Author Question: According to its defenders in the late nineteenth century, college football A) epitomized ... (Read 37 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

According to its defenders in the late nineteenth century, college football

A) epitomized American democratic ideals, because all Americans played or watched the game.
B) was a character-building sport that could function as a surrogate frontier experience in an increasingly urbanized society.
C) was a safe sport that the nation's future business and professional leaders could undertake without fear of injury.
D) would teach students the military discipline and skills necessary as the U.S. became a world power.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of the impact of the department store?

A) It overcame middle- and upper-class reluctance to spend.
B) It made shopping an adventure.
C) It functioned as a kind of social club and home away from home for comfortably fixed women.
D) It convinced middle class families to buy cheaper products that they would have to replace annually.
E) It set the standard for consumption.