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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

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