period 1865-1900 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -evolutionary process

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Women and Economics

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ida B. Wells

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Washington Carver

The American Protective Association

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles W. Eliot

By the late nineteenth century, most of the Old Immigrant groups from northern and Western Europe

In the decades after the Civil War, changes in sexual attitudes and practices were reflected in all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -talented tenth

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Baker Eddy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dwight Lyman Moody

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tuskegee Institute

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -literary realism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Morrill Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mark Twain

In the new urban environment, most liberal Protestants

Leading pastimes of late-nineteenth-century Americans included

The arrival of immigrants on American shores in the late nineteenth century involved both push and pull factors. Describe the major motives that caused emigrants to leave Europe and come to the United States during this period.

Following the conclusion of the Civil War,

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

The place that offered the greatest opportunities for American women in the period 1865-1900 was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -evolutionary process

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Women and Economics

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ida B. Wells

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Washington Carver

The American Protective Association

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles W. Eliot

By the late nineteenth century, most of the Old Immigrant groups from northern and Western Europe

In the decades after the Civil War, changes in sexual attitudes and practices were reflected in all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -talented tenth

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mary Baker Eddy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dwight Lyman Moody

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tuskegee Institute

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -literary realism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Morrill Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mark Twain

In the new urban environment, most liberal Protestants

Leading pastimes of late-nineteenth-century Americans included

The arrival of immigrants on American shores in the late nineteenth century involved both push and pull factors. Describe the major motives that caused emigrants to leave Europe and come to the United States during this period.

Following the conclusion of the Civil War,

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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