Ch. 18

In the late 19th century, political machines and cities owed their existence to

The rapid growth of urban America and the influx of millions of immigrants

In the late 19th century, suburbs on the edges of American cities or largely populated by

Moderately well-to-do people

In the late 19th century, urban political bosses did all of the following except

Reduce the costs of city services

In the 1890s Jacob Riis

Reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements

Moderately well-to-do peopleIn the late 19th century, the Tammany Hall political machine

Saw its most famous boss, William M Tweed, sent to prison

According to the philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by

Scientific inquiry

Theodore Dreiser's novel, sister Carrie, dealt with

Social dislocations and injustices of the present

By the 1890s, the largest number of immigrants in the United States came from

Southern and Eastern Europe

The primary goal of the American protective association was to

Stop immigrants from entering the United States

The national network of grocery stores that started in the 1850s was

A & P

The 1920 census of the United States revealed that

A majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas

By 1900, the transportation systems of American cities included

All these answers are correct

Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from

All these answers are correct

Which American thinker is least associated with study using scientific methods

Henry James

Compared with the 1st generation, 2nd generation immigrants were more likely to

Break from their traditional culture

The designers of New York City's Central Park

Deliberately created a public space that would look as little like the city as possible

In 1869, Princeton and Rugers played the 1st intercollegiate game in America of

Football

In the 1890s, Florence Kelley and the national consumers league sought to

Force retailers and manufacturers to improve wages and working conditions for women workers

The American artistic movement known as the "ashcan school"

Included the painter Edward Hopper

Tenement buildings and urban America were

Initially praise as an improvement in housing for the poor

Which American writer is least associated with the trend towards social reelism and literature in the late 19th century

Mark twain

At the turn of the 20th century, motion pictures

Were the 1st true mass entertainment medium