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27 Cards in this Set
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121. Ida B. Wells-
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led an anti-lyncing crusade and called on the federal government to take action.
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122. Booker T. Washington-
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believed the way to equality was through vocational education and economic success.
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123. WEB Du Bois-
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believed that education was meaningless without equality.
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1. What were the differences between Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois?
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Booker T. Washington favored education in order to get equality, while WEB DuBois favored equality before education.
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125. NAACP-
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“National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;” supported political equality for African Americans.
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126. What was the Progressive Movement?
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Movements to have the Government fix the problems of the Gilded Age.
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127. Who came up with the “New Freedom” plan?
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Woodrow Wilson.
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128. What does the phrase Gilded Age mean?
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It means something that seems inferior and the era in which it looks better than it actually is.
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129. What are robber barons?
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N/A.
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130. What were the conditions like for factory workers in the Gilded Age?
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They were forced to work long hours, no benefits, paid low wages, no job security, worked in dangerous and unsanitary conditions, and no compensation if hurt on the job.
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131. What is a referendum?
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Legislature creates a law, but let the people themselves vote as to whether it becomes a law.
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132. What is an iniative?
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The people create a law, and then force the legislature to vote on whether it becomes a law.
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133. What is a recall?
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The people can force (by vote) an elected official out of office before the term is over.
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134. What was the 17th amendment?
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Allowed the people of a state to directly elect their two senators.
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135. Who were the muckrakers?
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Journalists who went out to find stories that would sell in papers, books, and magazines.
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136. Why are these unions well known?
a. Knights of Labor- b. American Federation of Labor- c. American Railway Union- d. International Ladies Garment Workers Union- |
first major union formed; started as a secret society and took in all workers.
organized by Samuel Gompers; took in only skilled workers. organized by Eugene Debs; represented railroad workers. organized to help the women in sweatshops. |
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137. What happened at these three strikes:
a. Haymarket Square- b. Homestead Strike- c. Pullman Strike- |
massive protest by workers in Chicago; someone threw a bomb into the crowd toward the police and the police fired; 11 people were killed; the Knights of Labor were blamed.
workers went on strike at Carnegie’s steel plant in Pennsylvania; security was called in to protect new workers; violence broke out and 16 people were killed. workers started a railroad strike in Illinois over cut wages; eventually violence erupted in many places that held railroads. |
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138. What was the Sherman Anti-trust act?
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First major government law aimed at breaking up Monopolies.
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139. What was the Clayton Anti-trust act?
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Passed to strengthen the original Sherman Anti-Trust Act against Monopolies.
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140. What was the 19th amendment?
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Women gained the right to vote.
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141. What is the Open Door Policy?
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Gave all nations equal trading rights in China.
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142. What is Dollar Diplomacy?
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Urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America; protected corporations from threatened investments.
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143. How did the Spanish-American war start?
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Cuba pushed for independence from Spain; American ship, “The Maine” was in a Cuban harbor and blew up and sank and they blamed Spain; U.S declared war on Spain as they supported Cuba’s independence.
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144. Which territories did we acquire as a result of the Spanish-American war?
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Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam.
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145. How did we acquire the land for the Panama Canal?
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Colombia and U.S. agreed on a price for the land in Panama, but Colombia asked for more; Roosevelt convinced Panama to fight for independence with the support of U.S; they got their independence and sold the land to the U.S.
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146. Who said “Speak softly but carry a big stick?
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Theodore Roosevelt.
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147. Theodore Roosevelt-
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Republican Governor of New York, who believed in Progressive Reforms and passed some in New York to fix problems.
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