Understanding Segregation and Reform

What were the Jim Crow Laws primarily designed to enforce in the United States?

• Economic equality

• Racial segregation

• Women's suffrage

• Child labor laws

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Which theory is associated with the belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle?

• Marxism

• Social Darwinism

• Utilitarianism

• Existentialism

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During the Gilded Age, which political party was most associated with supporting big business and industry?

• The Green Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Republican Party

• The Socialist Party

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What was a significant effect of urbanization in America during the late 19th century?

• Decrease in immigration

• Growth of rural areas

• Expansion of tenements

• Decline in factory jobs

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What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

• It ended slavery in the United States.

• It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation.

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It established the income tax.

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Which act was passed to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition in the marketplace?

• The Homestead Act

• The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• The Morrill Act

• The Dawes Act

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Who was Jane Addams, and what was Hull House?

• A suffragist; a women's rights organization

• A social reformer; a settlement house for immigrants

• A labor leader; a factory for workers

• A politician; a government building

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What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

• To regulate the banking industry

• To control the railroads and their rates

• To establish a national currency

• To promote agricultural development

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The Interstate Commerce Act is significant to history because it was the first time (a)   began to regulate a ​ (b)   .

• the U.S. government
• industry
• governor of Missouri
• hiring practices
• Andrew Carnegie
• steel mill
• Mr. Haikey
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• John D. Rockefeller
• oil refinery