Urban and Social Reforms

Question 1

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

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the social gospel movement

Question 2

In the 1870s, groups of women began marching from church meetings to nearby saloons. They knelt in prayer on the saloon's floor or on the street to block the entrance. The main reason women did this was

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to protest the drinking of alcohol

Question 3

The ideas of the social gospel movement led directly to

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urban charity organizations.

Question 4

Who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889?

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Jane Addams

Question 5

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

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almost 8 million

Question 6

What was one common way that members of the temperance movement attempted to stop people from drinking alcohol?

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by physically blocking the entrance to bars

Question 7

In the late 1800s, the social gospel movement was based on the belief that

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it was a person's moral duty to help less fortunate people.

Question 8

How did the number of new immigrants around the turn of the twentieth century affect the number of acculturation programs in the United States?

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A large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses.

Question 9

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

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The work of these organizations addresses the concept of providing aid to less-fortunate people.

Question 10

Lincoln Steffens was considered a reformer specifically because he

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worked to expose problems in business and in politics.

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