The American Vision: Modern Times © 2008

Chapter 6: Urban America

Urban America

1
What did the eastern European and Chinese immigrants of the late 1800s have in common?
A)Both groups were fleeing rebellions in their homelands.
B)The majority of both groups disembarked at Ellis Island.
C)Both groups mainly settled in the nations’ cities.
D)Both groups were trying to escape religious persecution.
2
What effect did rising nativism have on immigration policies during the late 1800s?
A)Despite rising nativism, the relative ease with which immigrants entered the country remained unchanged.
B)Rising prejudice against immigrants stimulated new laws that restricted immigration and withheld citizenship from Chinese immigrants.
C)The emergence of anti-immigrant groups motivated Congress to pass laws that made it a federal crime to interfere with immigrants’ rights.
D)When rising nativism inspired new laws that restricted immigration, Chinese immigrants successfully petitioned to have the laws repealed.
3
What new building technology allowed architects to begin designing skyscrapers in the late 1800s?
A)concrete pillars
B)steel frames
C)machine-hewn wooden frames
D)mass-produced bricks
4
Which is a TRUE statement about the political machine of the late 1800s?
A)Defendants of the political machine claimed that party bosses addressed the needs of city dwellers.
B)The party bosses of political machines prevented cities from addressing urban social problems.
C)Successful political machines of the late 1800s served as models for future city governments.
D)Political machines eventually broke down because they failed to gain the support of immigrants.
5
The philosophy of Social Darwinism appealed to industrialists because __________.
A)it proposed that one has complete control over one’s future
B)it gave industrialists the responsibility of raising the social consciousness
C)they thought that corporations owed a debt to society
D)they wanted to promote a realistic view of their corporations’ role in society
6
In the late 1800s, industrialization promoted entertainment and recreation in all of the following ways EXCEPT __________.
A)the standard of living increased for many, enabling them to spend money on leisure activities
B)machines made work less physically strenuous, and people sought new forms of exercise
C)people began to separate work from home life and began looking for things to do outside of the home
D)the development of mass transit systems brought rural populations into the cities for nightly shows and sporting events
7
The decision of the federal government to stop printing greenbacks caused __________.
A)inflation
B)the prices of goods to fall
C)the economy to expand
D)an increase in the money supply
8
Which of the following was NOT part of the Populist program?
A)the free coinage of silver
B)an end to the national bank
C)tighter regulations of the railroads
D)high tariffs
9
During the late 1800s, Southern states used all of the following strategies to prevent African Americans from voting EXCEPT __________.
A)requiring that voters owed land
B)requiring that voters could read
C)requiring that voters were members of a political party
D)requiring that voters paid a poll tax
10
What was the result of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
A)African Americans lost their right to vote.
B)African Americans were denied equal protection under the law.
C)Legalized segregation was imposed upon African Americans.
D)African Americans were barred from public office.
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