Part 2 Semester 1 Study Guide US History 6th Grade

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Which statement about labor unions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is false? Options: The American public, the press, and business owners overwhelmingly supported the cause of labor unions. The main purpose of early labor unions was to get better conditions and better pay for workers. Unions had more power than individual workers because one worker can be fired easily but not a whole group. Business leaders often reacted to strikes by hiring armed men and scabs to break them up.

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The American public, the press, and business owners overwhelmingly supported the cause of labor unions.

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Which territory acquired by the U.S. during the Spanish-American War is located in the Caribbean Sea?

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Puerto Rico

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Which achievement did the Progressive movement realize in 1913?

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establishing the direct election of U.S. senators

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Which statement about Teddy Roosevelt's presidency is false? Options: He was reelected to a third term as president in 1908. , He created many new national forests, parks, and monuments., He enforced anti-trust laws and broke up monopolies., He helped negotiate a peace treaty between Russia and Japan.

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He was reelected to a third term as president in 1908.

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Which statement accurately describes the constitutional amendment process? Options: Only the Senate can propose amendments. Two-thirds of the Congress must pass the amendment. All the states must agree to the amendment. Only the House of Representatives votes on amendments.

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Two-thirds of the Congress must pass the amendment.

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What was the name of the international organization that formed an important part of President Wilson's peace plan at the end of World War I?

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the League of Nations

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Which statement about the black migration of the 1920s is false? Blacks from the South found better living and working prospects in northern cities., Blacks who moved to northern cities still lived in segregated neighborhoods., Many blacks who had been disenfranchised in the South gained the right to vote in northern cities., Many blacks found conditions in northern cities worse than under Jim Crow and returned to the South.

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Many blacks found conditions in northern cities worse than under Jim Crow and returned to the South.

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What did Warren Harding fail to do during his presidency? Options: reduce the national debt or cut taxes, appoint many black men to public office, keep corruption out of appointed public offices, deal honestly with the people

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keep corruption out of appointed public offices

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Which president's election in 1876 marked the end of congressional Reconstruction and protection of former slaves' civil rights in the South?

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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Which statement about the Harlem Renaissance is true? Options: Jazz venues, such as the Cotton Club, welcomed an integrated audience. Black writers, musicians, and artists, gained national attention. Harlem became the wealthiest neighborhood in New York City. Cities throughout the South copied the events taking place in Harlem.

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Black writers, musicians, and artists, gained national attention.