Why did states improve public education after the Civil War?

to develop an educated work force

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

Skyscrapers were built to conserve space

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

A nativist would agree with which of the following statements?

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

The Chinese Exclusion Act....

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

Sports became popular in the late 1800s because

work became more demanding of people's time

How did newspapers attract women readers?

Added special sections with topics of interest to women

Which best describes changing population patterns between 1860 and 1890?

Most new immigrants to U.S. settled in cities

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

newspapers' focus on women's rights issues

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

As factory work intensified, workers sought sports to relax

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

Traffic congestion became a major problem

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

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