US History Unit 5 - SSUSH 11-13

US History Unit 5 - SSUSH 11-13

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Social Studies, History

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In Plessy v Ferguson (1896), the US Supreme Court established that "separate but equal" laws did not violate the US Constitution. This decision allowed states to enact

Back

Jim Crow laws

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In response to the growth in the railroad industry, large steel mills were built in Pennsylvania and Ohio during the 1870s. Growth in the railroad and steel industries led to the development of: gold mines in California, the cotton industry, monopolies and trusts, western ghost towns.

Back

monopolies and trusts

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the purpose behind the formation of the American Federation of Labor, led by Samuel Gompers, in 1881?

Back

to fight for better working conditions in America's industries

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

Back

the federal government began oversight if the meat-packing industry

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell hoped to

Back

expose abuses in business and corruption in politics

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did inventions such as Thomas Edison's phonograph and electric light bulb change American life?

Back

They affected American leisure activities and industry

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role did Jane Addams play in the Progressive Era?

Back

She focused on the needs of poor people living in Chicago

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