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What is a muckraker?

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Writers who exposed political and business corruption in the Progressive Era.

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Which of the following best describes the views of 'Progressives'?
Options:
Government should support the growth of corporations
Corruption in politics is good
Government should do what is good for their citizens

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Government should do what is good for their citizens

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What does suffrage mean?

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right to vote

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Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed: Education for African-Americans is important

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Education for African-Americans is important

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Believed that African Americans should first establish themselves by hard work to earn the respect of whites before pushing for civil rights

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Booker T. Washington

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Called for full and immediate civil rights for African Americans

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WEB Dubois

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In the late-1800s, immigrants from ________ faced discrimination, especially on the west coast. The United States government even prevented them from immigrating into the country.

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China

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Which set of rules denied African Americans the same rights as other Americans in the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s? Options: Reconstruction Act, Suffrage Amendments, Jim Crow Laws, Civil Rights Acts

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Jim Crow Laws

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The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?

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Segregation

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What was the purpose of poll taxes in the late-1800s and early-1900s?

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to prevent African Americans from voting