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Lesson 1- Urban and Social Reforms Answers

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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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How did the number of new immigrants around the turn of the twentieth century affect the number of acculturation programs in the United States?

A
A small number of immigrants arrived, so many settlement houses stopped offering acculturation programs.
B
A large number of immigrants arrived, and they sought acculturation programs at settlement houses.
C
A small number of immigrants arrived, so the number of acculturation programs at settlement houses remained the same.
D
A large number of immigrants arrived, but most settlement houses closed and stopped offering acculturation programs.
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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 one common way that members of the temperance movement attempted to stop people from drinking alcohol?

A
by offering people financial incentives to stop drinking alcohol
B
by encouraging people to drink alcohol in their home only
C
by stealing alcohol from bars and disposing of it
D
by physically blocking the entrance to bars
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Lincoln Steffens was considered a reformer specifically because he

A
was a journalist.
B
wrote about modern issues.
C
was wealthy and born in the United States.
D
worked to expose problems in business and in politics.
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How is the work of the Salvation Army and other faith-based aid organizations related to the social gospel movement?

A
The work of these organizations focuses on the belief that human society is a competition.
B
The work of these organizations addresses the concept of providing aid to less-fortunate people.
C
The work of these organizations helps immigrants learn about American culture.
D
The work of these organizations ignores the principles of the social gospel movement.

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