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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. Why were foods manipulated with foreign ingredients in the late 19th century?

2. According to Bettmann in "Crime," what higher-level organizations were just as corrupted as the police?

3. Disease and sickness on the ocean liners caused them to be nicknamed:

4. What was "bogus butter"?

5. What were three diseases that ravaged country populations in the post Civil War era?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't people turn to vegetables given the state of the meat industry?

2. In the late 19th century, how did city doctors often do more harm than good to their patients?

3. After the Civil War, how effective were the hospitals at helping the sick and infirm?

4. How were criminals treated in the prisons in the late 1800s?

5. In the late 19th century, how did the lack of a meat-packing industry affect the quality of meat that was available to the general public?

6. How did teachers fight the lack of discipline in the schoolroom in the late 1800s?

7. What were doctors on the frontier like, and what were the primary diseases that ravaged the country populations?

8. What were the ventilation problems associated with train travel in the late 19th century?

9. How was drug addiction so rampant in the average population in the late 1800s?

10. Why were many young men suspicious of and disrespectful of the law in the post Civil War era?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast classroom discipline of the late 1800s with classroom discipline of today. How do/did teachers control their students?

Essay Topic 2

Traffic was a huge problem in the large American city in the late 19th century. Discuss some of the ways that cities tried to help the situation, and whether those solutions helped or hurt the traffic problem. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the many ways that milk was adulterated for profit in the late 1800s. What was "swill milk"? How does it make you feel about buying milk today?

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