Question 1

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)was

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A) the largest labor union in the United States. 
B) a conservative craft union that advocated collective bargaining agreements. 
C) a revolutionary labor union that represented the poorest,most isolated workers. 
D) a semireligious organization that promoted class and racial harmony. 
E) opposed to the use of strikes. 
A) the largest labor union in the United States. 
B) a conservative craft union that advocated collective bargaining agreements. 
C) a revolutionary labor union that represented the poorest,most isolated workers. 
D) a semireligious organization that promoted class and racial harmony. 
E) opposed to the use of strikes.

Question 2

Explore the causes and patterns of immigration during the period 1890-1920.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 3

Starting in 1907,the "____________________" between the U.S.and Japanese governments no longer allowed for Japanese immigration to the United States.

Accepted Answer

gentlemen'

Question 4

People who immigrated to the United States,prior to 1880,from northwestern Europe were known as "____________________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of People who immigrated to the United States,prior...

Question 5

The idea of American's nationality being cosmopolitan was first discussed by which of the following?

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A) Israel Zangwill 
B) Horace Kallen 
C) Margaret Sanger 
D) Theodore Roosevelt 
E) Randolph Bourne 
A) Israel Zangwill 
B) Horace Kallen 
C) Margaret Sanger 
D) Theodore Roosevelt 
E) Randolph Bourne

Question 6

Chinese and Japanese immigrants

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A) settled primarily in the South. 
B) worked primarily in the automobile industry. 
C) made up the majority of the urban workforce. 
D) were generally more prosperous than European immigrants. 
E) were ineligible for citizenship. 
A) settled primarily in the South. 
B) worked primarily in the automobile industry. 
C) made up the majority of the urban workforce. 
D) were generally more prosperous than European immigrants. 
E) were ineligible for citizenship.

Question 7

The nation's racial climate was worsening.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Few Americans attended the Columbia Exposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Legislation passed by every southern state legislature during the 1890s that legalized rigid racial separation was known as____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Legislation passed by every southern state legislature...

Question 10

All of the following were characteristics of urban life in the late nineteenth century except

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A) city governments provided clean water and paved roads for the middle and upper classes. 
B) most city dwellers lived in overcrowded,unsanitary,disease-ridden tenements. 
C) ethnic minorities maintained their communal identity by establishing churches and fraternal societies. 
D) social classes and ethnic groups mixed freely in city housing areas. 
E) many working class families laced running water. 
A) city governments provided clean water and paved roads for the middle and upper classes. 
B) most city dwellers lived in overcrowded,unsanitary,disease-ridden tenements. 
C) ethnic minorities maintained their communal identity by establishing churches and fraternal societies. 
D) social classes and ethnic groups mixed freely in city housing areas. 
E) many working class families laced running water.

Question 11

Most of those who worked and died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were

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A) young males. 
B) young immigrant females. 
C) older men. 
D) children. 
E) middle age "old immigrant" women. 
A) young males. 
B) young immigrant females. 
C) older men. 
D) children. 
E) middle age "old immigrant" women.

Question 12

Discuss the changing views of the role of women in U.S.society and the emergence of the women's rights movement in the period 1900 to 1920.

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 13

Between 1880 and 1920 the number of immigrants coming to the United States declined significantly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Over 140 young Jewish and Italian women died in a fire caused by unsafe conditions in the ____________________ Company.

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The answer of Over 140 young Jewish and Italian women...

Question 15

The skyscrapers celebrated which of the following?

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A) God 
B) man 
C) religion 
D) faith 
E) all of these choices 
A) God 
B) man 
C) religion 
D) faith 
E) all of these choices

Question 16

The "white city" drew on ____________________ and ____________________ ancient civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Greek,Roma

Question 17

Labor and feminist militants were bitterly antagonistic to each other.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most Irish immigrants did not return to their homeland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true about the 1893 Columbian Exhibition?

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A) It was held in Philadelphia. 
B) "White City" was by far the most popular part of the fair. 
C) It was a commercial flop. 
D) It deliberately rejected displaying achievements by black Americans. 
E) all of these choices 
A) It was held in Philadelphia. 
B) "White City" was by far the most popular part of the fair. 
C) It was a commercial flop. 
D) It deliberately rejected displaying achievements by black Americans. 
E) all of these choices

Question 20

A major problem with waterworks in the large cities was

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A) location of pipes. 
B) water contamination. 
C) quality of the pipes. 
D) reluctance of people to use the supply. 
E) all of these choices 
A) location of pipes. 
B) water contamination. 
C) quality of the pipes. 
D) reluctance of people to use the supply. 
E) all of these choices

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

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)was

Explore the causes and patterns of immigration during the period 1890-1920.

Starting in 1907,the "____________________" between the U.S.and Japanese governments no longer allowed for Japanese immigration to the United States.

People who immigrated to the United States,prior to 1880,from northwestern Europe were known as "____________________."

The idea of American's nationality being cosmopolitan was first discussed by which of the following?

Chinese and Japanese immigrants

The nation's racial climate was worsening.

Few Americans attended the Columbia Exposition.

Legislation passed by every southern state legislature during the 1890s that legalized rigid racial separation was known as____________________.

All of the following were characteristics of urban life in the late nineteenth century except

Most of those who worked and died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were

Discuss the changing views of the role of women in U.S.society and the emergence of the women's rights movement in the period 1900 to 1920.

Between 1880 and 1920 the number of immigrants coming to the United States declined significantly.

Over 140 young Jewish and Italian women died in a fire caused by unsafe conditions in the ____________________ Company.

The skyscrapers celebrated which of the following?

The "white city" drew on ____________________ and ____________________ ancient civilizations.

Labor and feminist militants were bitterly antagonistic to each other.

Most Irish immigrants did not return to their homeland.

Which of the following is true about the 1893 Columbian Exhibition?

A major problem with waterworks in the large cities was

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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The "white city" drew on and ancient civilizations.