Interim Review

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Which Supreme Court decision in the late 1800s established the legal basis for Jim Crow laws? Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright , Plessy v. Ferguson, Northern Securities v. United States

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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What was the Grange?

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a national organization dedicated to improving conditions for farmers

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How did the Bessemer process affect the United States?

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it enabled Andrew Carnegie's steel mills to become more efficient

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What supported the rise of political machines in American cities?

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political bosses provided services and jobs to immigrants

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What was nativism in America in the late 1800s?

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hostility mostly toward Asian, Jewish, and eastern European immigrants

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How is yellow fever related to the Panama Canal?

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yellow fever threatened to raise the cost of the Panama Canal beyond what Congress would support

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What is a result of trench warfare in World War I?

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the development of poison gas weapons and armored tanks

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What did "flappers" represent in American society during the 1920s?

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changing roles for women

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How are the tariffs imposed by the Fordney-McCumber Act related to loans arranged under the Dawes Plan?

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the tariffs hurt economic recovery, requiring loans to stabilize Europe

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What was a major goal of US foreign policy following WWI?

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to avoid future wars