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3441319824The over-arching theme of chapter 25 is that in the late 1800s, the Industrial Revolution forced the American city to gain dominance over rural America.0
3441356818Cities grew because factories grew. The Industrial Revolution kicked into gear in America in the late 1800s and factories needed workers, so people flocked to the cities.1
3441358380Problems arose as cities boomed. The problems included: exploitation of immigrant laborers, poor/unhealthy work conditions, over-crowdedness and sanitation problems, corruption, and "nativism" (anti-immigrant feelings).2
3441360305Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois were the top black leaders. They disagreed on how to help blacks—Washington encouraged blacks to obtain a practical skill at a trade school, DuBois encouraged blacks to study anything they wished, even academic subjects. The roles of women began to change, if only slightly.3
3441362199More women worked, though most were still at home. The "new woman" was idealized by the athletic, outgoing "Gibson Girl."4
3441417631I. Urban Frontier5
3441428475industrial jobsWhat was the major factor drawing people off the farms and into the big cities?6
3441480235the rise of large department stores.What was one of the early symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America pioneered by Marshal Field in Chicago?7
3441486290dumbell tenementstall, narrow, barbell-shaped buildings8
3441522977II. New Immigration9
3441541948eastern and southern EuropeWhere did most of the 20 million "New Immigrants" between 1870 and 1920 come from? How were they different?10
3441558047III. Southern Europe uprooted11
3441550951escape povertyWhy did most Italian immigrants to the United States between 1880-1920 come to the United States?12
3441563621"Birds of Passage"Some immigrants came to America to work for a short time and then returned to Europe. What were they called?13
3441584396melting potThe term for a mix of peoples from different cultures14
3441589851salad bowlHowever. most immigrants tried to preserve their cultures. What is this known as ?15
3441597399III. Reaction to the New Immigration16
3441610712assimilation or AmericanizeImmigrants were expected to give up their culture and adapt to American culture. What is this term?17
3441626902political machinesWith no government intervention, immigrants often relied on this political entity for help.18
3441636953Settlement HousesWhat community centers offered immigrants assistance in child care, instruction in English, cultural activities, and social reform lobbying?19
3441663416Jane Addams and Ellen Gates StarrThese two reformers co-founded Hull House in order to help the poor.20
3441685209the big city: black women usually worked as domestic servants Wives and mothers were not expected to work white-collar jobs for native born women immigrant women in industrial jobsOf all of the following places which one offered women the greatest opportunities between 1865-1900? the big city the West suburban communities rural America New England21
3441716271IV. Narrowing the Welcome Mat22
3441757365nativismTerm used to describe overt favoritism towards native-born Americans23
3441827698labor organizationsWhat favored immigrant restrictions because they were willing to be used as strikebreakers, willing to work for low wages, and were usually non-English speaking?24
3441844340American Protective Agency (APA)THIS anti-foreign organization was reminiscent of the "know-nothings of the antebellum days, they were created in 1867 and grew to a million members.25
3441905781V. Churches Confront the Urban Challenge26
3441928515Jews and CatholicsMost of the NEW Immigrants were of which two religious denominations?27
3441998203Roman CatholicsBy 1900, which religious denomination had become the largest single denomination with over 9 million communicants?28
3442016049the Salvation ArmyWhich religious denomination was a band playing group from England with members were soldiers without swords? They provide meals to the homeless.29
3442023417VI. Darwin Disrupts the Churches30
3442035927Herbert SpencerWho used Darwin's theories to explain the evolution of human society31
3442050729caused a split between evolutionists and accommodationistsHow did the Darwinian theory of organic evolution through natural selection affect religion? What two groups split?32
3442091540VII. The Lust For Learning33
3442140081laws increased attendance need for educated citizensHow did college and High Schools change after the Civil War?34
3442154525VII. Booker T. Washington and Education for Black People35
3442165879Booker T. WashingtonWhich African American educator believed that racism end once blacks acquired diplomas and labor skills?36
3442212846economic improvementTherefore, what did Washington believe was the key to political and civil rights for African Americans?37
3442187410Tuskegee, Alabama, Normal and Industrial Institute1881 School started by Booker T. Washington that offered African Americans teaching diplomas and vocational skills38
3442230877equality ending segregationWhy was Washington criticized? Where did some think he stopped short? He did not believe that blacks should push for this?39
3442280223"Uncle Tom"Some blacks referred to Booker T. Washington as being THIS because he did not fight for equality now.40
3442250362W.E.B. Du BoisTHIS black leader promoted a liberal arts education as the basis for training and leadership?41
3442262562Niagara MovementThis movement was the way in which Du Bois promoted higher education to blacks?42
3442287316National Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)WHAT organization was founded by Du Bois and others who called for full equality of the races?43
3442325934"talented tenth"What was the name for as described by W.E.B. Du Bois for the blacks that should lead the their race to full social and racial equality with whites?44
3442335084VIII. The Hollowed Halls of Ivy: Between 1850 and 1900, more than 150 new colleges were founded!45
3442343676Morrill Act of 1862What law granted public lands to states to support higher education?46
3442361666womenCollege education for which group in the decades after the Civil War became much more common?47
3442377686IX. The March of the Mind48
3442370310increased significantlyWhat happened to life expectancy during the industrial revolution?49
3442414015industryColleges added more subjects beyond Greek and Latin. What caused colleges to expand their curriculum in modern languages, physical sciences, and psychology and physiology?50
3442418922X. Appeal of the Press51
3442439389sensationalismTHIS new style of writing was capturing the public interest in sex scandals and other human interest stories.52
3442448954Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph HearstTHESE two new journalist tycoons emerged by using methods in sensationalism.53
