KIN 2501 Jacobsen Exam 3
________ wanted change to improve the lives of the growing urban
population- often immigrant newcomers to America, and devised a 3-tier
procedure designed to assimilate the working class. - -progressive reformers
- Who contributed to the growing urban population in America? - -
immigrants
- Progressives consisted of ________ who led the way as social reformers. - -
WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants)
- ________ campaigned against the manufacture and consumption of alcohol
(prohibition), organized workers in labor unions, and often employed sport in
a variety of programs to educate and assimilate immigrants and address the
perceived social ills. - -progressives
- This was a campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of
alcohol - -prohibition
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: humanitarian concerns-child labor laws (met with resistance
from parents) - -1st
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: passes mandatory education laws because unemployed
children roamed the streets (joining gangs, crime) - -2nd
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: physical education in the schools; supervised games and
sport taught deference to authority - -3rd
- During the, ____________:
- sports became an everyday part of American culture
- sports media and fan
- automobile, radio, tv bring sport to america
- increased sports participation (youths, interscholastic, college, adult rec)
- athletes become american icons - -golden age of sport
- During the ________, people were trying to find time outside of factories and
work for leisure because it was considered important and sport was
becoming a way of life for people. - -golden age of sport
, - During the golden age of sport, athletes became ________. - -American
icons
- What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped? - -baseball
- __________: an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of
something sacred or held in high regard - -icon
- ____________: invented the home run; powerhouse who built a new
reputation for the sport of baseball; considered best player; biggest sport's
name in history of U.S.; changed baseball to high scoring game; considered
one of the 3 most important athletes in US history - -Babe Ruth
- What era was Babe Ruth a part of? - -live ball
- Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing ________. - -
upwards
- Babe Ruth was the star of the ____1____ until he joined the ___2_____ in
1919. - -(1) Boston Red Sox
(2) Yankees
- What's the national pastime, "America's Game?" - -baseball
- _____________:
- 1919 World Series
- White Sox owner (Charles Comiskey)
- Chicago White Sox "fixed" the series
- tarnished baseball's image
- 8 Black Sox players accused of taking money and throwing the game - -
Black Sox scandal
- _____________: someone who is over everything that happens in a particular
sport - -commissioner
- Who was the first baseball commissioner? - -Kennesaw Mountain Landis
- _______________: federal judge, was 1st commissioner of baseball, wanted
total power, even though players were not found guilty in court, because
they had ruined the image of baseball, he banned them for life; was a big
racist and would not allow the black baseball league to come into the MLB - -
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
- What was the first thing that Kennesaw Mountain Landis did when he
became the baseball commissioner?
, He _________ the Back Sox Scandal players for life - -banned
- How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
a) 40
b) 50
c) 60
d) 70 - -c (60)
- How did Babe Ruth bring back the popularity of baseball? (3 things) - -
excitement
fan base
strategy
(new strategy to the game, hit homeruns and causes higher scoring games
instead of single low hits to get to a single base= this caused more
excitement and a bigger fan base)
- Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a strike? - -McGuire,
Sosa
- Babe Ruth was America's first and largest "________," becoming the face of
his sport, and a symbol of America. - -media darling
- What team was the most significant sports dynasty during Babe Ruth's
time? - -Yankees
- _______________:
- Yankee player
- played in 2130 consecutive games; no days off
- called "iron horse" or "iron man" because he was always out playing on the
field
- very talented; starting going down and not feeling well, then diagnosed
with ASL and died at 36
- gave speech to Yankee stadium to crowd before a game and called himself
"the luckiest man on earth" - -Lou Gehrig (1923-1939)
- _______________:
- played for the Yankees
- 56 game hitting streak
- married to Marilyn Monroe
- served as an American icon
-focus of America as America was about to enter WWII (lots of players got
drafted)
________ wanted change to improve the lives of the growing urban
population- often immigrant newcomers to America, and devised a 3-tier
procedure designed to assimilate the working class. - -progressive reformers
- Who contributed to the growing urban population in America? - -
immigrants
- Progressives consisted of ________ who led the way as social reformers. - -
WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants)
- ________ campaigned against the manufacture and consumption of alcohol
(prohibition), organized workers in labor unions, and often employed sport in
a variety of programs to educate and assimilate immigrants and address the
perceived social ills. - -progressives
- This was a campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of
alcohol - -prohibition
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: humanitarian concerns-child labor laws (met with resistance
from parents) - -1st
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: passes mandatory education laws because unemployed
children roamed the streets (joining gangs, crime) - -2nd
- Progressive reformers devised a 3-tier procedure designed to assimilate
the working class - and sports factored into this process:
- _________ step: physical education in the schools; supervised games and
sport taught deference to authority - -3rd
- During the, ____________:
- sports became an everyday part of American culture
- sports media and fan
- automobile, radio, tv bring sport to america
- increased sports participation (youths, interscholastic, college, adult rec)
- athletes become american icons - -golden age of sport
- During the ________, people were trying to find time outside of factories and
work for leisure because it was considered important and sport was
becoming a way of life for people. - -golden age of sport
, - During the golden age of sport, athletes became ________. - -American
icons
- What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped? - -baseball
- __________: an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of
something sacred or held in high regard - -icon
- ____________: invented the home run; powerhouse who built a new
reputation for the sport of baseball; considered best player; biggest sport's
name in history of U.S.; changed baseball to high scoring game; considered
one of the 3 most important athletes in US history - -Babe Ruth
- What era was Babe Ruth a part of? - -live ball
- Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing ________. - -
upwards
- Babe Ruth was the star of the ____1____ until he joined the ___2_____ in
1919. - -(1) Boston Red Sox
(2) Yankees
- What's the national pastime, "America's Game?" - -baseball
- _____________:
- 1919 World Series
- White Sox owner (Charles Comiskey)
- Chicago White Sox "fixed" the series
- tarnished baseball's image
- 8 Black Sox players accused of taking money and throwing the game - -
Black Sox scandal
- _____________: someone who is over everything that happens in a particular
sport - -commissioner
- Who was the first baseball commissioner? - -Kennesaw Mountain Landis
- _______________: federal judge, was 1st commissioner of baseball, wanted
total power, even though players were not found guilty in court, because
they had ruined the image of baseball, he banned them for life; was a big
racist and would not allow the black baseball league to come into the MLB - -
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
- What was the first thing that Kennesaw Mountain Landis did when he
became the baseball commissioner?
, He _________ the Back Sox Scandal players for life - -banned
- How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
a) 40
b) 50
c) 60
d) 70 - -c (60)
- How did Babe Ruth bring back the popularity of baseball? (3 things) - -
excitement
fan base
strategy
(new strategy to the game, hit homeruns and causes higher scoring games
instead of single low hits to get to a single base= this caused more
excitement and a bigger fan base)
- Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a strike? - -McGuire,
Sosa
- Babe Ruth was America's first and largest "________," becoming the face of
his sport, and a symbol of America. - -media darling
- What team was the most significant sports dynasty during Babe Ruth's
time? - -Yankees
- _______________:
- Yankee player
- played in 2130 consecutive games; no days off
- called "iron horse" or "iron man" because he was always out playing on the
field
- very talented; starting going down and not feeling well, then diagnosed
with ASL and died at 36
- gave speech to Yankee stadium to crowd before a game and called himself
"the luckiest man on earth" - -Lou Gehrig (1923-1939)
- _______________:
- played for the Yankees
- 56 game hitting streak
- married to Marilyn Monroe
- served as an American icon
-focus of America as America was about to enter WWII (lots of players got
drafted)
