Which of the following is NOT an example of the impact of the department store?

Convinced middle-class families to buy cheaper products/replaced annually

Which of the following is NOT a reason that ragtime quickly became national craze during 1890's, in middle class?

Listening to it led to middle class respectability

Where was baseball the most popular?

In urban areas with large working-class populations

What was the importance of "culture" for American Victorians?

Was agency of social uplift, helped aspiring middle-class people

For a late 19th century unmarried working-class woman, why did amusement parks exert a powerful lure?

Place to meet friends, get away from parents, try dance moves

Josephine Shaw Lowell and the New York Charity Organization Society wanted

Their aid recipients to move towards self-sufficiency

The Salvation Army was

Organized lines to provide food, shelter, temporary employment

Which of the following was NOT part of the central philosophy of Walter Rauschenbusch?

Said working class Americans would be more religious if attended plays

According to its defenders in the late 19th century, college football was

Character-building sport/functioned as surrogate frontier experience

How did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations?

Insisted that charity workers live in slums to understand the poor

The Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Association were formed mainly to

Assist rural young men and women who migrated to city

Why did leisure-time activities become more important to the working during the late 19th century?

Factory labor was more routine/impersonal, less social interactions

What major change took place during late 19th century teaching of medicine, architecture, engineering, and law?

Standards were raised and practice was professionalized

During the 1880's and 90's, which new obligation was added to traditional middle-class women's role in the household?

Fostered an artistic environment/to nurture family cultural improvement

What did the work of Frances Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union show about women in 19th century?

Could challenge cult of domesticity and expand women's sphere

During the late 19th century, was working-class saloon was NOT

A meeting place for husbands and wives

Which of these is NOT evidence that public education in late 19th century US got involved in ethnic/class differences?

New educational theories stressed decentralized administration

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of women's changing relationship to men during the end of the 19th century?

Growing popularity of catalog and department stores

Why was the development of the flush toilet and indoor plumbing so significant?

It helped fight many diseases that flourished in polluted waters

How were the new research universities of the late 19th century different from earlier colleges?

Offered courses in many subjects, made schools, pursued basic research

Which of the following is a valid conclusion to draw about the ways immigrants adjusted to urban life in new society?

Skilled workers and immigrants had few problems adjusting/hard for others

Which statement best represents urban residential patterns among ethnic groups?

Immigrants lived in shabby tenements until they afforded better housing

Which of the following accurately describes urban growth in lath 19th century?

