This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Urban planners and architects such as Daniel Burnham wanted to A) rebuild the typical American ... (Read 13 times)

rayancarla1

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 571
Urban planners and architects such as Daniel Burnham wanted to
 
  A)  rebuild the typical American city with stronger materials so that a catastrophe like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire would never be repeated.
  B)  reroute the flow of railroad and vehicular traffic at grade level directly through the heart of the city, so that all urban dwellers would see and appreciate such symbols of economic progress.
  C)  eliminate slums by building low-income housing on previously unused lakefront property.
  D)  rebuild the urban landscape to make cities more efficient and beautiful by including wide boulevards, imposing squares, monumental buildings, and parks.
  E)  improve highways leading to the suburbs so that merchants could build grand commercial palaces where the people could shop for all their needs

Question 2

Amusement parks were important to the urban poor because they
 
  A)  allowed the urban poor to be treated on the same terms as other economic classes.
  B)  provided an opportunity for a brief escape from life in the tenements.
  C)  showed the opportunities provided when you worked hard.
  D)  enabled female workers to escape from the control of their husbands.
  E)  provided construction and maintenance jobs for unemployed workers.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

pallen55

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 331
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




rayancarla1

  • Member
  • Posts: 571
Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


amandanbreshears

  • Member
  • Posts: 320
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

Did you know?

When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.

Did you know?

The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.

Did you know?

Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.

Did you know?

GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.

Did you know?

Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library