apush chpt 18
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
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
one significant innovation of urban america in the late nineteenth century were
the principal force behind the creation pf read public buildings in the late nineteenth century was/were
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
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
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
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
in the late nineteenth century, leisure activities tended to be divided by
the nineteenth century game of "rounders" became the modern sport of
in 1869, princeton and rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in america of
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
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
which american thinker is least associated with study using scientific methods
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 |