// question: 12039547 name: A major problem with waterworks in the large cities was ::A major problem with waterworks in the large cities was::[html]A major problem with waterworks in the large cities was{ ~location of pipes.#Incorrect =water contamination.#Correct ~quality of the pipes.#Incorrect ~reluctance of people to use the supply.#Incorrect ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039566 name: All of the following are true of Chicago except ::All of the following are true of Chicago except::[html]All of the following are true of Chicago except{ ~it was the fastest growing city in the U.S.#Incorrect ~it was one of the hardest to control.#Incorrect ~the gap between the rich and the poor was large.#Incorrect ~it suffered from major disasters.#Incorrect =it had no architects to adequately address major urban problems.#Correct } // question: 12039557 name: All of the following were characteristics of urban life in the late ... ::All of the following were characteristics of urban life in the late ...::[html]All of the following were characteristics of urban life in the late nineteenth century except{ ~city governments provided clean water largely for the middle and upper classes.#Incorrect ~most working class city dwellers lived in overcrowded, unsanitary, disease-ridden tenements.#Incorrect ~ethnic minorities maintained their communal identity by establishing churches and fraternal societies.#Incorrect =social classes and ethnic groups mixed freely in city housing areas.#Correct ~many working class families lacked running water.#Incorrect } // question: 12039551 name: America's first illegal aliens were ::America's first illegal aliens were::[html]America's first illegal aliens were{ ~Mexicans.#Incorrect ~Puerto Ricans.#Incorrect ~Italians.#Incorrect =Chinese and Japanese.#Correct ~Canadians.#Incorrect } // question: 12039545 name: American vaudeville ::American vaudeville::[html]American vaudeville{ =grew out of antebellum minstrelsy.#Correct ~would be best described as song shows.#Incorrect ~had largely died out by 1900.#Incorrect ~initially catered to the wealthy, leisure class.#Incorrect ~never appealed to the respectable middle class.#Incorrect } // question: 12039541 name: Chinese and Japanese immigrants ::Chinese and Japanese immigrants::[html]Chinese and Japanese immigrants{ ~settled primarily in the South.#Incorrect ~worked primarily in the automobile industry.#Incorrect ~made up the majority of the urban workforce.#Incorrect ~were generally more prosperous than European immigrants.#Incorrect =were ineligible for citizenship.#Correct } // question: 12039536 name: Cosmopolitanism refers to ::Cosmopolitanism refers to::[html]Cosmopolitanism refers to{ ~the belief that cities had far more to offer than rural areas.#Incorrect =the celebration of variety and diversity in urban areas.#Correct ~the movement of architectural innovation and improvement in American cities.#Incorrect ~the belief that  immigration created a "melting pot" in cities.#Incorrect ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039562 name: Efforts to improve the lives of city dwellers included all of the following ... ::Efforts to improve the lives of city dwellers included all of the following ...::[html]Efforts to improve the lives of city dwellers included all of the following except.{ ~transportation improvements.#Incorrect ~advancements in water systems.#Incorrect =construction of nickelodeons and amusement parks.#Correct ~building of libraries and museums.#Incorrect ~creation of urban public parks.#Incorrect } // question: 12039552 name: For the most part, native-born Americans viewed the "new immigrants" as ::For the most part, native-born Americans viewed the "new immigrants" as::[html]For the most part, native-born Americans viewed the "new immigrants" as{ ~culturally sophisticated and racially fit.#Incorrect ~politically mature.#Incorrect ~groups who would enrich America's multicultural society.#Incorrect ~capable of assimilating to American traditions.#Incorrect =racially inferior and culturally impoverished.#Correct } // question: 12039560 name: From 1899 to 1910, why were three-quarters of all new immigrants men? ::From 1899 to 1910, why were three-quarters of all new immigrants men?::[html]From 1899 to 1910, why were three-quarters of all new immigrants men?{ =Because most groups considered their time in America as a temporary way to make money.#Correct ~Because the men came first to establish themselves and a home before sending for wives and children.#Incorrect ~Because women were reluctant to leave their homelands.#Incorrect ~Because resources were scarce and families could only afford to send one person.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039535 name: In African American communities one would find which of the following? ::In African American communities one would find which of the following?::[html]In African American communities one would find which of the following?{ ~funeral homes.#Incorrect ~newspapers.#Incorrect ~grocery stores.#Incorrect ~doctor's offices.#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 12039565 name: In the early twentieth century, the American middle class ::In the early twentieth century, the American middle class::[html]In the early twentieth century, the American middle class{ ~did not include any significant numbers from ethnic groups.