the 1920 census of the United States revealed that |
a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas |
In the late nineteenth century, the population increase in urban areas of the United States |
increased 700 percent in the fifty years after the Civil War |
the largest number of immigrants to the United States in the late nineteenth century came from |
southern and eastern europe |
in the late nineteenth century, immigrants to the urban areas in the united states |
generally lacked the capital to buy land |
by 1890, the percentage of the population of chicago, new york, and detroit that were made up of immigrants was approximately |
80 percent |
in the late nineteenth century, most immigrants to the united states |
formed close-knit ethnic communities within the cities |
in the late nineteenth century, compared to other immigrant ethnic groups, Jews |
advanced rapidly economically & placed a high value on education |
compared with the first generation, second generation immigrants were more likely to |
break from their traditional culture |
in the late nineteenth century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by |
the sale of american products & public education & church leaders |
the primary goal of the American Productive Association was to |
stop immigrants from entering the United States |
in 1894, the Immigrant Restriction League |
proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter |
in 1882, the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the united states on the basis of their nationally were |
Chinese |
one significant innovation of urban america in the late nineteenth century were |
public parks |
the principal force behind the creation pf read public buildings in the late nineteenth century was/were |
wealthy residents |
the "city beautiful" movement in the united states was inspired, in part, by |
the 1893 Colombian Exposition in Chicago |
in the late nineteenth century, suburbs on the edge of american cities were largely populated by |
the moderately well-to-do people |
in 1894, the population density of Manhattan in New York was |
far greater than the most crowded European cities |
tenement buildings the urban america were |
initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor |
in the 1890’s, Jacob Riis |
reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements |
by 1900, modes of mass transportation in america cities included |
elevated railroads & subways & electric trolley cars |
in 1884, the first "modern" skyscraper built in the united states |
was constructed with steel girders |
in the late nineteenth century, the leading cause of death in large American cities resulted from |
disease |
in the early nineteenth century, efforts to improve enviormental problems in american cities |
included a new federal environmental regulatory agency |
in the late nineteenth century, efforts to reduce poverty in america |
saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to those deemed "deserving poor" |
in the late nineteenth century, crime in large american urban centers |
led many city governments to create professional public police departments & included murder rates that were higher than would occur in the 1980’s and 1990’s |
theodore dreiser’s 1900 novel, SISTER CARRIE dealt with the urban troubles of |
single women |
in the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to |
the rapid growth of urban america & the influx of millions of immigrants |
in the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following except |
reducing the costs of city services |
in the late nineteenth century, new york’s tammany hall political machine |
saw its most famous boss, william m tweed, sent to prison |
in the last decades on the nineteenth century, incomes in the united states |
rose for almost all americans |
during the late nineteenth century, all of the following innovations occurred in consumer goods except |
the creation of credit card companies |
in the 1870s, the largest mall-order catalog in the united states was offered by |
richard sears |
in the 1890s, florence kelley and the national consumers league sought to |
improve wages and working conditions of manufacturers and retailers |
at the end of the nineteenth century, most americans viewed leisure time |
as being desirable |
in the late nineteenth century, leisure activities tended to be divided by |
gender & class & race |
the nineteenth century game of "rounders" became the modern sport of |
baseball |
in 1869, princeton and rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in america of |
football |
in the nineteenth century, vaudeville theater |
consisted of a variety of stage acts |
at the turn of the twentieth century, motion pictures |
were the first true mass entertainment medium |
which of the following statements regarding coney island is FALSE |
the park developed a reputation for wholesome, family attractions |
during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the growth of newspapers |
saw newspaper circulation increase much more rapidly than the general population |
which statement regardigt telephone service during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is FALSE |
in its first years, telephone operators were all men |
which american writer would be less associated with the trend toward social realism in literature in the late nineteenth century |
mark twain |
the american artistic movement known as the "ashcan School" |
was strongly influenced by old world masters |
charles darwin’s theories of evolution met initial resistance from |
theologians & scientist & educators |
according to philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by |
scientific inquiry |
which american thinker is least associated with study using scientific methods |
henry james |
which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is false |
funding for public education was highest in rural area |
in the late nineteenth century, american universities |
significantly grew in number due to morrill land grant & had a strong commitment to practical knowledge |
by 1900, all of the following statement regarding american medicine were true except |
vaccines for typhoid and dysentery had been introduced |
during the late nineteenth century, college education for american writers |
had expanded significantly |
apush chpt 18
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