Question 1

In 1882,the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their nationality were

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A)  Chinese.
B)  Japanese.
C)  Mexicans.
D)  Slavs.
E)  Irish.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century,most city parks were simply lands between houses and other buildings that had yet to be developed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did high culture and popular culture differ at the turn of the century?

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Question 4

In the last decades of the nineteenth century,incomes in the United States

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A)  rose for almost all Americans.
B)  declined for most unskilled workers.
C)  remained the same for most Americans.
D)  increased for white Americans,but decreased for most other ethnic groups.
E)  grew more unequal,while the middle class shrunk.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

In 1876,baseball teams banded together to form the ________.

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Question 6

By the end of the nineteenth century,efforts to restrict the numbers of immigrants kept out only a small number of those who wished to immigrate to the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pragmatic philosopher John Dewey promoted a democratic approach to education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What attitudes and beliefs found in America resulted in little being done to improve urban poverty during the late nineteenth century?

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During the late nineteenth century, ther...

Question 9

The artist ________ explored the starkness and loneliness of the modern city in paintings such as Automat.

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Question 10

The principle force behind the creation of great public buildings in the late nineteenth century was

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A)  wealthy residents.
B)  community service organizations.
C)  state governments.
D)  the federal government.
E)  ethnic political machines.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The 1920 census of the United States revealed that

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A)  the western frontier had ended.
B)  a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas.
C)  for the first time since 1790,American women outnumbered men.
D)  the majority of the nation's population had arrived as immigrants since 1880.
E)  California was now the most populous state.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The new consumer economy appealed to women as consumers and hired women as sales clerks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed New York City's ________.

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Question 14

The first American subway system came into use in Boston in 1897.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the late nineteenth century,crime in large American urban centers

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A)  led many city governments to create professional public police departments.
B)  swelled in the twenty years between 1880 and 1900.
C)  was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups.
D)  was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups,and led many city governments to create professional public police departments.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

How and why did American attitudes change during the nineteenth century regarding leisure activities?

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The attitudes of Americans towards leisu...

Question 17

In late nineteenth-century cities,it was not uncommon for the very wealthy to live in the heart of the city.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At its inception,the ________ controlled all American telephone service,eventually becoming one of the most powerful corporations in America.

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Question 19

In the late nineteenth century,urban political bosses did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  give out patronage.
B)  win votes for their political organization.
C)  provide material assistance to the poor.
D)  enrich themselves through graft and corruption.
E)  reduce the costs of city services.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

In the late nineteenth century,the population in urban areas of the United States

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A)  increased mainly as a result of longer life expectancy.
B)  experienced massive growth even where there was little immigration.
C)  rose as the number of children born into urban families doubled between 1870 and 1900.
D)  soared as the rates of infant mortality and disease significantly declined.
E)  mostly came from Europe.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 18: The Age of the City

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How and why did American attitudes change during the nineteenth century regarding leisure activities?

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