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Openstax Ch. 19

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was not one of the four innovations that proved critical in shaping urbanization at the turn of the century?

a)

electric lighting

b)

steel-tipped plows

c)

intercity transportation

d)

the rise of skyscrapers

2.

Which city became known internationally for meat packing?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Chicago

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

Cleveland

3.

What inventor developed the AC (alternating current) system, revolutionizing electric power?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

General Thomas T. Electric

d)

Nikola Tesla

4.

Engineers in what city adopted pulley technology from the mining industry to introduce cable cars?

a)

Chicago

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

d)

Nashville

5.

Which is not listed as a factor in deep class inequalities?

a)

racial divisions

b)

religious differences

c)

housing inconsistencies

d)

ethnic strife

6.

Why did Little Italy, Chinatown, and many other communities develop in the United States?

a)

to "cleanse" urban areas of ethnic concentration

b)

biodiversity interests in Congress pushed for their importation

c)

because industrial interests needed cheap labor

d)

so that immigrant groups might feel at home

7.

Today, nearly __________ of all Americans have ancestors who, at some point in time, entered the country through the portal at Ellis Island.

a)

50%

b)

33%

c)

75%

d)

25%

8.

In what way did the waves of immigrants from northern and western Europe differ from those who migrated from southern and eastern European countries?

a)

immigrants from northern and western Europe were extremely poor

b)

immigrants from southern and eastern Europe came over due to "push and pull" factors

c)

immigrants from southern and eastern European countries tended to be well-to-do property owners

d)

immigrants from northerly countries tended to eat less buffalo

9.

The growth of factories and manufacturing led to what..

a)

People moved to cities for jobs

b)

People moved to the country to work on farms

c)

People moved away from cities to avoid pollution

d)

The War of 1812

10.

Greater __________ opportunities and more expansive personal freedoms mattered greatly to the African Americans.

a)

educational

b)

vocational

c)

residential

d)

social

11.

In __________, favors were exchanged for votes, votes were given in exchange for fast solutions, and the price of the solutions included a kickback to the boss.

a)

representative democracy

b)

democratic republic

c)

electoral college

d)

machine politics

12.

Through the __________ movement, leaders such as Frederick Law Olmsted and Daniel Burnham sought to champion middle- and upper-class progressive reforms.

a)

City Beautiful

b)

Bull Moose

c)

Free America

d)

Take Back America

13.

A vaudeville performers’ strike generated even greater interest in nickelodeons, eventually resulting in the rise of modern __________ by 1910.

a)

arcades

b)

juke boxes

c)

movie theaters

d)

tap dance

14.

Why did children of the professional class have opportunities for education and advancement that would solidify their position in the middle class?

a)

they were raised on farms

b)

they did not have to leave school and find work

c)

they tended to be more athletic

d)

their fathers were often in the legislature

15.

The introduction of the __________ generated greater interest and growth (of suburbs) during the last decade of the century.

a)

movie theater

b)

sky scraper

c)

electric railway

d)

professional dog walker