Chapter 18

Quiz for Chapter Eighteen Interpretations: How Did Urban Progressive Reformers Approach Environmentalism?

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Question 1

According to historian William Wilson, advocates for the “City Beautiful” movement emphasizedA. that private companies should solve environmental problems.
B. creating practical solutions to urban environmental problems.
C. designing cities to balance urban landscapes with public green spaces.
D. fighting contagious disease through waste and water management.

Question 2

According to David Stradling, some late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century progressives, such as the Ladies Health Protective Association, dealt with urban environmental issues byA. bringing public attention to private companies involved in polluting.
B. campaigning for friendly candidates for public office.
C. committing acts of civil disobedience.
D. planting public gardens and forests.

Question 3

The two historians’ descriptions of progressivism suggest that advocates of the “City Beautiful” movement and members of the Ladies Health Protective Association would likely have agreed that urban environmental problems were to be solved byA. private businesses.
B. local government.
C. federal government agencies.
D. elected officials.