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1
Boston created the nation's first _______
Cable Car
Subway System
Electric Fan
nothing
2
The most notorious political boss of the age was _____________
Hillary Clinton
William Tweed
Donald Trump
Thomas Nast
3
What was the world’s tallest building from 1913 to 1930?
New York Times Building
Trump Tower
Dog Bark Park Inn
New York cities Woolworth building
4
Which is better?
Cereal
Waffles
Pancakes
Avocado Toast
5
What was the main reason to start building skyscrapers?
People didn't have anything else to do
The cities ran out of space
Tall buildings are rad!
People didn't have anywhere to skydive
6
What was the result of american art and letters called?
American Renaissance
American Writers
American Beauty
American Art
7
How did the factories spread across the United States?
Evenly
Northeast and west coast
South and Northeast
Not evenly
8
When bosses controlled people and institutions they were called what?
Robber barons
Capital of industry
Political machines
CEO
9
What word is defined as a massive and rapid shift from countryside to cities?
Suburbanization
Ruralization
Urbanization
Suburban
10
Old immigration included who?
Italians
Polish
Europeans
Germans and Irish
11
About ____ of the American population lived in urban areas in 1860.
1/2
1/4
1/6
4/5
12
In 1880-1920 America reached its peak in what?
government
industrialization
immigration
economics
13
In 1882, Congress passed the
____________
banning the Chinese ethnic group in its entirety.
Bill of Rights
The 19th Amendment
Chinese Exclusion Act
Japanese Exclusion act
14
What building has the most stories?
Libary
Library
Skyscraper
Word Trade Center
15
What did the protestant church fear the most?
People sinning on purpose
People leaving the church
People believing in another religion
People losing their faith in religion
16
What percent of babies in the 19th century died before the age of 1?
48%
18%
25%
100%
17
What was the solution when land was to expensive?
Build upward
Shut down business
Go somewhere else
There was no solution
18
What did NOT flourish in the Gilded Age?
technology
none of the above
industrialization
art and literature
19
_________ was the foremost designer of the modern skyscraper.
Guccio Gucci
Gianni Versace
Louis Sullivan
Louis Vuitton
20
Why did a lot of people from Ireland immigrate to the United States?
The Great Watermelon Famine
The Great Potato Famine
The Great Acai Famine
The Great Tomato Famine