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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Bettmann cite as the main reason for the traffic problems in the cities in the late 1800s?
2. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?
3. What was the fare for the electric trolley car in the late 1800s?
4. What percentage of a working man's income did streetcar fares account for?
5. In the era after the Civil War, what was the most dangerous sweatshop activity?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did landlords take unfair advantage of their tenants in the late 19th century?
2. How did many young people in the late 1800s react to seeing the laborious life their parents led?
3. What were some of the toxic inhalants many industrial workers had to endure in the post Civil War era?
4. What was the area in New York that was the worst air pollution offender in the late 19th century?
5. Which animals were a big contribution to air pollution in large cities like New York in the late 19th century?
6. How did railroads contribute to the pollution and danger for many cities?
7. How does author Otto Bettman attempt to shatter the misconception of this era, and what is the result?
8. Why was child labor so common in the late 1800s?
9. How did the apartments of the late 1800s often turn into death traps for its occupants?
10. In the era after the Civil War, what was a major cause of the hideous traffic problems in the large American cities like New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the prisons in the late 1800s. What was their sole purpose? How were prisoners treated? Which prisoners were treated the worst? Compare that with the prisons of today.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the labor force was treated or thought of by the rich industrialists in the post Civil War era. Were they valued as people with needs, families, etc., or treated differently? Provide examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Is education a right or a privilege? Or both? Provide examples to support your position.
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