AP U.S. History Mr. Jones Chapter 25 Multiple Choice Worksheet Make the best choice. 1.

. The tremendously rapid growth of American cities in the post-Civil War decades was a uni!uely American b fueled by an agricultural system suffering from poor production levels c attributable to the closing of the frontier d a trend that affected "urope as well e a result of natural reproduction #. The ma$or factor in drawing country people off the farms into the big cities was a the development of the skyscraper b the availability of industrial $obs c the compact nature of those large communities d the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements e the lure of cultural e%citement &. 'ne of the early symbols of the dawning of consumerism in urban America was a the development of factories b the (ears catalog c advertising billboards d public transportation systems e the rise of large department stores ). Which of the following has the least in common with the other four* a slums b dumbbell tenements c bedroom communities d flophouses e the +,ung -lock. /. The 0ew 1mmigrants who came to the 2.(. after 1334 a had e%perience with democratic governments b were numerous but never constituted a ma$ority of the immigrants in any given year c were culturally different from previous immigrants d received a warm welcome from the 'ld 1mmigrants e represented nonwhite racial groups

5age #. 6. Most 1talian immigrants to the 2.(. between 1334 and 17#4 came to escape a political oppression b famine c the political disintegration of their country d the military draft e the poverty and slow moderni8ation of southern 1taly 9. A :bird of passage; was an immigrant who a came to the 2.(. to live permanently b only passed through America on his or her way to Canada c was unmarried d came to America to work for a short time and then returned to "urope e flew from $ob to $ob 3. Most 0ew 1mmigrants a eventually returned to their country of origin b tried to preserve their 'ld Country culture in America c were sub$ected to stringent immigration restrictions d were !uickly assimilated into the mainstream of American life e were converted to mainstream 5rotestantism 7. According to the social gospel< a workers should be content with their station in life b the church should not concern itself in the social affairs of the world c the clergy should try to reach the socially prominent d Christianity would replace socialism e the lessons of Christianity should be applied to solve the problems manifest in slums and factories 14. The early settlement house workers< such as =ane Addams and >lorence ?elley< helped to bla8e the professional trail for a language specialists b social workers c day-care workers d criminal psychologists e female politicians 11. (ettlement houses such as @ull @ouse engaged in all of the following activities except a child care b instruction in "nglish c cultural activities d instruction in socialism e social reform lobbying

5age &. 1#. The place that offered the greatest opportunities for American women in the period 136/-1744 was a the big city b the West c suburban communities d rural America e 0ew "ngland 1&. 1n the 1374s< positions for women secretaries< as department store clerks< and telephone operators were largely reserved for a =ews b 1rish c African Americans d the college educated e the native born 1). ,abor unions favored immigration restriction because most immigrants were all of the following except a opposed to factory labor b used as strikebreakers c willing to work for lower wages d difficult to unioni8e e non-"nglish speaking 1/. The American 5rotective Association a preached the social gospel that churches were obligated to protect 0ew 1mmigrants b was led for many years by >lorence ?elly and =ane Addams c supported immigration restrictions d established settlement houses in several ma$or cities in order to aid 0ew 1mmigrants e sought to organi8e mutual-aid associations 16. The religious denomination that responded most favorable to the 0ew 1mmigration was a Aoman Catholics b -aptists c "piscopalians d Christian (cientists e Mormons

5age ). 19. Charles Barwin;s theory of evolution a was opposed by religious Modernists b left open the !uestion of human origins c was attacked most bitterly by orator Colonel Aobert 1ngersoll d helped to unite college teachers of biology in support of the theory of :survival of the fittest; e cast serious doubt on a literal interpretation of the -ible 13. Aeligious Modernists a found ways to reconcile Christianity and Barwinism b railed against the social philosophy of the social gospel movement c tended to ignore evidence of social economic in$ustice d denounced the Christian (cientist and (alvation Army as :ungodly; e sought to do away with the -ible 17. Americans offered growing support for a free public education system a to combat the growing strength of Catholic parochial schools b when the Chautau!ua movement began to decline c because they accepted the idea that a free government cannot function without educated citi8ens d when private schools began to fold e as a way of identifying an intellectual elite #4. -ooker T. Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans was a the vote b rigorous academic training c the re$ection of accomodationist attitudes d to directly challenge white supremacy e economic independence #1. The post-Civil War era witnessed a an increase in compulsory school-attendance laws b the collapse of the Chautau!ua movement c re$ections of the Cerman system of kindergartens d a slow rise in the illiteracy rate e an emphasis on liberal arts and colleges