#Incorrect =included an increasing number of immigrant business  owners.#Correct ~slowed assimilation of ethnic groups.#Incorrect ~was primarily urban in nature.#Incorrect ~came to be dominated by ethnic groups.#Incorrect } // question: 12039556 name: In the first two decades of the twentieth century, women's quest for equality... ::In the first two decades of the twentieth century, women's quest for equality...::[html]In the first two decades of the twentieth century, women's quest for equality with men{ ~focused only on sexual freedom.#Incorrect ~concentrated on education as the key to women's independence.#Incorrect =first used the term feminism to define their objectives and movement.#Correct ~regarded workplace inequality the number one objective.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039538 name: Margaret Sanger crusaded for ::Margaret Sanger crusaded for::[html]Margaret Sanger crusaded for{ =birth control.#Correct ~free love.#Incorrect ~automation for of housekeeping chores.#Incorrect ~women's suffrage.#Incorrect ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039559 name: Most African Americans were ::Most African Americans were::[html]Most African Americans were{ ~landowners.#Incorrect ~businessmen.#Incorrect =sharecroppers and tenant farmers.#Correct ~railroad contractors.#Incorrect ~none of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039553 name: Most European immigrants who arrived between 1880 and 1914 came from ::Most European immigrants who arrived between 1880 and 1914 came from::[html]Most European immigrants who arrived between 1880 and 1914 came from{ ~northern and western Europe.#Incorrect =eastern and southern Europe.#Correct ~Africa.#Incorrect ~Asia.#Incorrect ~Mexico.#Incorrect } // question: 12039542 name: Most Japanese and Chinese immigrants came to America ::Most Japanese and Chinese immigrants came to America::[html]Most Japanese and Chinese immigrants came to America{ ~to escape political oppression.#Incorrect ~to practice their religion freely.#Incorrect =because of economic deprivation.#Correct ~because Americans welcomed them and treated them well.#Incorrect ~because of the bloody war between Japan and China.#Incorrect } // question: 12039550 name: Most of the "new immigrants" ::Most of the "new immigrants"::[html]Most of the "new immigrants"{ ~intended to establish permanent homes and to become U.S. citizens.#Incorrect ~moved to the South to take advantage of industrial development there.#Incorrect ~immediately joined labor unions.#Incorrect =hoped to work and save money in the United States and then to return to their homelands.#Correct ~bought farms.#Incorrect } // question: 12039549 name: Most of those who worked and died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were ::Most of those who worked and died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were::[html]Most of those who worked and died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were{ ~young males.#Incorrect =young immigrant females.#Correct ~older men.#Incorrect ~children.#Incorrect ~middle age "old immigrant" women.#Incorrect } // question: 12039537 name: Museums in the Gild Age worked the hardest to attract the attention of the ::Museums in the Gild Age worked the hardest to attract the attention of the::[html]Museums in the Gild Age worked the hardest to attract the attention of the{ =well-to-do.#Correct ~intellectual community.#Incorrect ~widest possible audience.#Incorrect ~female club members.#Incorrect ~working class.#Incorrect } // question: 12039564 name: One of the new elements to the dime novels were ::One of the new elements to the dime novels were::[html]One of the new elements to the dime novels were{ =working class women.#Correct ~romance.#Incorrect ~fantasies.#Incorrect ~experience of immigration.#Incorrect ~domestic women.#Incorrect } // question: 12039544 name: Robert Hunter estimated in 1904 that ____ percent of the Northern industrial ... ::Robert Hunter estimated in 1904 that ____ percent of the Northern industrial ...::[html]Robert Hunter estimated in 1904 that ____ percent of the Northern industrial population lived in poverty.{ ~5#Incorrect ~10#Incorrect ~15#Incorrect =20#Correct ~25#Incorrect } // question: 12039563 name: The idea of American's nationality being cosmopolitan was first discussed by ... ::The idea of American's nationality being cosmopolitan was first discussed by ...::[html]The idea of American's nationality being cosmopolitan was first discussed by which of the following?{ ~Israel Zangwill#Incorrect ~Horace Kallen#Incorrect ~Margaret Sanger.#Incorrect ~Theodore Roosevelt.#Incorrect =Randolph Bourne#Correct } // question: 12039554 name: The largest number of migrants from 1860 to 1900 came from ::The largest number of migrants from 1860 to 1900 came from::[html]The largest number of migrants from 1860 to 1900 came from{ ~England#Incorrect ~Ireland#Incorrect =Germany#Correct ~Italy#Incorrect ~Scandinavia#Incorrect } // question: 12039558 name: The living conditions for most of the working class can best be described as ::The living conditions for most of the working class can best be described as::[html]The living conditions for most of the working class can best be described as{ ~pleasant.