Question 1

Which of the following is generally considered to have been the most popular form of mass entertainment in America in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comic opera 
B)  Musical comedy 
C)  The minstrel show 
D)  Vaudeville 
A)  Comic opera 
B)  Musical comedy 
C)  The minstrel show 
D)  Vaudeville

Question 2

Why did the proportion of women working as sales clerks increase in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales jobs were attractive to women because that offered better working conditions than factory jobs. 
B)  Managers in department stores considered female cashiers to be much more trustworthy that male cashiers. 
C)  Sales jobs demanded many different skills that women usually possessed. 
D)  Sales jobs usually led to the managerial positions that most working women desired. 
A)  Sales jobs were attractive to women because that offered better working conditions than factory jobs. 
B)  Managers in department stores considered female cashiers to be much more trustworthy that male cashiers. 
C)  Sales jobs demanded many different skills that women usually possessed. 
D)  Sales jobs usually led to the managerial positions that most working women desired.

Question 3

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the electric interurban railway?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

The electric interurban railway was a fo

Question 4

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the trust?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

The trust, in the context of American hi

Question 5

As a result of the Haymarket bombing,

Accepted Answer

A)  President Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to protect working-class demonstrators. 
B)  many people associated labor unions with foreign-born radicals. 
C)  the Illinois state legislature banned labor unions. 
D)  many major corporations gave in to workers' demands for an eight-hour day. 
A)  President Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to protect working-class demonstrators. 
B)  many people associated labor unions with foreign-born radicals. 
C)  the Illinois state legislature banned labor unions. 
D)  many major corporations gave in to workers' demands for an eight-hour day.

Question 6

American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries differed from cities in other industrialized nations in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  American cities had municipal welfare agencies that provided relief to the urban poor. 
B)  American cities had professional law enforcement officers. 
C)  American cities had no housing codes and no zoning restrictions. 
D)  American cities experienced a significant rise in homicide rates. 
A)  American cities had municipal welfare agencies that provided relief to the urban poor. 
B)  American cities had professional law enforcement officers. 
C)  American cities had no housing codes and no zoning restrictions. 
D)  American cities experienced a significant rise in homicide rates.

Question 7

Discuss changes in the nature of work and working conditions that occurred during the late nineteenth century, including the role of Frederick Taylor. What impact did these changes have on American workers?

Accepted Answer

During the late nineteenth century, sign

Question 8

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: railroad refrigerator cars?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

The railroad refrigerator car, also know

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It posed as much of a threat to small businessmen as to large corporations. 
B)  It did not clearly define what constituted a "restraint of trade." 
C)  It brutally destroyed American agriculture by defining any farm of more than 500 acres as a monopoly. 
D)  It was enforceable at the discretion of business bureaus in state governments. 
A)  It posed as much of a threat to small businessmen as to large corporations. 
B)  It did not clearly define what constituted a "restraint of trade." 
C)  It brutally destroyed American agriculture by defining any farm of more than 500 acres as a monopoly. 
D)  It was enforceable at the discretion of business bureaus in state governments.

Question 10

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: vertical integration?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

Vertical integration is a business strat

Question 11

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the civic reform movement?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

The civic reform movement refers to a pe

Question 12

Unlike Henry George and Lester Ward, Edward Bellamy

Accepted Answer

A)  strongly criticized Social Darwinism. 
B)  favored government ownership and management of the means of production. 
C)  criticized government as a negative force in society. 
D)  did not believe that humans could shape the course of nature. 
A)  strongly criticized Social Darwinism. 
B)  favored government ownership and management of the means of production. 
C)  criticized government as a negative force in society. 
D)  did not believe that humans could shape the course of nature.

Question 13

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: Frederick W. Taylor?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

Frederick W. Taylor was an American mech

Question 14

The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrants brought sports with them from Europe. 
B)  Employers wanted to draw workers' attention away from union organization. 
C)  Labor-saving devices brought a substantial increase in leisure time. 
D)  City reformers believed organized amusements would relieve working-class boredom and reduce the urban crime rate. 
A)  Immigrants brought sports with them from Europe. 
B)  Employers wanted to draw workers' attention away from union organization. 
C)  Labor-saving devices brought a substantial increase in leisure time. 
D)  City reformers believed organized amusements would relieve working-class boredom and reduce the urban crime rate.

