US History Fall Final Exam Review#3

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Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains? flooding, plague, prairie fires, too many trees

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plague

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What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

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to ensure trading rights with China

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By calling their era the "Gilded Age," authors Mark Twain and Charles Warner were

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criticizing corruption

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During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for -

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the growth of big business

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Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800's by

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pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration

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In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson created a legal justification for segregation laws.

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created a legal justification for segregation laws

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Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon? Options: Union leaders, Philanthropists, Political bosses, Nativists

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Nativists

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During the Gilded Age, Boston, Chicago, and New York City developed elevated railroads and subway systems to

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transport people to the suburbs.

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General John J. Pershing made a major contribution to the Allied victory in World War I by-

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transforming inexperienced troops into an effective military force

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Beginning in the late 1800s, Southern states used a loophole in the wording of the Fifteenth Amendment to impose restrictions that

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barred African Americans from voting in elections