#Incorrect =squalid.#Correct ~spacious.#Incorrect ~sanitary.#Incorrect ~healthy.#Incorrect } // question: 12039534 name: The nation's first subways were constructed in ::The nation's first subways were constructed in::[html]The nation's first subways were constructed in{ ~New York City.#Incorrect =Boston.#Correct ~Philadelphia.#Incorrect ~Chicago.#Incorrect ~Trenton.#Incorrect } // question: 12039533 name: The political boss of Boston was ::The political boss of Boston was::[html]The political boss of Boston was{ ~"King Richard" Croker.#Incorrect ~Abe Ruef.#Incorrect =James Michael Curley.#Correct ~Tom Pendergast.#Incorrect ~James Duke.#Incorrect } // question: 12039561 name: The primary motivation for late-nineteenth-century immigration was ::The primary motivation for late-nineteenth-century immigration was::[html]The primary motivation for late-nineteenth-century immigration was{ ~religious persecution.#Incorrect ~political persecution.#Incorrect =economic hardship.#Correct ~forced migration.#Incorrect ~hardship caused by war.#Incorrect } // question: 12039539 name: The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was ::The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was::[html]The quintessential force in late-nineteenth-century city government was{ ~city hall.#Incorrect =the political machine.#Correct ~the political party.#Incorrect ~the mayor.#Incorrect ~the wealthy private citizen.#Incorrect } // question: 12039540 name: The skyscraper ::The skyscraper::[html]The skyscraper{ ~was a new kind of building.#Incorrect ~was made possible by the use of steel.#Incorrect ~needed electric-powered elevators.#Incorrect =were impelled upward by rising real estate values.#Correct ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039555 name: The skyscrapers celebrated which of the following? ::The skyscrapers celebrated which of the following?::[html]The skyscrapers celebrated which of the following?{ ~God#Incorrect =man#Correct ~religion#Incorrect ~faith#Incorrect ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039579 name: The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was characterized by ::The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was characterized by::[html]The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was characterized by{ ~the large number of young boys who perished that day.#Incorrect ~the ability of the fire department to rescue many of the workers.#Incorrect =the employers locking the entrances which hindered workers' escape.#Correct ~failed safety measures implemented weeks earlier.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039532 name: The writer who called for the release of women from domestic chores through ... ::The writer who called for the release of women from domestic chores through ...::[html]The writer who called for the release of women from domestic chores through collectivized housework was{ ~Margaret Sanger.#Incorrect ~Alice Paul.#Incorrect =Charlotte Perkins Gilman.#Correct ~Crystal Eastman.#Incorrect ~Emma Goldman.#Incorrect } // question: 12039546 name: Which of the following is a true statement about American industrial ... ::Which of the following is a true statement about American industrial ...::[html]Which of the following is a true statement about American industrial workplace conditions?{ ~Employers worked hard to keep workplaces safe.#Incorrect =As many as one quarter of immigrant steelworkers were killed or injured on the job.#Correct ~New laws protected workers from being compelled to work excessive hours.#Incorrect ~Children were a rare sight at workplaces.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039543 name: Which of the following is true about labor in the early twentieth century? ::Which of the following is true about labor in the early twentieth century?::[html]Which of the following is true about labor in the early twentieth century?{ ~French-Canadian immigrants and their children held one of every two jobs in New England's cotton textile industry.#Incorrect =Mexican and Filipino women and children formed a large part of the labor force in California's agricultural industry.#Correct ~First- and second-generation immigrants constituted more than 96 percent of the labor force that built and maintained the nation's railroads.#Incorrect ~Of 750,000 Slovaks arriving in America before 1913, at least 600,000 went to work in the coal mines and steel mills of Pennsylvania.#Incorrect ~all of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12039548 name: Which of the following is true about the 1893 Columbian Exhibition? ::Which of the following is true about the 1893 Columbian Exhibition?::[html]Which of the following is true about the 1893 Columbian Exhibition?{ ~It was held in Philadelphia.#Incorrect ~"White City" was by far the most popular part of the fair.#Incorrect ~It was a commercial flop.#Incorrect =It deliberately rejected displaying achievements by black Americans.