2024 American History Semester Exam Full Review

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What is the political point that the cartoon above is trying to make?

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the owners of big business have too much control over the U.S. Senate

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Why was the formation of labor unions an effect of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s?

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unions organized industrial workers to protest unsafe working conditions and long workdays

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All of the following were POSITIVE EFFECTS of industrialization on the American economy and on living conditions EXCEPT: electric streetcars made urban travel cheap and efficient; crop failures no longer resulted in starvation in areas connected to large markets through transport infrastructure; as industrialization occurred, a middle class emerged.

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large amounts of wealth became concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists

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The Great Railroad Strike, Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, and Pullman Strike were all examples of

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when businesses and the U.S. government used violence to try to stop organized labor

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What was the effect of the passage of Jim Crow laws in the United States in the late 19th century?

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racial segregation was required by law in the southern states

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What was one significant outcome of the Harlem Renaissance?

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contributed to the recognition of African-American culture

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What economic factor primarily contributed to the movement of African-Americans from the South to the North in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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greater employment opportunities in urban areas

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What was the effect of the passage of Jim Crow laws in the United States in the late 19th century?

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racial segregation was required by law in the southern states

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What perspective of African Americans was reflected in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909?

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the desire to end legalized discrimination based on race

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What was a key aspect of Plessy v. Ferguson, a Supreme Court decision that was later overturned? Options: the “separate but equal” doctrine was applied to the 14th Amendment, poll taxes were outlawed as a prerequisite for voting under the 24th Amendment, non-citizens gained the right to vote in local elections under the 26th Amendment, the principle of separation of church and state was applied under the First Amendment

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the “separate but equal” doctrine was applied to the 14th Amendment