Urban and Social Reforms Answers

0 verified answers

Free Preview

Lincoln Steffens was considered a reformer specifically because he

was a journalist.

wrote about modern issues.

was wealthy and born in the United States.

worked to expose problems in business and in politics.

Free Preview

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

saloon owners

women workers

settlement house residents

reformers

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

by offering people financial incentives to stop drinking alcohol

by encouraging people to drink alcohol in their home only

by stealing alcohol from bars and disposing of it

by physically blocking the entrance to bars

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

The work of these organizations focuses on the belief that human society is a competition.

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

The work of these organizations helps immigrants learn about American culture.

The work of these organizations ignores the principles of the social gospel movement.

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

less fortunate individuals were weak and unfit to survive.

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

drinking alcohol was the cause of many problems in society.

it was the government's duty to provide services for people.

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course