Question 15

The daughter in an immigrant family might expect to be

Accepted Answer

A)  given more opportunities than older siblings. 
B)  farmed out to a relative as a housekeeper. 
C)  urged to find a job and contribute to family earnings. 
D)  pressured to remain at home to do housework. 
A)  given more opportunities than older siblings. 
B)  farmed out to a relative as a housekeeper. 
C)  urged to find a job and contribute to family earnings. 
D)  pressured to remain at home to do housework.

Question 16

What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item: the Women's Trade Union League?
Instructions:
-Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
-Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study.

Accepted Answer

The Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) wa

Question 17

The popularity of bicycling in the late 1800s led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of immigrant "bike gangs" that terrorized neighborhoods. 
B)  fear that the automobile and related industries would be adversely affected. 
C)  the founding of the asphalt paving industry in America. 
D)  more practical and comfortable clothing styles for women. 
A)  the formation of immigrant "bike gangs" that terrorized neighborhoods. 
B)  fear that the automobile and related industries would be adversely affected. 
C)  the founding of the asphalt paving industry in America. 
D)  more practical and comfortable clothing styles for women.

Question 18

Settlement-house workers such as Jane Addams

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to impose their Protestant beliefs on immigrant newcomers and did little to deal with the real problems of urban life. 
B)  became reform leaders by fighting for such things as food and building safety regulations. 
C)  approached immigrants with an attitude of righteous superiority and made few meaningful contributions. 
D)  assumed that immigrants should immediately discard Old World customs. 
A)  tried to impose their Protestant beliefs on immigrant newcomers and did little to deal with the real problems of urban life. 
B)  became reform leaders by fighting for such things as food and building safety regulations. 
C)  approached immigrants with an attitude of righteous superiority and made few meaningful contributions. 
D)  assumed that immigrants should immediately discard Old World customs.

Which of the following is generally considered to have been the most popular form of mass entertainment in America in the early 1900s?

Why did the proportion of women working as sales clerks increase in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

As a result of the Haymarket bombing,

American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries differed from cities in other industrialized nations in which of the following ways?

Discuss changes in the nature of work and working conditions that occurred during the late nineteenth century, including the role of Frederick Taylor. What impact did these changes have on American workers?

Which of the following is true of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Unlike Henry George and Lester Ward, Edward Bellamy

The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?

The daughter in an immigrant family might expect to be

The popularity of bicycling in the late 1800s led to

Settlement-house workers such as Jane Addams

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Americans in the Great War

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The Great Depression and the New Deal

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America at Midcentury

The Tumultuous Sixties

A Pivotal ERA

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Which of the following is generally considered to have been the most popular form of mass entertainment in America in the early 1900s?

Why did the proportion of women working as sales clerks increase in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

As a result of the Haymarket bombing,

American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries differed from cities in other industrialized nations in which of the following ways?

Discuss changes in the nature of work and working conditions that occurred during the late nineteenth century, including the role of Frederick Taylor. What impact did these changes have on American workers?

Which of the following is true of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Unlike Henry George and Lester Ward, Edward Bellamy

The rise of amusement as a commercial activity in the late 1800s took place for which of the following reasons?

The daughter in an immigrant family might expect to be

The popularity of bicycling in the late 1800s led to

Settlement-house workers such as Jane Addams

Reconstruction an Unfinished Revolution

The Ecology of the West and South

Gilded Age Politics

The Progressive ERA

The Quest for Empire

Americans in the Great War

The New ERA

The Great Depression and the New Deal

The Second World War at Home and Abroad

The Cold War and American Globalism

America at Midcentury

The Tumultuous Sixties

A Pivotal ERA

Conservatism Revived

Into the Global Millennium America Since 1992

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