#Correct ~all of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12039584 name: Within the first decade of the 20th century, the majority of workers in ... ::Within the first decade of the 20th century, the majority of workers in ...::[html]Within the first decade of the 20th century, the majority of workers in American cities were{ ~highly skilled and well paid.#Incorrect ~women.#Incorrect =immigrants.#Correct ~highly skilled and poorly paid.#Incorrect ~migrants from America's farms.#Incorrect } // question: 12039570 name: African American real estate agents in many cities achieved significant ... ::African American real estate agents in many cities achieved significant ...::[html]African American real estate agents in many cities achieved significant wealth and power.{TRUE} // question: 12039588 name: African Americans were treated worse than new immigrants. ::African Americans were treated worse than new immigrants.::[html]African Americans were treated worse than new immigrants.{TRUE} // question: 12039575 name: Al Capone was known as "the J.P. Morgan of the underworld." ::Al Capone was known as "the J.P. Morgan of the underworld."::[html]Al Capone was known as "the J.P. Morgan of the underworld."{FALSE} // question: 12039582 name: Between 1880 and 1920 the number of immigrants coming to the United States ... ::Between 1880 and 1920 the number of immigrants coming to the United States ...::[html]Between 1880 and 1920 the number of immigrants coming to the United States declined significantly.{FALSE} // question: 12039604 name: Big city machines were both positive and negative forces in urban life. ::Big city machines were both positive and negative forces in urban life.::[html]Big city machines were both positive and negative forces in urban life.{TRUE} // question: 12039599 name: By 1900, the average work week in American industry was fifty hours. ::By 1900, the average work week in American industry was fifty hours.::[html]By 1900, the average work week in American industry was fifty hours.{FALSE} // question: 12039597 name: By 1920, a majority of states prohibited child labor. ::By 1920, a majority of states prohibited child labor.::[html]By 1920, a majority of states prohibited child labor.{FALSE} // question: 12039601 name: By the early twentieth century, Japanese immigrants owned about 25 percent of... ::By the early twentieth century, Japanese immigrants owned about 25 percent of...::[html]By the early twentieth century, Japanese immigrants owned about 25 percent of California's total farm acreage.{FALSE} // question: 12039595 name: By the early twentieth century, northern industrialists preferred to hire ... ::By the early twentieth century, northern industrialists preferred to hire ...::[html]By the early twentieth century, northern industrialists preferred to hire southern blacks over the "new immigrants."{FALSE} // question: 12039591 name: Coney Island offered commercial amusements in a setting in which social mores... ::Coney Island offered commercial amusements in a setting in which social mores...::[html]Coney Island offered commercial amusements in a setting in which social mores were decidedly loosened.{TRUE} // question: 12039576 name: Conservatives were concerned about the antagonism that existed between ... ::Conservatives were concerned about the antagonism that existed between ...::[html]Conservatives were concerned about the antagonism that existed between feminists and labor activists.{FALSE} // question: 12039587 name: Employers tended to use black strikebreakers because they were sympathetic to... ::Employers tended to use black strikebreakers because they were sympathetic to...::[html]Employers tended to use black strikebreakers because they were sympathetic to their economic plight.{FALSE} // question: 12039585 name: Few Americans attended the Columbia Exposition. ::Few Americans attended the Columbia Exposition.::[html]Few Americans attended the Columbia Exposition.{FALSE} // question: 12039572 name: Immigrants who came to the United States tended to do so regardless of ... ::Immigrants who came to the United States tended to do so regardless of ...::[html]Immigrants who came to the United States tended to do so regardless of whether or not they had friends or relatives already in the United States.{FALSE} // question: 12039578 name: In the 1870s many American cities were walking cities where people often live... ::In the 1870s many American cities were walking cities where people often live...::[html]In the 1870s many American cities were walking cities where people often lived within walking distance of work.{TRUE} // question: 12039596 name: In the early years of the movie industry the price of theater tickets was too... ::In the early years of the movie industry the price of theater tickets was too...::[html]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.{FALSE} // question: 12039567 name: Man local politicians made money through graft. ::Man local politicians made money through graft.::[html]Man local politicians made money through graft.{TRUE} // question: 12039574 name: Many "new" immigrants rose to the prosperous ranks of skilled labor. ::Many "new" immigrants rose to the prosperous ranks of skilled labor.::[html]Many "new" immigrants rose to the prosperous ranks of skilled labor.