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Question 1

In 1885, white workers massacred twenty-eight Chinese after __________ announced they would begin hiring the lower-paid immigrants.
 
  A) fruit growers
  B) mining company officials
  C) city leaders
  D) railroad officials

Question 2

The Chinese Exclusion Act denied all Chinese __________ entry into the United States.
 
  A) laborers
  B) students
  C) merchants
  D) government

Question 3

What were the core beliefs of Social Darwinists? How did William Graham Sumner and Josiah Strong apply Social Darwinism to American society?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

How did department stores reflect the new consumer culture of the late nineteenth century?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • Social Darwinists drew parallels between Darwins theory of survival of the fittest and the workings of modern society.


  • They argued that government intervention on behalf of workers and the poor distorted natural processes and were misguided, dangerous, and ultimately doomed to failure.


  • In essence, Social Darwinists distorted science in order to justify the exploitation of the poor and laboring classes.


  • William Graham Sumner used the ideas of Social Darwinism to justify the hierarchy and inequality of the industrial workplace, as well as the triumph of Anglo Saxons in North America.


  • The Reverend Josiah Strong drew on the ideas of Social Darwinism to claim that civilized whites would eventually displace barbarous, dark-skinned peoples across North America and around the world.



Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • The department store welcomed customers into a world of luxury and abundance.


  • They showcased a variety of technological innovations.


  • Department stores not only offered a dazzling array of goods but also made shopping an exciting experience.


  • Department stores catered in particular to the needs and desires of middle-class women.





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