3442465543XI. Apostles of Reform54
3442499234socialismSome journalists, like Edwin L. Godkin, pioneered taking on controversial issues such as civil-service reform and the tariff.55
3442505904socialismSome journalists, like Edward Bellamy, criticized wealth over poverty and argued for THIS economic system.56
3442518402XII. Postwar Writing57
3442528367dime novelsAs literacy increased, so did reading. What is the name of the books that Americans purchased millions of after the Civil War?58
3442572011Andrew CarnegieWhat philanthropist greatly contributed financial support to libraries.59
3442589582ChristianityBen Hur, by General Lewis Wallace, defended THIS against Darwinism.60
3442598645XIII. Literary Landmarks61
3442662410materialism = wealth v. poverty = industrial societyAmerican novelists are now moving away from romanticism and transcendentalism to rugged social realism reflected by WHAT after the Civil War?62
3442611966Mark TwainWho was born Samuel Longhorn Clemens? He was America's most famous author and platform lecturer. He wrote many novels including the Adventures of Tom Swayer and Huckleberry Finn.63
3442646907Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane wrote THIS book in 1895, a stirring story of a young Civil War recruit. Crane died of tuberculosis at age 29.64
3442674149XIV. The New Morality65
3442696039divorce rates birth control marry earlier children seen as greater econmic assetWHAT behaviors In the decades after the Civil War, reflect changes in sexual attitudes and practices?66
3442701932XV. Families and Women in the City67
3442707963gradually declinedWhat happened to family size in the course of the late 19th century?68
3442726368the right to vote would extend their roles as mothers and homemakers to the public world.By 1900, what had women's suffrage demanded?69
3442737275stress of urban lifeWhat was the most important factor leading to an increased divorce rate in the late 19th century?70
3442747731whitesWhich group was enrollment to the National Women's Suffrage Association limited to?71
3442754052XVI. Prohibition of Alcohol and Social Progress72
3442758240middleclass womenWhich group most reflected the prohibition movement?73
3442767941Review the Women's Suffrage Movement from 1848-1919. Who-what-where-when-why74
3442769569XVII. Artistic Triumph75
3442800868Thomas EakinsThe art of Winslow Homer and THIS artist moved away from romanticism and toward a more realistic view of life.76
3442815739architectureWhat does the term Richardsonian in the late 19th century pertain to?77
3442830856XVIII. The Business of Amusement78
3442839580basketball bicycling croquet college football circus vaudevilleWhich sports and pastimes were developed during the late 19th century?79
3442856848THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!80
3442859161IDENTIFICATION81
3442867971dumbell tenementsHigh-rise urban buildings that provided barrackslike housing for urban slum dwellers82
3442870900New ImmigrantsTerm for the post - 1880 newcomers who came to America primarily from southern and eastern Europe83
3442880963birds of passageImmigrants who came to America to earn money for a time and then returned to their native land84
3442888485social gospelThe religious doctrine preached by those who believed the churches should directly address economic and social problems85
3442894975Hull HouseSettlement house in Chicago slums that became a model for women's involvement in urban social reform86
3442900398social workProfession established by Jane Addams and others that opened new opportunities for women while engaging urban problems87
3442904550American Protection Agency (APA)Nativist organization that attacked "New Immigrants" and Roman Catholicism in the 1u80s and 1890s88
3442911474Roman CatholicismThe church that became the largest religious group, mainly as a result of the "New Immigration"89
3442922082Tuskegee InstituteBlack institution founded by Booker T. Washington to provide training in agriculture and crafts90
3442927202NAACPOrganization founded by W.E.B. Do Bois and others to advance black social and economic equality91
3442931722Progress and PovertyHenry George's best-selling book that advocated social reform through the imposition of a "single tax" on land92
3442937809Comstock LawFederal law promoted by a self-appointed morality crusader and used to persecute moral and sexual dissidents93
3442945527Women and EconomicsCharlotte Perkins Gilman's book urging women to enter the work force and advocating cooperative kitchens and child-care centers94
3442962771NAWSAOrganization founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others to promote the vote for women95
3442971425WCTUWomen's organization founded by Frances Willard and others to oppose alcohol consumption96
3442975943MATCHING97
3442979763Louis SullivanChicago-based architect whose high-rise innovation allowed more people to crowd into limited urban space98
3442987785Walter RauschenbuschLeading Protestant advocate of the "social gospel" who tried to make Christianity relevant to urban and industrial problems99
3442993793Jane AddamsLeading social reformer who lived with the poor and the slums and pioneered new forms of activism for women100
3442996093Dwight L. MoodyPopular evangelical preacher who brought the tradition of old-time revivalism to the industrial city101
3443003192Mary Baker EddyAuthor and founder of a popular new religion based on principles of spiritual healing102
3443009863Booker T. WashingtonFormer slave who promoted industrial education and economic opportunity but not social equality for blacks103
3443015468William JamesHarvard scholar who made original contributions to modern psychology and philosophy104
3443025259Henry GeorgeControversial reformer whose book, Progress and Poverty advocated solving problems of economic inequality by a tax on land105
3443029342Emily DickinsonGifted but isolated New England poet, the bulk of whose works were not published until after her death106
3443034453Mark TwainMidwestern-born writer and lecturer who created a new style of American literature based on social realism and humor107
3443042444Victoria WoodhullRadical feminist propagandist whose eloquent attacks on conventional social morality shocked many Americans in the 1870s.108
3443043113Anthony ComstockVigorous 19th century crusader for sexual "purity" who used federal law to enforce his moral views109
3443044983W.E.B. Du BoisHarvard-educated scholar and advocate of full black social and economic equality through the leadership of a "talented tenth"110
3443045535Henry AdamsWell-connected and socially prominent historian who feared modern trends and sought relief in the beauty and culture of the past111
3443073081THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!112

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