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How is the work of the Salvation Army and other faith-based aid organizations related to the social gospel movement?

A
The work of these organizations focuses on the belief that human society is a competition.
B
The work of these organizations addresses the concept of providing aid to less-fortunate people.
C
The work of these organizations helps immigrants learn about American culture.
D
The work of these organizations ignores the principles of the social gospel movement.
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In the late 1800s, the social gospel movement was based on the belief that

A
less fortunate individuals were weak and unfit to survive.
B
it was a person's moral duty to help less fortunate people.
C
drinking alcohol was the cause of many problems in society.
D
it was the government's duty to provide services for people.
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Who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889?

A
Washington Gladden
B
Lincoln Steffens
C
Jane Addams
D
Jacob Riis
4

Which of the following was a religious movement at the turn of the twentieth century that sought justice for the less fortunate?

A
the housing reform movement
B
the social Darwinism movement
C
the settlement house movement
D
the social gospel movement
5

Lincoln Steffens was considered a reformer specifically because he

A
was a journalist.
B
wrote about modern issues.
C
was wealthy and born in the United States.
D
worked to expose problems in business and in politics.
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What was the goal of the temperance movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
regulating alcohol production
B
stopping the drinking of alcohol
C
offering services to the less fortunate
D
acculturating immigrants
7

How many immigrants arrived in the United States between 1875 and 1910?

A
fewer than 800,000
B
about 2 million
C
almost 8 million
D
more than 20 million
8

What is one group that was targeted by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union?

A
saloon owners
B
women workers
C
settlement house residents
D
reformers
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What was the main goal of the settlement house movement?

A
to provide social services for immigrants
B
to stop the spread of domestic violence
C
to force the public to stop drinking alcohol
D
to end child labor and improve working conditions
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The ideas of the social gospel movement led directly to

A
the temperance movement.
B
social Darwinism.
C
urban charity organizations.
D
government reform.

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