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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the supreme court case of Pessy 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 , and 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 | increased immigration to the US |
| how did the industrial revolution represent a change in america | machine made goods replaced handmade goods |
| what resulted from the triangle shirtwaist fire | laws regulating workplace safety |
| what was a negative impact of the 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 union | 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 passed in the late 1800s in an effort to | limit monopiles that acted against the public interest |
| what was the subject of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel , the jungle | unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry |
| what was the immediate cause of the Spanish Americans War | the sinking of the Maine |
| all of the following events led to US entry into World War 1 except | Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |
| why are the 1920s often referred to as ''roaring'' or ''booming'' | new industries led to increased economic growth |
| during both Worl War 1 and World War 2 , women supported the war effort by | going to work in factories |
| the above quotation is most closey 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 art and literature in the Harlem Renaissance | African Americans |
| what did flappers symbolize about the culture of the 1920s | women rebelling against traditional values |
| which of the following was a result of the other three | the stocks 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 surprise attack launched by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor |
| what happens 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 |
| the cold war resulted from tensions between what 2 nations after world war 2 | the United States and Soviet Union |
| the Marshall plan , NATO , and the Truman Doctrine are examples of the United States | policy to contain the spread of communism |
| the Cuban Missile Crisis was significant because it | was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war |
| the Watergate scandal led to the | resignation of president Nixon |
| in the struggle for civil rights , Rosa Parks is most closely associated with the | bus boycott in Montgomery , Alabama |
| which term describes she practice of separating black children from white children in schools | segregation |
| MLK , Jr. advocated using what method to achieve his goals in the civil rights movement | civil disobedience |
| the goal of NAFTA was to | eliminate tariffs between the US , Mexico , and Canada to increase trade |
| a similarity between the Korean and Vietnam wars is that each was | an effort to contain communism |