chapter 17
What percentage of Americans lived in cities by 1900?
40 percent
Voter turnout between 1876 and 1896 averaged __________.
79 percent
The Great Migration involved what group of Americans?
African Americans
Which of the following groups was banned from entering the United States?
Chinese immigrants
In 1894, a protest march from Ohio to Washington, D.C., was held by __________.
Coxey's Army
Political machines became most closely associated with what political party?
Democratic
Who was the leader of the American Railway Union during the Pullman strike?
Eugene Debs
Which of the following best characterizes the supporters of the free coinage of silver?
Free silver supporters were convinced that it would help the common man.
Who launched a national campaign against lynching?
Ida B. Wells
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of popular entertainment in the Gilded Age?
In ethnic neighborhoods, Old World theatrical productions were popular, while in more mainstream areas, musical comedies were popular.
Which of the following is a late 1800s photojournalist known for images of slum life in New York?
Jacob Riis
After 1880, the sources of immigration to the United States shifted to __________.
Southern and Eastern Europe
What was one consequence of the 1892 election?
The election brought mixed results for the People's Party.
Which of the following is an apt comparison of changing trends during the Gilded Age?
The upward reach of city skylines was matched by the outward sprawl of suburbs.
Why did many wealthy, native-born Americans oppose political machines?
They were threatened by the growing power of immigrants.
Who won the presidential election of 1896?
William McKinley
Which of the following is the best definition of the term "company town"?
a community built by a corporation for its employees
By 1900, women made up what percentage of college graduates?
almost 20 percent
Educational reformers argued that public schools should __________.
assimilate immigrant children
The attire of guests at the Vanderbilt ball in 1883 reflected their __________.
belief that they formed a new American aristocracy
The section of a city devoted almost exclusively to commercial enterprises is called a __________.
central business district
What was the primary focus of the Immigration Restriction League?
establishing a literacy test for all new immigrants
Urban neighborhoods dominated by one immigrant group were known as _________.
ethnic enclaves
The primary objective of the alliance movement was to __________.
fight for the rights of the American farmer
President Cleveland broke the Pullman strike on the grounds that it __________.
had obstructed the delivery of mail
Ellis Island was established as a(n) __________.
immigration depot
What was the reason for the surge in public school enrollment from 6.9 million in 1870 to almost 18 million in 1910?
new compulsory education laws, requiring that children attend school until a certain age
Which of the following best characterizes the term "conspicuous consumption"?
opulent displays of wealth among the upper classes
The passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883 __________.
placed 10 percent of federal jobs under civil service
What was the major emphasis of the programs offered at Hull House?
providing social services
What political party was formed in the 1890s by a coalition of farmers, workers, and reformers?
the People's Party
Middle-class women enjoyed greater leisure time during the late nineteenth century because of __________.
the decrease in birth rates, resulting in fewer children
Which of the following accounted for the rise of political machines in American cities?
the support of working-class voters
The first baseball cards were created by corporations, especially the __________ industry.
tobacco
Immigration increased crime in American cities during the Gilded Age because it resulted in a disproportionately high population of __________.
young single men
