Urban and Social Reforms Answers

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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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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.
4

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
6

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

The ideas of the social gospel movement led directly to

A
the temperance movement.
B
social Darwinism.
C
urban charity organizations.
D
government reform.
8

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

A
to protest gambling in saloons
B
to encourage saloon patrons to buy bibles
C
to encourage people to attend church
D
to protest the drinking of alcohol
9

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

A
by offering people financial incentives to stop drinking alcohol
B
by encouraging people to drink alcohol in their home only
C
by stealing alcohol from bars and disposing of it
D
by physically blocking the entrance to bars

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