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Chapter 21: An Urban Society
Chapter 21: An Urban Society
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1
Frederick Olmsted is known for what famous landmark in New York?
Big Ben
Statue of Liberty
Central Park
Empire State Building
2
The Hull House which is a settlement house was founded by who?
Adam and Eve
Edith Wharton
Frederick Olmsted
Jane Addams
3
People who attended spectator sports would often?
Throw tomatoes
Dance to ragtime music
Root for their home team
Text friends instead of watching game
4
What was one of the conditions that caused people to emigrate?
Segregated schools
Expansion of the Midwest
Great climate in Florida
Unfair treatment
5
In 1888, this city pioneered the use of trolley cars?
Boston, Massachusetts
Richmond, Virginia
New York, New York
San Francisco, California
6
What was the influence of style artists and musicians used after the Civil War?
Renaissance
American
European
African
7
What were common “PUSH” factors for immigrants?
Gold Rush
Oil Rush
Job opportunities
Economic hardships
8
Assimilate is to leave one's homeland to live somewhere else.
True
False
9
Yellow journalism is based on sensational stories.
False
True
10
What role did immigrants have on cities?
Caused growth of cities
Caused ghost towns
Decreased city population
Increased cow towns
11
Where did most immigrants come from by the early 1900s?
Southern and Eastern Europe
Northern and Western Europe
Northern and Western Africa
Southern and Eastern United States
12
The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 in which city?
New York
Tampa
Boston
Chicago
13
A tenement is a type of residence that is often run-down and crowded.
False
True
14
Edith Wharton's writing described the lives of?
Upper-class Easterners
Upper-class Europeans
Rural Midwesterners
Huckleberry Finn
15
Ragtime is a type of music characterized by syncopation in the melody.
False
True
16
Which statement is not true of working-class residents of the U. S.?
They often worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
They worked in sweatshops making clothing.
They received good wages and benefits.
17
Emigrate means to become part of a larger culture.
False
True