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1. What happened to the populations of cities in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s?
They fluctuated, declining at first and then growing.
They remained about the same.
they declined due to disease.
They grew because of job opportunities.

2. Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
on farms
in cities

in the suburbs

in the West


3. Which had the greatest impact on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?

political changes

leadership from mayors

action by the federal government

transportation innovations


4. Which group contains entertainment or amusements that developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Group A

Group B


5. Which was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
gender
ethnicity
race
class


6. How were skyscrapers important to the growth and development of cities?
They took advantage of vertical expansion when land was at a premium.
They added interest to the skyline.

They showed that America was very powerful and important.

They created opportunities for better views across the city.


7. What was Frederick Law Olmstead's contribution to New York City?

designing Central Park
building the Empire State Building
building the first baseball stadium
developing Coney Island


8. What was the significance of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago?

This urban planning effort was a model for the orderly growth of a city.

It became the model for the Chicago income and property tax program.

He used this plan to avoid prosecution for the Chicago fire.

This contest-winning design opened Chicago streets to new forms of transportation.


9. Which was not an activity of political machines?
accepting bribes in exchange for favors
helping immigrants and others cope with life in the city
awarding jobs and contracts to friends
using almost all contributions for charity


10. What was Tammany Hall in New York City?
the home of the opera
a municipal building
a settlement house
the Democratic political machine


11. How was Jane Addams a leader in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
She implemented the Social Gospel by founding the Salvation Army.
She was the first woman elected to serve in the Senate.
She designed some of the first skyscrapers.
She started Hull House, which became a model for other reformers.


12. What American urban movement was established to assist the poor?
people's palaces
settlement houses
Gilded Age
city councils


13. Which goal of the Populist Party led to its early popularity?
system of national banks
coinage of silver
political power for the upper class
laissez-faire government


14. How do historians generally view populism?
as a driving force in the late nineteenth century
as a failed movement that set the stage for some reforms
as the movement that saved the farmers
as the party that laid the groundwork for the election of Theodore Roosevelt


15. What party and leader did Populists support in hopes of having their agenda adopted?
Republicans and William Jennings Bryan
Republicans and William McKinley
Democrats and William Jennings Bryan
Democrats and William McKinley

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1. What happened to the populations of cities in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s?
They grew because of job opportunities.

2. Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
in cities

3. Which had the greatest impact on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?
transportation innovations

4. Which group contains entertainment or amusements that developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Group A

Group B


5. Which was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
gender

6. How were skyscrapers important to the growth and development of cities?
They took advantage of vertical expansion when land was at a premium.

7. What was Frederick Law Olmstead's contribution to New York City?
designing Central Park


8. What was the significance of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago?
This urban planning effort was a model for the orderly growth of a city.

9. Which was not an activity of political machines?
using almost all contributions for charity

10. What was Tammany Hall in New York City?
the Democratic political machine

11. How was Jane Addams a leader in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
She started Hull House, which became a model for other reformers.

12. What American urban movement was established to assist the poor?
settlement houses

13. Which goal of the Populist Party led to its early popularity?
system of national banks
coinage of silver
political power for the upper class
laissez-faire government

14. How do historians generally view populism?
as a driving force in the late nineteenth century
as a failed movement that set the stage for some reforms
as the movement that saved the farmers
as the party that laid the groundwork for the election of Theodore Roosevelt


15. What party and leader did Populists support in hopes of having their agenda adopted?
Democrats and William Jennings Bryan