HY 104 CH 18 SB

In the late 1800s and the early 1900s, Americans bought more consumer products partly because

technological advances in mass production and transportation made more consumer goods available and at a lower cost.

What was the main objective of political bosses?

to win votes for their organization by any means necessary

Cheap three-story wooden houses in Boston were called

triple-deckers.

Attempts by educational reformers to extend educational opportunities to Indian tribes were

unsuccessful because they were unpopular with their intended beneficiaries.

In 1920 it was revealed that for the first time the majority of Americans lived in

urban areas.

American artists of the so-called Ashcan school, who helped stage the famous "Armory Show" in New York City, produced works that

used naturalism to depict social realities.

Which group of men did American football initially appeal to?

wealthy elite

Which American writer would be least associated with the trend toward social realism in literature in the late nineteenth century?

Louisa May Alcott

Which of the following famous works is an example of urban literary realism?

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

What spurred the rise of public schooling?

an increasing demand for specialized skills and scientific knowledge

At the turn of the century, American artists

broke from Old World traditions and the academic style.

A society interested in buying goods is practicing

consumerism

American baseball began as a game known as rounders, a game similar to

cricket

Members of the Ashcan school were among the first Americans to appreciate which artistic movements?

expressionism abstraction

Which of the following most accounted for the increase in urban populations in the half century after the Civil War?

immigration

In the early twentieth century, common instruments used to classify and distinguish different types of diseases included the

improved microscope. X-ray.

As working hours declined for many late-nineteenth-century workers, _______________________ time rose. (Enter only one full word per space and make sure to spell correctly.)

leisure

In his books The Theory of Prosperity and The New Basis of Civilization, economist Simon Patten challenged long-standing views of

leisure.

Which of the following Christian movements harmonized scientific discoveries with their religious beliefs?

liberal Protestantism

The use of blood transfusions in medical treatments allowed for

longer and more elaborate operations.

Newfound leisure time resulted in

new forms of recreation and entertainment.

Tenement buildings in urban America were initially

praised as an improvement in housing for the poor.

In the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to the

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

Which of the following were among the activities most women preferred to spend their time on in the early twentieth century?

shopping going to luncheonettes going to tea rooms

Which of the following describes the earliest films of the American movie industry?

short peepshows

Baseball first became very popular at the end of the

Civil War.

Which best describes American education in 1900?

It spread quickly throughout urban industrial areas.

Where did American football originate?

U.S. colleges and universities

In the twentieth century, urban areas were defined as communities of more than ______.

2,500

How did American fashion change from the early to the late nineteenth century?

Americans began to buy their clothes almost exclusively from stores.

Which of the following was an advance in medical practice in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

Doctors began to accept the assumption that a symptom was not itself a disease.

Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is false?

Free public primary and secondary education was universal.

Why did rural Americans tend to reject Darwinism?

They tended to be more fundamentalist than urban Americans.

Who among the following helped to create the technology underpinning the motion picture in the 1880s?

Thomas Edison