APUSH 18 and 19

Which of the following best describes the direct effect of the immigration patterns 1870-1920

Urban centers saw the growth of ethnic communities

the cross of gold speech was given in 1896 by

William Jennings Bryan

The political battles between the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds constituted a fight

between republican traditionalists and reformers

which was a major factor in driving large numbers of Americans to seek industrial work

decline in the farm economy due to machines in agriculture

By 1900, the transportation systems of American cities included

elevated railroads, subways, and electric trolleys and cable cars

in the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the U.S.

formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities

in the late nineteenth century, immigrants in the U.S.

generally lacked the money to buy farmland

which government policy was most significant in expanding markets and spurring economic growth

government subsidies for railroad expansion

In the late nineteenth century, the population in urban areas of the U.S.

increased mostly due to foreign-born immigrants

which development most directly played a role in producing a mass market by the late 1800s

new merchandizing and marketing techniques

in the late nineteenth century, the Tammany Hall political machine

saw its most famous boss William M. Tweed sent to prison

in 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

the need for higher tariff rates

in the 1890s Jacob Riis

Reported on the living conditions of the urban poor

Which of the following was a late 19th to early 20th-century reaction to immigrants

The American nativism movement grew dramatically

In 1884, the first "modern" skyscraper built in the U.S.

was constructed with steed girders

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

was used by the federal government against labor unions

the first group of immigrants to be banned from the U.S. on the basis of nationality were

Chinese

William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in the 1896 election by the

Democrats

which was a major issue for which labor unions tried to organize nationally in the 1800s

poor and dangerous working conditions

in the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following except

reduce the costs of city services

the largest number of immigrants to the U.S. in the late nineteenth century came from

southern and eastern Europe

The panic of 1893

started the nation's most severe depression up to that point

the primary goal of the American Protective Association was to

stop immigrants from entering the U.S.

Chester A. Arthur

supported the Pendleton Act as a part of civil service reform

Which of the following developments was most important to the rise and sustaining of business

the growth and increasing prosperity of the middle class