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Terms in this set (20)Why did young farm women lead the exodus from rural areas to cities? a. They were seeking husbands. b. Farming was increasingly male work due to mechanization. Who were the "new immigrants" who poured into the United States between 1890 and 1920? a. Scandinavians and Germans e. Southern and eastern Europeans In 1890, approximately what portion of the population of greater New York had been born abroad or were children of foreign parents? a. One out of five d. Four out of five Which statement best represents urban residential patterns among ethnic groups? a. Immigrants preferred to mix with the general population in order to assimilate more quickly into American culture. b. Immigrants tended to live in shabby tenements until they could afford better housing. Which of the following statements accurately describes urban growth in the late 19th century. a. While Atlantic seaboard cities like New York and Boston grew dramatically, interior cities like Cincinnati did
not. d. Urban populations grew dramatically with cities such as Chicago growing by over 400 percent How did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations? a. It helped poor immigrants settle on western homesteads to relieve urban overcrowding. c. It insisted that charity workers live in slum neighborhoods to better understand the living conditions of the poor. During the 1880s and 1890s, which new obligation was added to the traditional middle-class woman's role as director of the household? a. She had to cultivate her special maternal gifts, especially her sensitivity toward children and her aptitude for religion. c. She had to foster an artistic environment that would nurture her family's cultural improvement. What major change took place during the late nineteenth century in the teaching of medicine, architecture, engineering, and law? a. College faculties were purged of anyone who was not a native-born
American. c. Standards were raised and practice was professionalized. How were the new research universities of the late 19th century different from earlier colleges? a. They stressed the importance of teaching the classical subjects like Latin and Greek. c. They offered courses in a wide variety of subject areas, established professional schools, and encouraged faculty members to pursue basic research. Which of the following is not an example of the impact of the department store? a. It overcame middle- and
upper-class reluctance to spend. d. It convinced middle class families to buy cheaper products that they would have to replace annually.
Why did leisure-time activities become increasingly important to the working class during the late nineteenth century? a. Factory labor was growing more routine and impersonal, and social interactions at the workplace were increasingly inhibited. a. Factory labor was growing more routine and impersonal, and social interactions at the workplace were increasingly inhibited. Why was the development of the flush toilet and indoor plumbing so significant? a. It helped fight the many diseases that flourish in polluted waters. a. It helped fight the many diseases that flourish in polluted waters. The Salvation Army was a. a branch of the military formed to clean up the slums. b. organized along pseudo-military lines to provide food, shelter, temporary employment and morality to poor immigrant families. In her work against drinking for the Women's Christian Temperance Union, Frances Willard a. headed the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that pursued various reform issues. a. headed the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that pursued various reform issues. In the late 19th century, John L. Sullivan represented America's love affair with a. boxing. a. boxing. Which of the following is not evidence that public education in the late-nineteenth-century United States had become entangled in ethnic and class differences? a. The proliferation of private and parochial schools e. New educational theories that stressed decentralized administration, repealed compulsory attendance, and de-emphasized white European conventions such as punctuality.
Economist Thorstein Veblen used the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe a. Women's frivolous purchases at the new department stores e. All of these choices What was the key to Hull House's success in its anti-poverty mission? a. Establishing settlement houses where workers lived in the neighborhoods they serviced. d. All of these choices What is the difference between tenements and ghettos? a. Tenements were homes where three or four families would live together; ghettos were neighborhoods where tenements were located. b. Tenements were apartment buildings where immigrants clustered; ghettos occurred when residents of tenements were prevented by law or social pressure from renting somewhere else. Which of the following is a valid conclusion to draw about the ways in which immigrants adjusted to urban life in their new society? a. Skilled workers and immigrants familiar with Anglo-American customs had relatively few problems adjusting, but for others, adjusting was difficult. a. Skilled workers and immigrants familiar with Anglo-American customs had relatively few problems adjusting, but for others, adjusting was difficult. Sets with similar termsUS History II Midterm pt.225 terms hwbbb US History II: Ch. 19: American Society in the Ind…40 terms nikki_taylor1031 HIST 1320 Ch. 18 & 1950 terms alexis_moralez1 HIST 1320 Ch. 18 & 1950 terms Vanessa_Suggs Sets found in the same folderAmerican History 2 Chapter 18 Quiz20 terms Acoke1162 American History 2 Chapter 20 Quiz20 terms Acoke1162 American History 2 Chapter 21 Quiz20 terms Acoke1162 American History 2 Chapter 22 Quiz25 terms Acoke1162 Other sets by this creatorMarriage and Family67 terms Acoke1162 World Regional Geography124 terms Acoke1162 Interpersonal Communications78 terms Acoke1162 Western Civilization Final Exam30 terms Acoke1162 Other Quizlet setsUS History 1302 Final Exam94 terms Amna5599 Topic 2 Test (multiple choice)35 terms lawainscott APUSH unit 232 terms LeaSteen history exam 2 ch 4-840 terms jeweldanielle16 Related questionsQUESTION Who wrote the first book of systematic theology in the early church? 15 answers QUESTION Fostered the idea of containment which claimed that the Soviets would retreat from its expansionist efforts if the U.S. responded with unalterable counterforce eventually ending in the breakup of Soviet power 5 answers QUESTION Who was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church? 15 answers QUESTION True or False? Michael Sadler wrote a report on child labor that made Parliament pass laws to protect children from harsh conditions in factories. 15 answers What major change took place during the late nineteenth century in the teaching of medicine?What major change took place during the late 19th century in the teaching of medicine, architecture, engineering, and law? Standards were raised and practice was professionalized.
Why was the development of the flush toilet and indoor plumbing so significant quizlet?Why was the development of the flush toilet and indoor plumbing so significant? It helped fight the many diseases that flourish in polluted waters. During the 1880s and 1890s, which new obligation was added to the traditional middle-class woman's role as director of the household?
Who were the new immigrants who poured into the United States between 1890 and 1920?Beginning in the 1890s, the majority of arrivals were from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. In that decade alone, some 600,000 Italians migrated to America, and by 1920 more than 4 million had entered the United States.
How did the settlementHow did the settlement-house movement distinguish itself from other urban social-welfare organizations? It insisted that charity workers live in slum neighborhoods to better understand the living conditions of the poor.
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