Ch 20

Question 1

New immigrants

Answer 1

Immigrants that differed from earlier arrivals. These newcomers came from eastern and southern Europe.

Question 2

Ellis island

Answer 2

Facility opened in the late 1800’s that greeted new immigrants arriving into New York Harbor.

Question 3

Angel island

Answer 3

Facility opened in the late 1800’s that greeted new immigrants arriving into San Francisco Bay.

Question 4

Louis H. Sullivan

Answer 4

Architect famous for building skyscrapers in Chicago and St. Louis.

Question 5

political machine

Answer 5

Political organization that controlled the activities of a political party and was headed usually by a political boss.

Question 6

Nativism

Answer 6

A policy favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.

Question 7

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 7

1882 Act that banned the entry of Chinese laborers into the United States.

Question 8

YMCA

Answer 8

Developed by evangelists to bridge the gap between the middle class and the poor this association was developed in cities across America. (Hint: We have one in Brewton, Atmore, and Monroeville)

Question 9

Chinese Immigrants

Answer 9

Willing to work jobs that most American men considered to be jobs for women.

Question 10

1890s

Answer 10

Products introduced during this decade were Campbell’s soup, Quaker oats, Pillsbury flour, Jell-O, and Cracker Jacks.

Question 11

Victorianism

Answer 11

Dictated that personal conduct be based on orderly behavior and disciplined moralism.

Question 12

Frances Willard

Answer 12

Fearing the effects of alcohol on the family she became the second president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in 1879.

Question 13

Temperance

Answer 13

Reform movement in the 19th and 20th century to restrain the sale and use of alcohol.

Question 14

Comstock

Answer 14

1873 Law banning all materials in the mail that were “designed to incite lust”.

Question 15

Athletic Association and Chess Club

Answer 15

Founded in large cities, these places served as social networks for homosexuals to meet secretly.

Question 16

1858

Answer 16

Central Park opens in New York.

Question 17

Kindergarten

Answer 17

German term used by Friedrich Frobel to describe children ages 6-8 in preparation for school.

Question 18

Normal Schools

Answer 18

Schools that trained teachers, usually for two years and mostly for teaching the elementary grades.

Question 19

1872

Answer 19

Year Aaron Montgomery Ward sent out the first catalogue from a department and chain store.

Question 20

1907

Answer 20

Year Richard W. Sears and Alvah C. Roebuck started sending out catalogues for consumers to purchase goods for the home.

Question 21

1901

Answer 21

Year the American League was established in baseball.

Question 22

1899

Answer 22

Year Scott Joplin wrote “Maple Leaf Rag”.

Question 23

Barnum and Bailey

Answer 23

Created “The Greatest Show on Earth” to provide circus entertainment for crowds all over America, Europe, and Asia.