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Chapter 19: “Civilization’s Inferno”: The Rise and Reform of Industrial Cities, 1880–1917
iClicker Questions for America’s History, Seventh Edition and America: A Concise History, Fifth Edition
1. On average, American cities in the 1890s compared to cities outside the United States
A. were more densely populated.
B. built more massive public projects.
C. contained larger populations.
D. were more industrialized.
2. In the late nineteenth century, American cities were primarily developed by
A. public finances.
B. municipal government.
C. state government.
D. private enterprise.
3. The response of Americans to dispersed populations in the cities was to
A. concentrate building in downtown districts.
B. develop innovative transportation systems.
C. strictly control new development.
D. discourage immigration.
4. Perhaps the most important development in the modern city was
A. the introduction of industrial factories.
B. modern transportation.
C. modern communications.
D. the widespread use of electricity.
5. In New York City, regulations on tenements
A. succeeded because of the cooperation of private interests.
B. failed to change older structures because reform was not profitable.
C. were never passed because of opposition from landowners.
D. pushed the wealthy out of the city.
6. The social geography of the suburbs was in large part determined by
A. class structures.
B. ethnic makeup.
C. natural boundaries.
D. urban planning.
7. New York City urban high culture included all of the following except
A. museums.
B. libraries.
C. vaudeville theaters.
D. opera theaters.
8. The biggest ethnic group in Boston was the
A. French.
B. Italians.
C. Chinese.
D. Irish.
9. Joseph Pulitzer worked in which of the following industries?
A. oil
B. steel
C. newspaper
D. mining
10. City politics tended to
A. isolate new ethnic communities from mainstream culture.
B. leave immigrants powerless.
C. integrate immigrants into urban society.
D. isolate immigrants in ethnic communities.
Answer Key for Chapter 19
1. Answer is B2. Answer is D3. Answer is B4. Answer is D5. Answer is B6. Answer is A7. Answer is C8. Answer is D9. Answer is C10.Answer is C
