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Use the quotation below to answer the question that follows.

"If there's a fire in Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Street, for example, any hour of the day or night, I'm usually there . . . . If a family is burned out I don't ask them whether they are Republicans or Democrats and I don't refer them to the Charity Organization Society, which would investigate their case in a month or two and would decide they were worthy of help about the time they are dead from starvation. I just get [a place to live] for them, buy clothes for them . . . and fix them up till they get things runnin' again."

— George Washington Plunkitt, Tammany Hall precinct captain, 1905

What did Tammany Hall precinct captain Plunkitt expect in return for providing such help for people?

• their political loyalty

• their promise of money

• their naturalization as citizens

• their promise to stay out of trouble

Read the quote and answer the following question.

In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.

-- Walter Rauschenbusch, in his book "Christianity and the Social Crisis" (1907)

On what principle was the Social Gospel movement based?

• the economic doctrine of laissez-faire

• biblical ideals of charity and justice

• practical realities of urban poverty

• the principles of social science

How did social reformers in the Progressive Era contrast with the beliefs of Social Darwinists?

• Social reformers encouraged competition and natural selection.

• Social Darwinists believed in regulating the economy to help those in need.

• Social reformers recognized that people fail due to circumstances beyond their control.

• Social Darwinists inspired poor people to help themselves.

Why was Hull House established in Chicago, rather than another midwestern city?

• Chicago education levels were low due to the scarcity of public schools

• Chicago was a railroad hub which attracted the greatest number of immigrants.

• Chicago was furthest from the ocean, and had the greatest amount of poverty

• Chicago was on the coast of Lake Michigan, so there was greater access to water.

What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island

• It processed highly skilled workers arriving from China and Japan.

• It processed immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe.

• It processed first-class passengers arriving on European steamship lines.

• It processed permanent residents applying for United States citizenship.

What concept does this political cartoon address

• creation of settlement houses

• The growth of Big Business

• Decline in Labor Unions

• Rise in Nativist Policies

10. Which of the following best describes the types of individuals to whom the term "muckraker" refers?

• Investigative journalists whose work sought to bring about social reform and relief for the lower classes.

• Radical nativists whose writing sought to convince the government to regulate immigration.

• Economic writers who charted the rise of American industry and the social changes it brought about.

• Playwrights who turned the social struggles of American laborers into popular stage productions.

What statement describes how the Chinese Exclusion Act affected Chinese Immigrants

• The United States granted temporary immigration status to highly-skilled Chinese immigrants

• The United States halted Chinese immigration

• Chinese immigrants were gathered together and placed in internment camps

• Land grants were established for Chinese immigrants.

Which of the following correctly describes the impact of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

• The book helped spur a movement to end child labor in meatpacking plants.

• The book forced meatpacking factories to recognize the meat packing unions

• The book forced the government to begin regulating cattle ranches and farms

• The book led to the eventual passing of a federal meat inspection act.

How did the Angel Island experience in the west differ from the Ellis Island immigration experience in the east?

• Asian immigrants were given employment upon entering the United States

• Asian immigrants and European immigrants had similar experiences when entering the United States.

• European immigrants had to complete literacy tests and pay poll taxes while Asian immigrants did not.

• European immigrants were allowed admission into the states more quickly than Asian immigrants.