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22 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following privileges in the workplace today were affected by labor unions? |
job benefits, work hours, paid holidays |
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Why was there such a push for workers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to work so hard in America? |
It was during the Industrial Revolution |
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What was the main reason for such quick economic growth in America during this time? |
New machines increased production, and the increase in immigrants increased the number of laborers. |
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Why were Peter McGuire and others so successful in helping the labor movement come about? |
Because they were passionate about the way workers were being treated and knew they could make a difference. |
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True or false: Memorial Day is a time to celebrate our freedoms, and Independence Day is a time to commemorate those who died in war. |
false |
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What were the underlying principles mentioned in the discussion material that Martin Luther King felt were important as he and others protested for equality? |
Peaceful demonstrations, non-violent approache to picketing |
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True or false: many settlers were torn between their sense of loyalty to the British Crown and their growing desire for independence resulting from their frustration with British rule. |
true |
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What is the correct order in which the four unidentified servicemen were placed in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, according to the wars in which they fought? |
WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam |
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True or false: Rosa Parks is not associated with the Civil Rights Movement. |
false |
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What does the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers symbolize? |
All American soldiers who gave their lives fighting for their country |
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At what cemetery does the annual Veterans Day national ceremony occur? |
Arlington Cemetery |
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When our Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence, they cut America's ties with Britain and claimed full political power for the United States. What did this allow the states to do? |
declare war, make peace, form alliances, establish trade |
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The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, but the Revolutionary War did not end until years later. The year the war ended, Independence Day was made an official holiday. What was the date and year? |
4 July 1783 |
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If your neighbor down the street were a veteran from the Korean War, which of the following would not be something President Eisenhower would have encouraged us to do for him or her? |
give him or her money |
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Martin Luther fought for many things during his lifetime that he never saw happen. Which of the following would not be an example of what Martin Luther King fought for? |
whites not being allowed to enter into black restaurants |
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What was the name of the organization founded by Martin Luther King that helped push along the civil rights movement? |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
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Oliver Wendell Holmes described which of the following images relating to Memorial Day? |
People commemorating the fallen veterans with flags and parades and visiting the graves of the dead |
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Why did Peter McGuire and other workers begin to strike in 1872? |
They wanted better working conditions |
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Oliver Wendell Holmes discussed the fact that most women during the Civil War were not allowed to actually go to war to fight. What role did he suggest they played in the war instead? |
supporting their husbands and sons as they went off to war |
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Which signer of the Declaration of Independence wrote in a letter to his wife that the celebration of our Independence Day ought to be "by pomp and parade, with shows, sports, guns, bells, bonfires"? |
John Adams |
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The Declaration of Independence declared our freedom from the Crown of Britain so that we could enjoy certain "unalienable rights" (rights that cannot be surrendered). These rights are liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and |
life |
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President Eisenhower, in his Proclamation to the Nation, asked us to reconsecrate ourselves to |
promoting peace |