Cards in this guide (14)
During the gilded age republicans and democrats held differing view on what
gold standard and government aid to business.
What did political cartoonist Thomas Nast work to expose
Thomas Nast worked to expose the illegal activities of William
"Boss" Tweed.
What event changed the republican party's position on civil service reform
The Assassination of President James Garfield
What technological innovation made the construction of skyscrapers realistic
The development of the safety elevator.
What enabled middle and upper class people to move to the suburbs
The spread of mass transit from the city to the suburbs.
People rode streetcars to the city to work, shop, and be entertained, and returned to their homes in the suburbs in the evening.
How did Frederick Law Olmstead contribute to the development of urban life
Olmstead designed recreational spaces to make cities more
beautiful!
Which city planning innovation divided cities into functional units
Zoning laws.
Mass transit allowed city planners to segregate parts of the city by zoning, or designating certain areas for particular functions.
How did city planners solve the public health problems posed by polluted rivers and lakes
The designers took water from protected reservoirs and used
filtration systems.
What was a reason why people left family farms to move to the city
factory work paid wages in cash, which was not always the case
on farms.
In what ways did Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst contribute to the creation of mass culture
Their newspapers were filled with sensational stories designed
to get the widest possible readership.
Unlike African American men which was true about women in the late 1800s
Women did not have the legal right to vote
Why did many rural-to-urban migrants move to the cities
factory work paid wages in cash
How did William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential campaign support the populist party's goal of building a board-based movement
Bryan toured the country and spoke directly to the people
Which of the following was possible for city workers
They could improve their standard of living