5age /. ##. As a leader of the African American community< -ooker T. Washington a helped to found the 0ational Association for the Advancement of Colored 5eople D0AAC5 b advocated social e!uality c discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut d grudgingly ac!uiesced to segregation e promoted black political activism #&. That a :talented tenth; of American blacks should lead the race to full social and political e!uality with whites was the view of a Ceorge Washington Carver b -ooker T. Washington c 1da -. Wells d W.".-. Bu-ois e 5aul ,aurence Bunbar #). The Morrill ,and Crant Act of 136# a established women;s colleges like Eassar b re!uired compulsory school attendance through high school c established the modern American research university d mandated racial integration in public schools e granted public lands to states to support higher education #/. -lack leader Br. W.".-. Bu-ois a demanded complete e!uality for African Americans b established an industrial school at Tuskegee< Alabama c supported the goals of -ooker T. Washington d was an e%-slave who rose to fame e none of the above #6. 1n the decades after the Civil War< college education for women a became more difficult to obtain b was confined to women;s colleges c became much more common d resulted in the passage of the @atch Act e blossomed especially in the (outh #9. Which of the following schools became a prominent scholarly academic institution for African Americans in the late 1344s a @oward 2niversity b @arvard 2niversity c Tuskegee 1nstitute d the 2niversity of Chicago e Temple 2niversity

5age 6. #3. Buring the industrial revolution< life e%pectancy a decreased b changed very little c was much higher in "urope than in the 2.(. d measurably increased e rose for women more than for men #7. The philosophy of pragmatism maintains that FFFFFFFFFFFFFF isGare important. a the logically correct formulation of a theory b the practical conse!uences of an idea c forgoing materialism in favor of high ideals d how you think< not what you do e knowledge is innate in the human mind &4. 1n a country hungry for news< American newspapers a printed hard-hitting editorials b crusaded for social reform c repudiated the tactics of =oseph 5ulit8er and William Aandolph @earst d came to rely less on syndicated material e became sensationalist &1. @enry Ceorge found the root of social ine!uality and social in$ustice in a stock speculators and financiers who manipulated the price of real goods and services b labor unions that artificially drove up the prices of wages and therefore goods c landowners who gained unearned wealth from rising land values d business people who gained e%cessive profits by e%ploiting workers e patriarchal ideologies that regarded women as inferior domestic beings &#. @enry Ceorge argued that the unearned windfall profits of those who did not work for them should be a confiscated by government ta%ation b distributed to public works through private philanthropy c saved and invested for the benefit of the community d looked upon as the inevitable conse!uence of the :survival of the fittest; e prevented through communal land ownership &&. Ceneral ,ewis Wallace;s book -en @ur a achieved success only after his death b was based on a popular early movie c emphasi8ed that virtue< honesty< and hard work were rewarded by success d detailed Wallace;s e%periences in the Civil War e defended Christianity against Barwinism

5age 9. &). Match each of these late 17th century writers with the theme of his work. A. ,ewis Wallace -. @oratio Alger C. @enry =ames B. William Bean @owells success and honor as the products of honesty and hard work anti-Barwinism support for the @oly (criptures contemporary social problems like divorce< labor strikes< and socialism ) psychological realism and the dilemmas of sophisticated women A-)< --#< C-&< B-1 A-1< --&< C-#< B-) A-#< --1< C-)< B-& A-&< -H)< C-1< B-# A-)< --&< C-#< B-1 1 # &

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&/. American novel-writing turned from romanticism and transcendentalism to rugged realism as a result of the a influence of ,atin American literature b impact of race relations c higher educational level of the authors d materialism of industrial society e prominence of women writers &6. The Comstock ,aw was intended to advance the cause of a racial e!uality b public health c temperance d woman suffrage e se%ual purity &9. 1n the decades after the Civil War< changes in se%ual attitudes and practices were reflected in all of the following except a soaring divorce rates b the spreading practice of birth control c the fact that Americans were marrying at an earlier age d increasingly frank discussion of se%ual topics e criti!ues of women;s roles as mothers

5age 3. &3. 1n the course of the late 17th century< a the birthrate increased b the divorce rate fell c family si8e gradually declined d people tended to marry at an early age e children lived longer at home &7. -y 1744< advocates of women;s suffrage a argued that women;s biology gave them a fundamentally different character from men b temporarily abandoned the movement for the vote c formed strong alliances with African-Americans seeking voting rights d argued that the vote would enable women to e%tend their roles as mothers and homemakers to the public world e insisted on the inherent political and moral e!uality of men and women )4. 'ne of the most important factors in leading to an increased divorce rate in the late 17th century was the a decline in farm income b stresses of urban life c emerging feminist movement d passage of more liberal divorce laws e decline of religious organi8ations )1. The 0ational American Women (uffrage Association a achieved its goal in 1373 b conducted an integrated campaign for e!ual rights c abandoned the golas of (usan -. Anthony and "li8abeth Cady (tanton d elected 1da -. Wells as its president e limited its membership to whites )#. The sub$ect of the 13th Amendment was a income ta% b direct election of 2.(. senators c woman suffrage d prohibition e the poll ta% )&. The term Aichardsonian in the late 17th century pertained to a sculpture b novels c painting d music e architecture

5age 7. )). Buring industriali8ation< Americans increasingly a had less free time b became more inefficient c became less optimistic d fell into the ways of lockstep living e fragmented into diverse consumer markets )/. The various racial and ethnic groups in large cities< though living in different neighborhoods< shared which of the following activities* a shopping b reading c popular show business d sports e all of the above