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Question 1

Which of these was a religious movement at the turn of the twentieth century that sought justice for the less fortunate?

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the social gospel movement

Question 2

Who wrote How the Other Half Lives , a book that described the terrible conditions of tenement life in the late 1800s?

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Jacob Riis

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Who founded Hull House in Chicago in 1889?

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Jane Addams

Question 6

What was the main goal of the settlement house movement?

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to provide social services for immigrants

Question 7

Read the quote by Jane Addams. “The Settlement then, is an experimental effort to aid in the solution of the social and industrial problems . . . in a great city.” Which best describes what Addams meant by “the Settlement”?

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Hull House

Question 8

What was the goal of the Americanization movement that gained popularity between 1875 and 1910?

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to encourage immigrants to assimilate into American culture

Question 9

The ideas of the social gospel movement led directly to

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urban charity organizations.

Question 10

Lincoln Steffens was considered a reformer specifically because he

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worked to expose problems in business and in politics.

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