Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-nickelodeons

Accepted Answer

Converted storefronts in working-class neighborhoods that showed early short silent films usually lasting 15 minutes,requiring little comprehension of English,and costing only a nickel to view.

Question 2

One of the new elements to the dime novels were

Accepted Answer

A) working class women. 
B) romance. 
C) fantasies. 
D) experience of immigration. 
E) domestic women. 
A) working class women. 
B) romance. 
C) fantasies. 
D) experience of immigration. 
E) domestic women. A

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-cosmopolitanism

Accepted Answer

Ideal of American nationality developed by Randolph Bourne that encouraged creating new cultural forms from the combinations of peoples and cultures.

Question 4

In 1914 Greenwich Village radicals began publishing the artistic journal ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1914 Greenwich Village radicals began publishing...

Question 5

The ____________________ of 1913 prohibited the Japanese from owning property.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ of 1913 prohibited the Japanese...

Question 6

Many advocates of free love and class warfare lived in Greenwich Village.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Big city machines were both positive and negative forces in urban life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the early years of the movie industry the price of theater tickets was too high for the working classes of the cities to enjoy this new form of entertainment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Mann Act was passed to address which of the following social problems?

Accepted Answer

A) poor housing 
B) birth control 
C) education 
D) prostitution 
E) sanitation 
A) poor housing 
B) birth control 
C) education 
D) prostitution 
E) sanitation

Question 10

In African American communities one would find which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) funeral homes. 
B) newspapers. 
C) grocery stores. 
D) doctor's offices. 
E) all of these choices 
A) funeral homes. 
B) newspapers. 
C) grocery stores. 
D) doctor's offices. 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

The working class was overwhelmingly ethnic in all sections of the country except the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The working class was overwhelmingly ethnic in...

Question 12

The ____________________ were urban leaders who ran corrupt political machines that provided social welfare services for slum dwellers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ were urban leaders who ran...

Question 13

African Americans migrated to ____________________ areas in the north and south.

Accepted Answer

The answer of African Americans migrated to ____________________ areas in...

Question 14

The most popular form of entertainment in turn-of-the-century urban America was

Accepted Answer

A) baseball. 
B) vaudeville. 
C) the movies. 
D) amusement parks. 
E) opera. 
A) baseball. 
B) vaudeville. 
C) the movies. 
D) amusement parks. 
E) opera.

Question 15

By the early twentieth century,northern industrialists preferred to hire southern blacks over the "new immigrants."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most Asian migrants came into the country through Ellis Island.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The designer of Central Park was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Frederick

Question 18

Cultural conservatism was ____________________ in those parts of the country least involved in the ongoing industrial and sexual revolutions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cultural conservatism was ____________________ in those parts...

Question 19

The black middle class tended to be smaller and more precarious than its counterpart in other ethnic communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was

Accepted Answer

A) city hall. 
B) the political machine. 
C) the political party. 
D) the mayor. 
E) the wealthy private citizen. 
A) city hall. 
B) the political machine. 
C) the political party. 
D) the mayor. 
E) the wealthy private citizen.

Exam 20: Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

IDENTIFICATIONS -nickelodeons

One of the new elements to the dime novels were

IDENTIFICATIONS -cosmopolitanism

In 1914 Greenwich Village radicals began publishing the artistic journal ____________________.

The ____________________ of 1913 prohibited the Japanese from owning property.

Many advocates of free love and class warfare lived in Greenwich Village.

Big city machines were both positive and negative forces in urban life.

In the early years of the movie industry the price of theater tickets was too high for the working classes of the cities to enjoy this new form of entertainment.

The Mann Act was passed to address which of the following social problems?

In African American communities one would find which of the following?

The working class was overwhelmingly ethnic in all sections of the country except the ____________________.

The ____________________ were urban leaders who ran corrupt political machines that provided social welfare services for slum dwellers.

African Americans migrated to ____________________ areas in the north and south.

The most popular form of entertainment in turn-of-the-century urban America was

By the early twentieth century,northern industrialists preferred to hire southern blacks over the "new immigrants."

Most Asian migrants came into the country through Ellis Island.

The designer of Central Park was ____________________.

Cultural conservatism was ____________________ in those parts of the country least involved in the ongoing industrial and sexual revolutions.

The black middle class tended to be smaller and more precarious than its counterpart in other ethnic communities.

The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was

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