Urban populations grew dramatically/especially cities like Chicago

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1
Which of the following is NOT an example of the impact of the department store?
It made shopping an adventure
Overcame middle/upper class reluctance to spend
Convinced middle-class families to buy cheaper products/replaced annually
It set the standard for consumption
2
According to Riis, what is the main cause of urban problems?
Tenement life
Immoral behaviors
Crime
Epidemics
3
Which of the following is NOT a reason that ragtime quickly became national craze during 1890's, in middle class?
Was considered to have "wild" and complex rhythms
Listening to it led to middle class respectability
The music displayed a fresh originality
It was played strictly for entertainment
4
Which of the following was a typical feature of daily life in late 19th century American city?
Law and order
Cultural diversity
Political gridlock
Racial harmony
5
Where was baseball the most popular?
In cities with large numbers of young adults
In North because the nature of baseball bothered southerners
In urban areas with large working-class populations
In rural areas, people in country could relate to slow pace of play
6
What was the importance of "culture" for American Victorians?
Represented European life, considered un-American
Was agency of social uplift, helped aspiring middle-class people
Code word for decadence, art museums were repositories of immoral works
A derogatory term to describe cheap copies of famous paintings
7
For a late 19th century unmarried working-class woman, why did amusement parks exert a powerful lure?
Place to meet friends, get away from parents, try dance moves
Had employment bureaus/ owners recruited for high-paying jobs
Places to buy bagels, baked potatoes, soda, and other foods and drinks
Offered opportunities to settle meager wages through employment
8
Josephine Shaw Lowell and the New York Charity Organization Society wanted
All aid to urban poor to be administered through their organization
Their aid recipients to move towards self-sufficiency
Federal govt to take responsibility for providing for urban poor
All aid to the indigent should be eliminated
9
The Salvation Army was
A branch of military formed to clean up slums
Organized lines to provide food, shelter, temporary employment
Social-welfare organization based on poor adopting middle class ideals
Employed military tactics to force poor immigrants out of neighborhoods
10
Which of the following was NOT part of the central philosophy of Walter Rauschenbusch?
Wanted to reorganize the industrial system
Said working class Americans would be more religious if attended plays
Believed the nation's urban woes needed to be addressed
Believed Christians should strive for world peace
11
An advocate of which of the following would be most likely to support a non-interventionists govt toward urban problems?
Social Darwinism
The settlement house movement
The Tammany Hall political machine
The Social Gospel movement
12
According to its defenders in the late 19th century, college football was
Teached students military discipline and skills necessary as US strenthened
Epitomized American democratic ideals since people watched or played
A safe sport/businesses could undertake it without fear of injury
Character-building sport/functioned as surrogate frontier experience
13
How did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations?
Tried to keep immigrants "settled"indoors until they behaved like Americans
Helped urban poor purchase their own homes
Insisted that charity workers live in slums to understand the poor
Helped poor immigrants settle on western homesteads to relieve overcrowding
14
Who was known as the king of ragtime?
Scott Joplin
John Sullivan
Daniel Devito
Elvis Presley
15
In what type of building did most urban poor people live in the late 19th century?
Tenements
Single family housing
Skyscrapers
Town homes
16
The Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Association were formed mainly to
Help youngsters migrate west
Assist rural young men and women who migrated to city
Convert Jewish immigrants
Convert Indians
17
Why did leisure-time activities become more important to the working during the late 19th century?
Factory labor was more routine/impersonal, less social interactions
Americans saw leisure activity as way to rise to middle-class
Leisure-time activities brought ethnic group activities
Factory workers worked shorter days and weeks
18
What major change took place during late 19th century teaching of medicine, architecture, engineering, and law?
Colleges refused to train professionals/public had prejudice against them
Admissions standards drops/competed with higher-paying business world
State boards of education said training should be at European colleges
Standards were raised and practice was professionalized
19
During the 1880's and 90's, which new obligation was added to traditional middle-class women's role in the household?
Has to foster home environment which encouraged the man to help
Fostered an artistic environment/to nurture family cultural improvement
Had to cultivate special maternal gifts, especially sensitivity to kids
Had to seek outlets for her creative energies outside the home
20
What did the work of Frances Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union show about women in 19th century?
Could challenge cult of domesticity and expand women's sphere
Could use fad like bicycling w/out corsets as symbol of liberation
Could rebel against rebel fundamental assumptions of family structure
Could undercut very club movement that they professed to favor
21
During the late 19th century, was working-class saloon was NOT
A meeting place for husbands and wives
A location for ethnic groups to reinforce their identities
A place for a free lunch
A place to escape socially isolating routines of factories
22
Which of these is NOT evidence that public education in late 19th century US got involved in ethnic/class differences?
The controversy over compulsory education
The proliferation of private and parochial schools
New educational theories stressed decentralized administration
The debates over classroom decorum
23
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of women's changing relationship to men during the end of the 19th century?
Rise of bicycling as a popular activity among young women
Growing popularity of catalog and department stores
New themes found in novels by women writers
Substantial rise in the divorce rate in these years
24
Who were the "new immigrants" who poured into US between 1890 and 1920?
English, Scottish, and Welsh
Southern and Eastern Europeans
Irish
Scandinavians and Germans
25
What form of theatrical entertainment drew the largest audiences in late 19th century America?
Opera
Vaudeville
Shakespearean comedy
Burlesque
26
Why was the development of the flush toilet and indoor plumbing so significant?
It helped fight many diseases that flourished in polluted waters
Increased the attraction of America to immigrants
It limited the spread of malaria
Reduced level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
27
How were the new research universities of the late 19th century different from earlier colleges?
Included health-related courses like physical and sex education
Offered courses in many subjects, made schools, pursued basic research
Focused on teaching science and math
Stressed importance of teaching classic subjects like Latin and Greek
28
Which of the following is a valid conclusion to draw about the ways immigrants adjusted to urban life in new society?
Skilled workers and immigrants had few problems adjusting/hard for others
Immigrants had little desire to become Americanized
Immigrants came to US to try to become like Americans
Dominant American culture made assimilation impossible
29
Which statement best represents urban residential patterns among ethnic groups?
Immigrants blotted out memories of Old Country by living with other people
Immigrants lived in shabby tenements until they afforded better housing
Common language was primary factor in ethnic residential patterns
Religion was most important, immigrants congregated around churches
30
Which of the following accurately describes urban growth in lath 19th century?
Populations of US cities grew 25% on average between Civil War and 1900
Urban areas remained same size, people stayed in rural areas
Urban populations grew dramatically/especially cities like Chicago
Sea cities like New York and Boston grew, inner cities like Cincinnati no

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