Exam 18: The Age of the City

In the late nineteenth century,leisure activities tended to be divided by

According to the philosophy of pragmatism,society should be guided by

The assimilation process of the late nineteenth century was aided by the public schools.

The nation's most popular amusement park at the turn of the century was New York's ________.

The national network of grocery stores that started in the 1850s was

The census of 1920 revealed that for the first time in American history a majority of Americans lived in ________ areas.

In the late nineteenth century,compared to other immigrant ethnic groups,Jews

In what ways did the traditional cultural beliefs and values practiced by new immigrants both help and hinder their adjustment to life in America?

The Chrysler Building in New York City is considered the first modern American skyscraper.

Much of the popular entertainment at the turn of the century had a public dimension to it.

D.W.Griffith is most noted for his 1915 film,________.

The largest number of immigrants to the United States in the late nineteenth century came from

In the late nineteenth century,the construction of the majority of great cultural institutions was paid for by wealthy residents.

Both Theodore Dreiser and Stephen Crane found a market by writing novels that explained the city to their readers.

In 1894,the Immigration Restriction League

Immigrant Americans were more likely to commit crimes than were native-born Americans.

Without immigration,American cities would have grown relatively slowly.

In the late nineteenth century,the Tammany Hall political machine

Discuss the efforts to restrict immigration in the late nineteenth century.

It can be said that Darwinism helped spawn the philosophy of pragmatism.