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10 Cards in this Set
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What were some of the ways African Americans were discriminated against?
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They passed Laws that limited there freedoms. There was also segrigation.
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What was the case of Plessy V. Fergusion?
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supreme courtruled that "Seperate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment, therby upholding the Jim Crow Laws.
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What did Ida B. Wells Do?
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She led an anti-lynching campaign; asked federal government for help.
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What Did W.E.B. Dubois Believe in?
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He believed that education was meaningless without equality. He helped form the NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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Agricultural expansion into the Great plains.
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West wards expansion, The defeat of the plains indians and new inventions made it possible to farm the Great plains. The Plains Indians were put on reservations.
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Main reasons for Progressive movement.
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Social problems in rural and urban areas, especially as a result of industrialization, led to the formation of unions and the rise of the progrssive Movement to foster reform.
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Progressive Movement; End of 19th century to early 20th.
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Reformers wanted government to fix problems caused by industrialization
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Bad Working Conditions for labor
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Dangerous
Child Labor Long hours, low pay, no job security, no benefits Company towns |
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Government Changes
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: New forms to handle growth, e.g. commission and concil manager
STATE GOVERNMENT:Referendums; initiatives;recalls IN ELECTIONS: Primaries; direct selection of U.S. Senators---17th Amendment. |
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Major Strikes
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Haymarket Strike
Homestead Strike Pullman Strike |
