Chapter 18: The Age of the City
The primary goal of the American Protective Association was to
stop immigrants from entering the United States
In 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in America of
football
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the growth of newspapers
saw circulation increase much more rapidly than the general population
Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?
Funding for public education was highest in rural areas
Which American thinker is LEAST associated with study using scientific methods?
Henry James
During the late nineteenth century, all of the following innovations occurred in consumer goods EXCEPT the
formation of credit card companies
In the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the United States
formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities
In the early twentieth century, efforts to improve environmental problems in American cities
included a new federal environmental regulatory agency
In 1894, the Immigration Restriction League
proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter
In the late nineteenth century, efforts to reduce poverty in America
saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to only those deemed "deserving poor"
According to the philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by
scientific inquiry
In the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to
the rapid growth of urban America and the potential voting power of large immigrant communities
In the late nineteenth century, American universities
ALL significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act. significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act, and began to form relationships with the private sector and government. began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. were sometimes started by philanthropists that wanted to perpetuate their family names.
In the late nineteenth century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by
ALL church leaders. religious reform. the sale of American products. public education.
In the late nineteenth century, crime in large American urban centers
ALL was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups, and led many city governments to create larger and more professional public police departments. led many city governments to create larger and more professional public police departments. was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups. swelled in the twenty years between 1880 and 1900.
Roughly what percentage of the populations of Chicago, New York, and Detroit was made up of immigrants by 1890?
80-90 percent
Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from
ALL theologians. scientists. educators. both theologians and educators.
The 1920 census of the United States revealed that
a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas
In 1894, the population density of Manhattan was
greater than the most crowded European cities
During the early decades of the twentieth century, most Americans began to view leisure time as
increasingly desirable
In the nineteenth century, vaudeville theater
consisted of a variety of stage acts
In the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following EXCEPT
reduce the costs of city services
By the 1890s, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from
southern and eastern Europe