History -1.14 Unit Test: A New Century - Part 1

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What happened to the populations of cities in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s?
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They grew because of job opportunities.
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Why did many immigrants choose to live in cities as they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
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Jobs, family, and friends were there.
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Which had the greatest impact on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?
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transportation innovations
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Which group contains entertainment or amusements that developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
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group A- baseball, vaudervile, ferris wheel, movies
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Which was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
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gender
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How were skyscrapers important to the growth and development of cities?
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They took advantage of vertical expansion when land was at a premium.
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What was Frederick Law Olmstead's contribution to New York City?
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designing Central Park
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Urban planner Daniel Burnham oversaw the design and construction of the World's Columbian Exposition, but he made an even more important contribution to cities. What was the contribution?
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His Plan of Chicago offered a blueprint for the orderly growth of the city.
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Which was not an activity of political machines?
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using almost all contributions for charity
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Which is a corrupt political machine of the late 1800s?
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Tammany Hall
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Who is regarded as the leader of the settlement house movement?
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Jane Addams
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What was one of the goals of the settlement house movement?
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to assist the urban poor
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Which goal of the Populist Party led to its early popularity?
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coinage of silver
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Why is the Populist Party generally regarded as a failure by historians?
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It did not address the realities of an industrial economy and could not endure.
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What was the relationship between the Populist Party and William Jennings Bryan?
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Populists supported Bryan in his failed presidential race.
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What Progressive organization had a goal of providing food and shelter to the slum-dwelling poor?
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the Salvation Army
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Which was one of the goals for some advocates of the Progressive movement?
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conservation
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What is a muckraker?
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an investigative journalist who wanted to uncover the truth about corruption
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Which reformer was not a journalist who investigated corruption in business or government?
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William Booth
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What did Ida M. Tarbell's investigations reveal?
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John D. Rockefeller's corrupt practices at Standard Oil
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What was the "Wisconsin Way?"
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progressive reform to establish ethical government on a state level
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Which was not a Progressive movement reform?
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creating conservation zones within cities
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Which proposal would Theodore Roosevelt and his "New Nationalism" oppose?
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less restriction on corporations
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Which was part of Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom" agenda?
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(INCORRECT) the formation of the United Nations
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What was Theodore Roosevelt's political party affiliation?
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Republican and Progressive
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What was a major reason for the cycle of debt and poverty most sharecroppers experienced despite their hard work?
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Sharecroppers had to buy everything from the landowners who charged exorbitant prices.
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Which was not something that promoted segregation and limited the rights of blacks?
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crop liens
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What was significant about the 1896 Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
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It approved segregation as long as blacks had "separate but equal" facilities.
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What was one of Booker T. Washington's important achievements?
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founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
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Which was not an achievement of W.E.B. Du Bois?
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first African American to appear before the Supreme Court
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What did Marcus Garvey advocate for blacks?
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(INCORRECT)-agreement that blacks should accept an inferior social position
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Which was a philosophy of early women suffrage leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?
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(INCORRECT)-gain voting rights at the state level first and then move on to federal rights
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Who employed a flexible state-by-state strategy to promote women's suffrage?
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(INCORRECT)-Harriet Stanton Blatch thinking its Carrie Chapman Catt
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Which amendment gives women the right to vote?
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19th