Immigration and Urbanization

Select the statement that best describes Andrew Carnegie

• He was a Robber Baron, seeking to monopolize both the government and segments of industry

• He was an example of American ingenuity and a symbol of hope and the American Dream.

• He wrote the Gospel of Wealth in which he proposed that the wealthy were obligated to practice philanthropy

• All of These Options

The inability of cities to deal with the problems caused by massive population growth led to

• The construction of the Statue of Liberty to inspire good will.

• Ethnic neighborhoods.

• Corruption of industry.

• Political Machines and Party Bosses.

How might Tammany Hall have been sure of the reelection of “Boss Tweed?”

• Providing free services in immigrants in the form of English lessons and foreign language interpreters

• Campaigning in poor neighborhoods with “get out the vote” drives

• Establishing Settlement Houses

• Controlling voters through the Party Boss system and corruption of poor immigrant neighborhoods.

All of the following were common shared experiences of immigrants coming to America except

• achieving the American dream and becoming independently wealthy.

• the Atlantic Passage and the ride in steerage.

• residing in an ethnic neighborhoods in which most residents were fellow immigrants from the same country.

• arriving at Ellis Island or Angel Island and undergoing a physical and legal inspection before entering the US.

Feelings of racism, anti-catholic, anti-immigration and the fear of job loss to outsiders are all descriptive of what group?

• White southerners

• Rural farmers

• Union workers

• Nativists

At the turn of the century, Vaudeville, Baseball, visits to amusement parks and the circus were all pastimes enjoyed by _______________ because _____________________________.

• The wealthiest in society; they preferred it to the opera and classical theater

• Immigrants; it took their mind off of their miserable working conditions

• The middle class; their income increased along with their quality of life

• Members of the Grange; they received free tickets with their membership

Most Christians responded to the theory of Social Darwinism by

• rejecting the premise that all men and created equal and entitled to equal rights.

• promoting survival of the fittest in society.

• raising funds for the study of Eugenics and promoting realism in literature.

• Believing in the Social Gospel and starting Settlement Houses to help the inner city poor.

The expanse of public education and settlement houses provided all of the following except

• Prestigious private schools suddenly offering scholarships to remain competitive.

• The Americanization of the next generation.

• Better opportunities for the poor.

• Basic assistance for the poor, such as free medical clinics.

The Assassination of President Garfield created which of the following responses?

• A series of labor strikes around the nation

• The rise of the Populist party

• William Jennings Bryant’s Cross of Gold Speech.

• A debate over the spoils system and the passage of the Pendleton Act by Congress.

_______________________________________ are institutions in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.

• Recreation Centers

• Tenements

• Settlement Houses

• YMCA