USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In major cities, politics was often a form of public entertainment.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Additional Information: Over the course of the nineteenth-century, drama became the most popular form of entertainment in America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs. Ellis Island was opened in 1910 primarily to handle an influx of Asian immigration. Padrones were hiring agents who secured jobs for immigrants in return for a share of their wages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true of William Tweed? He controlled the Tammany Hall ring in New York City, and like other party bosses, used a “machine” or network of neighborhood activists and officials to govern.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician.

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