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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The supreme court case of Plessy v Ferguson (1896) established the principle of | separate but equal |
| What was the purpose of sharecropping | to keep freedmen in a cycle of debt similar to slavery |
| Poll taxes, literacy tests, & the grandfather clause were all created during the late 1800s to restrict the voting rights of | African Americans |
| Which of the following is a result of the other three A.potato famine in Europe B. pogroms in Russia C. increased immigration to the us D. war in germany | increased immigration of the u.s |
| How did the Industrial Revolution represent a change in America? | Machine made goods replaced handmade goods |
| What resulted the triangle shirtwaist fire | laws regulating workplace safety |
| What was a negative impact of transcontinental railroad | Destruction of buffalo and Native American way of life |
| In the late 1800s, rapid urbanization was mainly the result of the | growth of industrialization |
| What was the purpose of the quota system | to reduce the number of immigrants from certain nations |
| what was the main goal of labor unions | getting better wages and working conditions |
| the primary goal of muckrakers was to | expose corruption in business and government |
| laws such as the Sherman antitrust act were passes in the late 1800s in an effort to | limit monopolies that acted against the public intrest |
| what was the subject of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle | unsanitary conditions in meatpacking industry |
| what was the immediate cause of the Spanish American war | the sinking of the Maine |
| all of the following events led to u.s entry into WW1 except | assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |
| Why are the 1920s are often referred to as "roaring" or "booming" | New industries led to increased economic growth |
| during both ww1 and ww2, women supported the war effort by | going to work in factories |
| "What a thing to ride now and pay later!" The above quotation is most closely associated with: | installment buying |
| what was the goal of the 18th amendment | Ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol |
| what group of Americans contributed to in art and literature in the Harlem Renaissance | African Americans |
| what did flappers symbolize about culture of the 1920s | women rebelling against traditional values |
| which of the following was a result of the other three A. people made | the stock market crashed |
| the new deal reflected the idea that us government should | regulate and reform the economy |
| "yesterday, December 7, 1941.... a date which shall live in infamy"Franklin D. Roosevelt The above quote refers to which event | the surprise attack launched by Japanese on pearl harbor |
| what happened to Japanese Americans when they were feared to be spies | they were sent to internment camps |
| the systematic murder of 6 million Jews by Nazis in Germany was known as: | The Holocaust |
| what event symbolized the end of the cold war | destruction on the Berlin wall |