American Cities in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

question 14

Multiple Choice

American cities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries differed from cities in other industrialized nations in which of the following ways?

• A) American cities had municipal welfare agencies that provided relief to the urban poor.
• B) American cities had professional law enforcement officers.
• C) American cities had no housing codes and no zoning restrictions.
• D) American cities experienced a significant rise in homicide rates.

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