{FALSE} // question: 12039598 name: Many feminists found a supportive community in New York's Greenwich Village.... ::Many feminists found a supportive community in New York's Greenwich Village....::[html]Many feminists found a supportive community in New York's Greenwich Village.{TRUE} // question: 12039593 name: Many immigrants between 1900 and 1914 returned to the land of their birth. ::Many immigrants between 1900 and 1914 returned to the land of their birth.::[html]Many immigrants between 1900 and 1914 returned to the land of their birth.{TRUE} // question: 12039581 name: More than half of the early films shown in American nickelodeons came from ... ::More than half of the early films shown in American nickelodeons came from ...::[html]More than half of the early films shown in American nickelodeons came from France, Germany, and Italy.{TRUE} // question: 12039583 name: Most Asian migrants came into the country through Ellis Island. ::Most Asian migrants came into the country through Ellis Island.::[html]Most Asian migrants came into the country through Ellis Island.{FALSE} // question: 12039586 name: Most mass immigration to the United States after 1880 was propelled by ... ::Most mass immigration to the United States after 1880 was propelled by ...::[html]Most mass immigration to the United States after 1880 was propelled by economic hardship.{TRUE} // question: 12039568 name: Most of the "new" immigrants were women and children. ::Most of the "new" immigrants were women and children.::[html]Most of the "new" immigrants were women and children.{FALSE} // question: 12039573 name: Most working families required two to three wage-earners in order to make ... ::Most working families required two to three wage-earners in order to make ...::[html]Most working families required two to three wage-earners in order to make ends meet.{TRUE} // question: 12039577 name: Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson disdained the "melting pot" ... ::Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson disdained the "melting pot" ...::[html]Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson disdained the "melting pot" notion of America.{FALSE} // question: 12039603 name: Skyscrapers in the late nineteenth century were reaching to the sky but ... ::Skyscrapers in the late nineteenth century were reaching to the sky but ...::[html]Skyscrapers in the late nineteenth century were reaching to the sky but smaller and shorter than European cathedrals.{FALSE} // question: 12039592 name: The "old" and "new" immigrants had nothing in common. ::The "old" and "new" immigrants had nothing in common.::[html]The "old" and "new" immigrants had nothing in common.{FALSE} // question: 12039590 name: The black middle class of the nineteenth century went into decline as whites ... ::The black middle class of the nineteenth century went into decline as whites ...::[html]The black middle class of the nineteenth century went into decline as whites no longer wanted to employ blacks for services such as barbering or food preparation.{TRUE} // question: 12039606 name: The black middle class tended to be smaller and more precarious than its ... ::The black middle class tended to be smaller and more precarious than its ...::[html]The black middle class tended to be smaller and more precarious than its counterpart in other ethnic communities.{TRUE} // question: 12039569 name: The least successful fair in American history was the Columbia Exposition. ::The least successful fair in American history was the Columbia Exposition.::[html]The least successful fair in American history was the Columbia Exposition.{FALSE} // question: 12039600 name: The Midway Plaisance was a feature attraction at Coney Island. ::The Midway Plaisance was a feature attraction at Coney Island.::[html]The Midway Plaisance was a feature attraction at Coney Island.{FALSE} // question: 12039571 name: The nation's racial climate was worsening. ::The nation's racial climate was worsening.::[html]The nation's racial climate was worsening.{TRUE} // question: 12039594 name: The structure of the Columbia Exposition reinforced a racial hierarchy. ::The structure of the Columbia Exposition reinforced a racial hierarchy.::[html]The structure of the Columbia Exposition reinforced a racial hierarchy.{TRUE} // question: 12039602 name: The typical workweek for steelworkers was more than 72 hours. ::The typical workweek for steelworkers was more than 72 hours.::[html]The typical workweek for steelworkers was more than 72 hours.{TRUE} // question: 12039580 name: There were big changes both above and below ground in the growing cities. ::There were big changes both above and below ground in the growing cities.::[html]There were big changes both above and below ground in the growing cities.{TRUE} // question: 12039589 name: This time period saw a great deal of government corruption and organized crime. ::This time period saw a great deal of government corruption and organized crime.::[html]This time period saw a great deal of government corruption and organized crime.{TRUE} // question: 12039605 name: Women began to reinforce and support traditional ideas about sex and gender ... ::Women began to reinforce and support traditional ideas about sex and gender ...::[html]Women began to reinforce and support traditional ideas about sex and gender equality.{FALSE}