APUSH Chapter 19 LC

What was the Triangle factory fire?

A disaster that exposed the poor quality of the Tammany Hall-run fire department The factory fire that resulted in the widespread destruction of Chicago A sweatshop fire that resulted in the deaths of nearly 150 people A fire in a steel plant as a result of labor union agitation A sweatshop fire that resulted in the deaths of nearly 150 people

What new institution arose as a result of the work with children of Julia Lathrop, one of the workers at Chicago's Hull House?

The juvenile justice system Pediatric practice Preschool Child labor laws The juvenile justice system

Which of the following statements assesses the impact of New York's Tenement House Law of 1901 on the 44,000 tenements that existed at the time?

The law succeeded because of the cooperation of private interests. It failed to change older structures because reform was not profitable. The law never passed due to opposition from tenement landlords. It spurred gentrification and pushed the poor out of the city. It failed to change older structures because reform was not profitable.

How did the development of outlying suburbs in the middle and late nineteenth century change the social structure of cities?

By separating well-off suburbanites from working-class urbanites By forcing the poor to live in far-flung suburbs and rely on commuting to get to work By making suburbs predominantly female and cities largely male By segregating African Americans into outlying suburbs By separating well-off suburbanites from working-class urbanites

Which of the following helped found symphony orchestras and opera companies in late-nineteenth-century American cities?

The middle class City governments Elites Immigrant mutual aid societies Elites

What prompted urban reform movements in the 1890s?

City governments bankrupted by corruption Better civic education given to immigrants Disgust with machine corruption Widespread suffering from the depression of that decade Widespread suffering from the depression of that decade

The social geography of the suburbs in the late nineteenth century was in large part determined by which of the following factors?

Class structures Urban planning Ethnic makeup Natural boundaries Class structures

How did reform-minded businessman Tom Johnson recapture the political support of Cleveland's working class in the early twentieth century?

He joined the city's largest political machine. He advocated tax cuts for the people of the city. He joined the city's Central Labor Union. He advocated public ownership of city utilities. He advocated public ownership of city utilities.

The dominance of private development in U.S. cities and the preference for business solutions to city needs are expressed in what concept?

The "planned city" The "private city" The "public city" The "machine city" The "private city"

How did the citizens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, try to bring innovative reforms to their city around the turn of the nineteenth century?

By banning political machines By instituting a progressive tax code By electing Socialists to city government By hiring a city manager By electing Socialists to city government

What impact did city politics have on immigrant communities in the United States in the late nineteenth century?

Isolated them from mainstream culture Rendered them powerless Integrated them into urban society Shunted them to the suburbs Integrated them into urban society

Why was the reform effort aimed at wiping out urban prostitution in the early twentieth century shortsighted?

It ignored the multiple factors that led women to prostitution. It focused on punishing clients rather than helping the prostitutes. It could not close brothels because they were supported by corrupt city officials. It did nothing to address male prostitution. It ignored the multiple factors that led women to prostitution.

Why did New York State undertake serious workplace safety reforms after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911?

Labor union pressure In response to public outrage Because of pressure from Congress Because of the collapse of Tammany Hall In response to public outrage

What was the key to the successful building of skyscrapers in American cities in the late nineteenth century?

New designs that transferred all loads to the outside walls Machinery that could dig very deep foundations An interior skeleton made of manufactured steel beams Redwood timber, which was stronger than traditional pine An interior skeleton made of manufactured steel beams

How did the early-twentieth-century campaign against prostitution affect prostitutes in many Americans cities at the time?

New obstacles to interstate transport limited most prostitutes' mobility. New laws made it easier for prostitutes to find more respectable work. It dramatically reduced the number of men seeking prostitutes' services in cities. By closing brothels, new laws worsened many prostitutes' lives. By closing brothels, new laws worsened many prostitutes' lives.

To which political party did the American reform mayors of the early twentieth century belong?

No particular party The Republican Party The Democratic Party The People's Party No particular party

In what type of buildings did New York City's poor immigrants generally make their homes?

Single-family houses Tenements Subdivided houses Skyscrapers Tenements

Which city was the first to build an underground railroad line?

Richmond Chicago New York Boston Boston

What was the purpose of the phenomenon that took shape in the United States in the late nineteenth century and came to be known as progressivism?

To destroy the political influence of radicals and working-class movements To create new forms of art, music, dance, and American literature The amelioration of conditions on the ships that brought immigrants to the United States To combat the problems caused by industrialization and urbanization in the United States To combat the problems caused by industrialization and urbanization in the United States

Why did journalist Upton Sinclair write his 1904 novel The Jungle?

To uncover corruption in Chicago's City Hall To force the federal government to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act To expose labor exploitation in Chicago's meatpacking plants To draw attention to the risks of eating meat To expose labor exploitation in Chicago's meatpacking plants

To what does the term "private city" refer in historians' discussions of urban life in the United States in the late nineteenth century?

Urban areas shaped by individuals and profit-seeking businesses Factory towns established by industrialists during this time Red light districts that were common in most urban areas The family and domestic lives of the residents of American cities Urban areas shaped by individuals and profit-seeking businesses