In what ways were the works of many new American writers and artists in late 1800's alike?

Both focused mostly on realistic subjects and themes

Which best describes changing population patterns between 1860 and 1890?

Most new immigrants to U.S. settled in cities

How did newspapers attract women readers?

Added special sections with topics of interest to women

What was relationship between factory work and the interest in sports in late 1800s?

As factory work intensified, workers sought sports to relax

A nativist would agree with which of the following statements?

"Immigrants steal jobs from people who were born in the U.S"

How did the population increase during the building boom in the late 1800s affect city life?

Skyscrapers were built to conserve space

How did the building boom in the late 1800s affect city life?

Traffic congestion became a major problem

The Chinese Exclusion Act....

was first law to stop national group from entering U.S.

Why did states improve public education after the Civil War?

to develop an educated work force

Which did NOT contribute to the increasing number of newspaper readers in late 1800s?

newspapers' focus on women's rights issues

Sports became popular in the late 1800s because

work became more demanding of people's time

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1
What did compulsory education laws require?
Children must attend school
Schools must be segregated
Discipline and obedience must be emphasized
Schools must teach religion
2
In what ways were the works of many new American writers and artists in late 1800's alike?
Both focused mostly on realistic subjects and themes
Both concentrated on showing how the wealthy lived
Both focused mostly on romantic subjects and themes
Both produced works that were mostly set in Europe
3
Which best describes changing population patterns between 1860 and 1890?
Many young Americans left big cities and moved to farms
Most new immigrants to U.S. settled in cities
Many blacks moved from northern cities to the rural South
Most new immigrants to U.S. settled West and bought farms
4
In late 1800s, this entertainment appealed mostly to immigrants and working class population
vaudeville
opera
symphony
tagtime
5
How did newspapers attract women readers?
They reported women's rights
They reduced the price
Hired many women as news reporters and editors
Added special sections with topics of interest to women
6
A summer school for Bible teachers
Chautauqua Society
Social Gospel
Hull House
Salvation Army
7
What was relationship between factory work and the interest in sports in late 1800s?
Many pro baseball players also worked in factories
As factory work intensified, workers sought sports to relax
Both led to the development of the suburbs
Factory workers often played sports during lunch
8
Process of holding on to traditions while adapting to new culture.
Urbanization
local color
pogrom
Acculturation
9
A nativist would agree with which of the following statements?
"Immigrants need to work together to acculturate."
"Immigrants help make the U.S. a better place to live."
"Immigrants steal jobs from people who were born in the U.S"
"Immigrants must search for opportunity in the U.S."
10
Wrote How the Other Half Lives.
Jane Adamms
Scott Joplin
Jacob Riis
Thomas Nast
11
Devoted life to helping the poor, mainly in Chicago
John Phillip Sousa
Jacob Riis
Jane Addams
Scott Joplin
12
How did the population increase during the building boom in the late 1800s affect city life?
Urban parkland was used to build housing for the poor
Skyscrapers were built to conserve space
Owners required to add elevators to preexisting buildings
Department stores were moved to suburban locations
13
What led critics to complain about the types of stories covered in newspapers in late 1800s?
yellow journalism
color comics
difficult reading levels
too much local news
14
Wrote marches including "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Jacob Riis
Jane Addams
John Phillip Sousa
Horatio Alger
15
How did the building boom in the late 1800s affect city life?
Overcrowding caused many to move to the country.
Cities became unable to accept new immigrants
People left the suburbs to live in the cities
Traffic congestion became a major problem
16
Which of the following provided community centers that offered jobs for the poor?
tenements
parochial schools
settlement houses
Ellis Island
17
The Chinese Exclusion Act....
excluded a national group from work in some parts of U.S
was first law to stop national group from entering U.S.
was first law to stop immigrants from practicing religion
allowed the development of specific immigrant neighborhoods
18
Which describes a main theme found in realist writing in the late 1800s?
the life of factory owners
the problems of the poor
the glamour of the city
the luxury of the wealthy
19
Why did states improve public education after the Civil War?
to create a moral society
to develop an educated work force
to ensure that people knew their civic duties
to ensure that workers were obedient
20
How did immigrants adapt to life in the United States?
by frequently relocating
by acculturating
by building tenements
by joining nativist movements
21
Which of the following belongs in a list of remedies reformers used to solve city problems?
professional fire companies
suburbs
stricter immigration laws
tenement housing
22
Which of the following inventions was NOT due to the building boom in the late 1800s?
carriage
subway
electric streetcar
elevated railroad
23
Why did farmers often migrate to cities in the late 1800s?
good health care
mix of cultures
hope for a better life
lack of job competition
24
Which of the following had strongest affect on the growth of public education after Civil War?
compulsory education laws
summer Bible camps
manual training schools
parochial schools
25
Which did NOT contribute to the increasing number of newspaper readers in late 1800s?
newspapers' focus on women's rights issues
growth of the cities
desire to learn about current events
compulsory education
26
Music with a lively, rhythmic sound.
Rock and Roll
Ragtime
Swing
Jazz
27
Variety shows that include different forms of entertainment.
local color
Social Gospel
vaudeville
pogrom
28
Sports became popular in the late 1800s because
they provided safe forms of entertainment
work became more demanding of people's time
it was one area of life where discrimination did not exist
they were invented by religious organizations
29
What German educational idea was widely adopted in the U.S. after 1873?
one-room school house
college
kindergarten
high school
30
Organized attack on Jewish village.
urbanization
acculturation
pogrom
vaudeville

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