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Mayhem M
Guest
1: Social Darwinism attempts to explain:
divisions and inequities among people in a society
cliques in school
government action in the West
none of the above
2: The term that suggests that all hard work will produce prosperity is:
Social Darwinism
Horatio Alger Myth
American Dream
none of the above
3: Which person’s life can accurately be described a "rags to riches" story?
Prince Charles
Andrew Carnegie
a taxi driver in New York City
all of the above
4: Who is responsible for naming the term "Gilded Age?"
Horatio Alger
Andrew Jackson
Mark Twain
Maya Angelou
5: Laissez-Faire is an economic principle that:
encourages government intervention in the economy
opposes government intervention in the economy
believes westward expansion will benefit the economy
believes westward expansion will harm the economy
6: America’s Centennial Exhibition in 1876 was held in what city?
New York
Boston
Charleston
Philadelphia
7: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, farming changed in that:
farmers became businessmen
larger farm production was possible
new inventions altered farming techniques
all of the above
8: A large part of the American population in the early 1900s was made up of:
Native Americans
slaves
immigrants
none of the above
9: In the early 1900s, there was a large increase in the number of:
farms
cities
politicians
teachers
10: Which term does not belong in a group describing American city culture:
ethnic neighborhoods
gangs
slums
farms
11: Jane Addams is best known for beginning the:
Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago
American Red Cross, a relief organization
American Public School System
none of the above
12: The Social Gospel was social reform movement during the Progressive Era that was based on:
economic principles
political principles
religious principles
none of the above
13: The Progressive Era’s working class consisted of:
immigrants
women
children
all of the above
14: Which novel detailed working conditions in the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era?
Social Gospel
The Jungle
The Great Gatsby
none of the above
15: To fight against the harmful labor conditions during the Progressive Era, workers formed:
unions
hate groups
schools
none of the above
divisions and inequities among people in a society
cliques in school
government action in the West
none of the above
2: The term that suggests that all hard work will produce prosperity is:
Social Darwinism
Horatio Alger Myth
American Dream
none of the above
3: Which person’s life can accurately be described a "rags to riches" story?
Prince Charles
Andrew Carnegie
a taxi driver in New York City
all of the above
4: Who is responsible for naming the term "Gilded Age?"
Horatio Alger
Andrew Jackson
Mark Twain
Maya Angelou
5: Laissez-Faire is an economic principle that:
encourages government intervention in the economy
opposes government intervention in the economy
believes westward expansion will benefit the economy
believes westward expansion will harm the economy
6: America’s Centennial Exhibition in 1876 was held in what city?
New York
Boston
Charleston
Philadelphia
7: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, farming changed in that:
farmers became businessmen
larger farm production was possible
new inventions altered farming techniques
all of the above
8: A large part of the American population in the early 1900s was made up of:
Native Americans
slaves
immigrants
none of the above
9: In the early 1900s, there was a large increase in the number of:
farms
cities
politicians
teachers
10: Which term does not belong in a group describing American city culture:
ethnic neighborhoods
gangs
slums
farms
11: Jane Addams is best known for beginning the:
Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago
American Red Cross, a relief organization
American Public School System
none of the above
12: The Social Gospel was social reform movement during the Progressive Era that was based on:
economic principles
political principles
religious principles
none of the above
13: The Progressive Era’s working class consisted of:
immigrants
women
children
all of the above
14: Which novel detailed working conditions in the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era?
Social Gospel
The Jungle
The Great Gatsby
none of the above
15: To fight against the harmful labor conditions during the Progressive Era, workers formed:
unions
hate groups
schools
none of the above