Questions and Answers
Which American city had the largest meat processing industry in the late nineteenth century?
Chicago
How did railroads transform the American economy?
Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class
Which census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities?
1920
By 1890, in most large northern cities, immigrants and their children amounted to what percent of the population?
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All of the following groups provided cultural space for immigrants to maintain their arts, languages, and traditions EXCEPT:
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Immigrant Americans tended to vote for which political party?
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All of the following statements regarding the boosters of the New South are true EXCEPT:
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From 1880 to 1950, approximately how many African Americans were murdered by white mobs?
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Who wrote an influential book, 'Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases'?
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What tactics were used to disenfranchise black voters?
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What was the Lost Cause?
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What was the most important aspect of the southern economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
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What was the 'tainted money debate'?
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Which of the following statements regarding 'muscular Christianity' are true?
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Which of these authors criticized Victorian era gender norms?
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Study Notes
Urbanization and Immigration
- Chicago dominated as the largest meat processing industry in late nineteenth-century America.
- By 1920, the majority of Americans were residing in urban areas.
- In 1890, immigrants and their children constituted approximately 60% of the population in large northern cities.
Labor and Political Dynamics
- Railroads catalyzed the evolution of organized labor to cater to a permanent working class.
- Immigrant populations predominantly supported the Democratic Party in elections.
Cultural and Social Dynamics
- Rotary clubs did not provide cultural spaces for immigrants to preserve their arts, languages, and traditions, unlike other community groups.
Violence and Racial Discrimination
- Between 1880 and 1950, nearly 5,000 African Americans fell victim to lynchings carried out by white mobs.
- Ida B. Wells authored "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases," a significant work that advanced the anti-lynching movement.
- Black voters faced disenfranchisement through poll taxes, literacy tests, and widespread violence.
Southern Economy and Ideology
- The "Lost Cause" narrative romanticized the Confederacy, depicting the Old South as a pastoral region with benevolent slave masters.
- Agriculture was the bedrock of the southern economy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Religious and Gender Norms
- The "tainted money debate" arose over the acceptance of a substantial donation from John D. Rockefeller by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
- "Muscular Christianity" emerged from fears of a feminized nation, aimed at instilling traditional masculinity among young men through physical activities and camps.
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin both challenged the rigid gender norms of the Victorian era in their writings.
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Test your knowledge with these flashcards based on Chapter 18 of the American Yawp. This chapter focuses on the significant changes in the American economy and society during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Challenge yourself with questions about industrialization, urbanization, and labor movements.
