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Clep 1890s Imm.
1890s Immigration & Cities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Due to the heavy industrial expansion in the years after the Civil War, the United States became increasingly ___--the cities were growing larger and more populated. | urban |
| The US became increasingly urban--cities were growing at a fast rate due to industrialization and heavy ___. | immigration |
| Q 2 of 38 Rapid urban growth occurred in the years following the Civil War due to two reasons--the shift to ___ , and immigration. | heavy industry |
| The birth rate in the US ___ in the late nineteenth century; urban growth was primarily due to mass immigration. A lot of it can also be attributed to people who left their farms and small towns to live and work in the big cities. | declined |
| The ___ passed in 1882, did not allow immigration from China. It was not repealed until 1943. | Chinese Exclusion Act, |
| Ex: The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in a time more and more Americans were calling for ___ on immigration. Many native-born immigrants did not like the immigrants because they were willing to work for lower pay, | restrictions |
| The Home Insurance Building, ten-stories tall in Chicago, was the first _____ --it was built in 1884. | skyscraper |
| The _____ was the first of the skyscrapers. Skyscrapers became popular as the value of urban land increased, and cheap steel became available. | Home Insurance Building |
| With the rapid growth of the cities, there was a shortage of housing for the poor immigrants. In response to this, _______ tenements were introduced in New York in 1879. | dumbbell |
| Dumbbell tenements were first designed and built in 1879 in New York. They consisted of a front and rear tenement connected by a long hall, looking like a dumbbell from the top. Dumbbell tenements added to ____and were banned in 1901. | overcrowding |
| The book ____ (written in 1890) exposed the working and living conditions of immigrants during the late 1800s. | How the Other Half Lives |
| Jacob Riis, an immigrant from Denmark, took photos and wrote newspaper and magazine stories exposinglife ____ in New York City during the 1880s and 1890s. Laws were passed in New York to improve tenements there as a result of his work. | slum |
| As the first subway and trolley lines were created in the cities, the first ____ were created, because people could now live further from their jobs. | suburbs |
| Suburbs resulted in more residential ___--the middle class could afford to commute to work every day, while the immigrants and poor were stuck in the inner city. | segregation |
| In the late nineteenth century, many cities were run by a ___ . The "boss," the one who ran this organization, handpicked the candidates for the government offices, and controlled the votes. | political machine |
| Although there were government officials, the "boss" would actually choose the candidates and control the votes by giving perks to immigrants and other citizens who _____ for who he wanted elected. | voted |
| The ____was a philosophy which many Protestant ministers emphasized in the late nineteenth century--it encouraged charity, and the betterment of society by fighting poverty, drunkenness, etc.. | social gospel |
| ____opened libraries, started social programs, and did a variety of other things in line with the Social Gospel. | Churches |
| The increasingly urban nature of the United States was caused primarily by a. the pull of the city on the rural population. b. natural increase of native-born Americans. c. steady wave of immigrants. d. rapid industrialization of the United States. | d. rapid industrialization of the United States. |
| Where did immigrants of the "New Immigration" settle? | Large Northeast and Midwest cities |
| When did the "New Immigration" take place? | Late 19th Century |
| Where did the "New Immigration" originate? | Eastern and Southern Europe |
| Industrial development in the second half of the 1800s occurred in the midst of___. | unstable economy. |
| Social Darwinists believed? a. Some societies are more fit to survive than others. b. The government should intervene to help the less fortunate. c. Ruthless competition will winnow out weaker businesses to the benefit of society. | c. Ruthless competition will winnow out weaker businesses to the benefit of society. |
| "If the church members were all doing as Jesus would do, could it remain true that armies of men would walk the streets for jobs?" The speaker was most likely a supporter of? a. Temperance movement b. Urban reform c. Gospel of Wealth d. Social gospel | d. Social gospel |
| What was a major difference between the new immigrants of the late 1800s and the old immigrants of the first half of the 1800s? | Most new immigrants stayed in cities, whereas old immigrants became farmers. |
| A primary belief of the Social Gospel Movement: | Religion was not an individual matter, but a social one. |
| Was the Social Gospel Movement generally concerned about 'ordinary sin' such as alcohol abuse and sexual permissiveness? | No: these were society's fault |
| Did members of the Social Gospel Movement blame the poor for their plight? | No: they would blame society |
| Did members of the Social Gospel Movement feel sinners simply lacked willpower? | No: this was society's fault. |
| Would members of the Social Gospel Movement believe that Christians should work to reorganize the industrial system and bring about international peace? | Yes. |
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