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22 Cards in this Set
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What did African American males receive in 1870?
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The right to vote
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Who was W.E.B. DuBois?
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He founded the NAACP
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What happened to PA's population between 1865 and 1900?
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It doubled
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For what industry did immigrant women and children work in PA?
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The clothing industry
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Later in life, what did Andrew Carnegie do with his money?
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He gave his money to many causes.
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Who was Andrew W. Mellon?
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An entreneprenuer that started oil, coal, and aluminum companies
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Name 3 reasons workers formed labor unions.
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Better pay, shorter work days, and safer working conditions.
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What did "Breaker Boys" do?
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They separated coal from the rock.
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What happened to the strikers after the 1892 strike?
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They went to work at even lower pay.
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Between 1865 and 1900, many unskilled workers found work near Philadelphia in which industry?
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Coal mines
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What happened in 1902 and what was the result?
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Miners went on strike. They ended up receiving shorter workdays and higher pay.
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How did John Mitchell help Pennsylvania's coal miners?
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Asked them to join his union....the United Mine Workers Union.
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What two women were muckrakers?
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Nellie Mly and Ida Tarbell.
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What did the progressives do?
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They worked for reform.
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How did PA contribute to the Allied victory in WWII?
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PA provided resources, people, and industry.
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What was the Great Mitration?
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The movement of African Americans to the north.
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Of what was PA the second largest producer during WWII?
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Wargoods
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How did PA's Little New Deal aid transportation in the state?
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PA Turnpike
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Why were many Pennsylvanians out of work during the Great Depression?
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Stores, factories, mines and steel mills closed.
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Who worked with Andrew Carnegie?
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Henry Clay Frick
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After the Civil War, what difficulties did the newly freed African Americans face?
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Newly freed African Americans did not have money, land or an education.
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Why were labor unions started?
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Labor unions where started to give workers better pay, shorter workdays, and safer working conditions.
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