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Multiple Choice Chapter 18 Self-Quiz 2
Schaller, 3e_MC 18.2
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Of what religious denomination was the Salvation Army?
Catholic
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Protestant
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Jewish
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Ecumenical
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What distinguished Atlanta's Auburn Avenue in late 19th-century America?
It had the nation's first streetcar.
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The street was completely segregated along the middle.
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The street featured black-owned businesses and professionals.
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It was a popular spot for lynchings of black men and women.
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What made the development of wealthy white suburbs around Gilded Age cities in the late 19th century possible?
new construction technologies
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the streetcar
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asphalt pavement
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racial segregation
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What drove Chinese migrants across the Pacific to California prior to the Civil War?
political repression
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exploratory curiosity
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worsening economic conditions
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religious missionary zeal
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What did President Grover Cleveland call the Immigration Restriction Bill of 1897?
un-American
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a patriotic duty
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weak and inefficient
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a small step in the right direction
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What typically distinguished the houses of "Americanos" from those of other Italians in Italy?
They were dirtier.
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They were smaller.
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They housed no pigs of chickens.
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They ran on electricity.
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Which of the following immigrants returned back home to become prime minister of their native country?
Henry Clay Frick
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Henry Demarest Lloyd
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Johan Nygaardsvold
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Wells
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How did European immigrants from rural backgrounds often describe the United States in the Gilded Age?
The Land of Bricks and Rocks
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The Land of Bosses and Clocks
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The Land of Machines and Farms
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The Land of Milk and Honey
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What produced the transnational identities of immigrants in Gilded Age America?
the experience of steamship travel
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learning English
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ties between the old and the new world
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working in modern industry
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Which of the following was the most suitable location for an amusement park in late 19th-century America?
the end of a streetcar line
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downtown
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a large estate in the countryside
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the backyard of a factory
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How did the bosses of political machines secure the loyalty of voters in Gilded Age cities?
They used threats and intimidation.
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They promised moral and social reforms.
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They dispensed secure political jobs.
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They cut taxes and deregulated the economy.
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The Settlement House Movement originated in
Germany
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England.
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the United States.
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France.
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How did Democrats and later Populists interpret the Coinage Act of 1873?
as a conspiracy against bankers
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as a conspiracy against workers
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as a conspiracy against farmers
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as a conspiracy against African Americans
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Political participation in the Gilded Age provided a way for men to
demonstrate their masculinity.
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take care of their families.
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prove their higher class status.
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obtain citizenship.
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