AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27Urban and Social Reforms

Urban and Social Reforms Answers

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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
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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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Who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889?

A
Washington Gladden
B
Lincoln Steffens
C
Jane Addams
D
Jacob Riis
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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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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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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
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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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What was the goal of the Americanization movement that gained popularity between 1875 and 1910?

A
to encourage people to immigrate to America
B
to help immigrants maintain their cultural ties
C
to encourage immigrants to assimilate into American culture
D
to spread American values to European countries

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