Unit 1 Exam with perfect answers 2024

acres of diamonds correct answers-sermon by baptist preacher Russell Conwell delivered over 6000 times -the central idea of the work is that one need not look elsewhere for opportunity, achievement, or fortune—the resources to achieve all good things are present in one's own community -"dig in your own backyard" -Conwell founded temple university in philedelphia -sermon is representative of the idea that hard work and self-development will lead to monetary success, and that monetary success is a sign of salvation -the first time he gave this sermon was in 1890 Henry Adams () correct answers-descendant of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams -historian and social critic -sought to establish a scientific approach to history -his works "The Education of Henry Adams" and "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres" -these works questioned whether advances in human technology reflect human progress -Adams represents the rising intellectual rebellion against 19th century beliefs in determinism and assured progress Jane Addams () correct answers-social reformer and advocate of international peace -contributed to settlement house movement -helped establish Hull House in Chicago in 1889 which helped urban and immigrant poor -received nobel peace prize in 1931 -represents social justice movement of late 19th century that dealt with problems of industrialization and urbanization -progessive socialist that wanted to change america economically and socially agrarian correct answersrelating to lands, especially public lands, and often used to refer to a society based on the land and owners of small farms or to a social philosophy which values wide-spread distribution of land agrarian myth correct answers-aka rural myth -notion that the farmer and farm life symbolized the essence of america -that they were the backbone of the republic because they were independent, self-sufficient, incorruptible, and non-materialistic -lifestyle was said to be pleasant, peaceful, and satisfying -became persuasive belief in society making frontier life ideal -in late 19th century farmers were losing political power, prestige, and status