Question 1

In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was not a factor contributing to the high death rate among young children in cities?

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A)   Unpaved streets
B)   Contaminated drinking water
C)   Tenement apartments
D)   Outdoor toilets

Question 2

American cities became centers of industry as well as commerce at the end of the nineteenth century in response to

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A)   the mechanization of farming.
B)   the expansion of the railroad.
C)   the growth of the immigrant population.
D)   the availability of electricity.

Question 3

A eugenicist would want to encourage marriage between

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A)   a man and a woman who were both mentally disabled.
B)   a man and a woman who were both Anglo-Saxons.
C)   a black man and a white woman.
D)   a Protestant man and a Jewish woman. B

Question 4

The rise in urban property values in the 1870s and 1880s encouraged

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A)   the construction of skyscrapers.
B)   the construction of bridges.
C)   the relocation of poor immigrants to the suburbs.
D)   a decrease in population density.

Question 5

In the early twentieth century, conflicts over appropriate styles of worship within the black church were evidence of

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A)   class differences.
B)   regional differences.
C)   gender differences.
D)   doctrinal differences. A

Question 6

Despite residential segregation, the problems of the urban poor at the end of the nineteenth century became the concern of the middle and upper classes because

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A)   they paid high taxes to support government welfare programs.
B)   epidemics that began in slums usually spread to more affluent neighborhoods.
C)   slum dwellers received a disproportionate share of city services and infrastructure.
D)   they felt responsible for assimilating immigrants into American society.

Question 7

The main purpose of civil service reform was to

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A)   eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination from government hiring policies.
B)   encourage immigrants to enter government service.
C)   guarantee that government employees were qualified for their positions.
D)   help political machines operate more efficiently. C

Question 8

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of racial segregation in the South at the turn of the twentieth century?

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A)   The economic mobility afforded working-class blacks
B)   The availability of jobs for janitors, cooks, and domestic servants
C)   Higher wages in job sectors dominated by African Americans
D)   The degree of success achieved by African American professionals and entrepreneurs

Question 9

The Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh Courier were evidence of

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A)   a strong black middle-class in northern cities.
B)   the declining influence of the church in African American communities.
C)   a rejection of southern culture by African Americans in the North.
D)   the absence of racial discrimination in northern cities.

Question 10

The writings of African American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois spoke to the predicament of first-generation immigrants by

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A)   supporting the "melting pot" theory of gradual transformation from foreigner to American.
B)   implying that they would never be fully accepted by native-born American citizens.
C)   suggesting that they would always remain the products of their native cultures.
D)   suggesting that they would become Americans but also retain their original ethnic identities.

Question 11

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, devastating fires in densely populated cities like Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore led to the

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A)   exodus of middle-class residents from inner cities.
B)   establishment of volunteer fire departments.
C)   improvement of plumbing in poor communities.
D)   use of brick and steel in urban architecture.

Question 12

In response to the arrival of large numbers of Catholics from Southern and Eastern Europe around the turn of the century, German American Catholics urged the Church to

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A)   recognize the patron saints and rituals immigrants brought from their countries of origin.
B)   organize American parishes according to ethnicity.
C)   give women a greater leadership role in parish activities.
D)   turn local parishes into "melting pots" by integrating new immigrants into existing parishes.

Question 13

Who of the following could appropriately be referred to as a real-life contemporary version of Theodore Dreiser's character Sister Carrie?

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A)   The daughter of an Italian immigrant family on the Lower East Side
B)   An African American woman who migrated from Atlanta to Chicago
C)   A college-educated settlement house worker like Jane Addams
D)   A rural Ohioan who moved to Cleveland because there was no work for her on the family farm

Question 14

Who popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot for immigrants in 1908?

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A)   Emma Lazarus
B)   Henry Cabot Lodge
C)   Israel Zangwill
D)   Alfred P. Schultz

Question 15

In Document 18.2, A Chinese View of the Statue of Liberty, from 1885, Saum Song Bo remarked that he considered it "an insult to us Chinese to call on us to contribute toward building in this land a pedestal for a Statue of Liberty. That statue represents Liberty holding a torch which lights the passage of those of all nations who come into this country. But are the Chinese allowed to come?" What was he referring to?

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A)   The Chinese Exclusion Act
B)   New York's ban on Chinese businesses
C)   The Coolie Trade
D)   The discriminatory practices of the Ellis Island immigration station

Question 16

Big-city nightlife in the early twentieth century could not have developed without

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A)   skyscrapers.
B)   sewage systems.
C)   public transportation.
D)   electricity.

Question 17

Which of the following characterizes the reform agenda of Jane Addams?

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A)   Solving the problems of the urban poor requires the support of wealthy philanthropists.
B)   Helping the poor requires an army of professional social workers.
C)   Wide replication of the settlement house model is the best thing cities can do for poor residents.
D)   Poor people's problems will not be solved without the direct involvement of government.

Question 18

Chicago's Hull House, a community center serving poor immigrants, was founded by

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A)   Jane Addams.
B)   Lillian Wald.
C)   Russell Conwell.
D)   Washington Gladden.

Question 19

Demographic records from the early twentieth century suggest that American Christians at that time considered Jewishness

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A)   a religion.
B)   a race.
C)   an ethnicity.
D)   a language.

Question 20

Immigrants to the United States around the turn of the twentieth century differed from those of previous eras in that they were

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A)   more ethnically diverse.
B)   wealthier.
C)   largely Protestant.
D)   mostly from Europe.

Exam 18: Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was not a factor contributing to the high death rate among young children in cities?

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American cities became centers of industry as well as commerce at the end of the nineteenth century in response to

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A eugenicist would want to encourage marriage between

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In the early twentieth century, conflicts over appropriate styles of worship within the black church were evidence of

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Despite residential segregation, the problems of the urban poor at the end of the nineteenth century became the concern of the middle and upper classes because

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The main purpose of civil service reform was to

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Which of the following was an unintended consequence of racial segregation in the South at the turn of the twentieth century?

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The Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh Courier were evidence of

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The writings of African American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois spoke to the predicament of first-generation immigrants by

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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, devastating fires in densely populated cities like Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore led to the

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In response to the arrival of large numbers of Catholics from Southern and Eastern Europe around the turn of the century, German American Catholics urged the Church to

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Who of the following could appropriately be referred to as a real-life contemporary version of Theodore Dreiser's character Sister Carrie?

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Who popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot for immigrants in 1908?

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Big-city nightlife in the early twentieth century could not have developed without

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Which of the following characterizes the reform agenda of Jane Addams?

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Exam 18: Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was not a factor contributing to the high death rate among young children in cities?

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In response to the arrival of large numbers of Catholics from Southern and Eastern Europe around the turn of the century, German American Catholics urged the Church to

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Who of the following could appropriately be referred to as a real-life contemporary version of Theodore Dreiser's character Sister Carrie?

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Which of the following characterizes the reform agenda of Jane Addams?

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