KIN 2501 Jacobsen Exam 3 Questions with
Correct Answers
progressive reformers
________ wanted change to improve the lives of the growing urban population and devised a
3-tier procedure designed to assimilate the working class.
immigrants
Who contributed to the growing urban population in America?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
Progressives consisted of ________ who led the way as social reformers.
progressives
________ campaigned against the manufacture and consumption of alcohol, 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.
prohibition
campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol
1st
________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: humanitarian concerns-child
labor laws (met with resistance from parents)
2nd
,________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: passes mandatory education laws
because unemployed children roamed the streets (joining gangs, crime)
3rd
________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: physical education in the
schools; supervised games and sport taught deference to authority
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.
American icons
During the golden age of sport, athletes became ________.
baseball
What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped?
icon
an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of something sacred or held in high
regard
Babe Ruth
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
live ball
What era was Babe Ruth a part of?
, upwards
Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing ________.
Boston Red Sox, Yankees
Babe Ruth was the star of the ________ until he joined the ________ in 1919.
baseball
What's the national pastime, "America's Game?"
Black Sox scandal
1919 World Series; Chicago White Sox "fixed" series; tarnished baseball's image; 8 Black
Sox players accused of taking money and throwing the game
commissioner
someone who is over everything that happens in a particular sport
Landis
Who was the first baseball commissioner?
banned scandals for life
What was the first thing that Landis did when he became the baseball commissioner?
60
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
McGuire, Sosa
Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a strike?
excitement, fan base, strategy
Correct Answers
progressive reformers
________ wanted change to improve the lives of the growing urban population and devised a
3-tier procedure designed to assimilate the working class.
immigrants
Who contributed to the growing urban population in America?
White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
Progressives consisted of ________ who led the way as social reformers.
progressives
________ campaigned against the manufacture and consumption of alcohol, 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.
prohibition
campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol
1st
________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: humanitarian concerns-child
labor laws (met with resistance from parents)
2nd
,________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: passes mandatory education laws
because unemployed children roamed the streets (joining gangs, crime)
3rd
________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: physical education in the
schools; supervised games and sport taught deference to authority
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.
American icons
During the golden age of sport, athletes became ________.
baseball
What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped?
icon
an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of something sacred or held in high
regard
Babe Ruth
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
live ball
What era was Babe Ruth a part of?
, upwards
Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing ________.
Boston Red Sox, Yankees
Babe Ruth was the star of the ________ until he joined the ________ in 1919.
baseball
What's the national pastime, "America's Game?"
Black Sox scandal
1919 World Series; Chicago White Sox "fixed" series; tarnished baseball's image; 8 Black
Sox players accused of taking money and throwing the game
commissioner
someone who is over everything that happens in a particular sport
Landis
Who was the first baseball commissioner?
banned scandals for life
What was the first thing that Landis did when he became the baseball commissioner?
60
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
McGuire, Sosa
Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a strike?
excitement, fan base, strategy
