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How did black women challenge the racial ideology of the Jim Crow South?


A) They formed their own secret militant organization.
B) They used their positions in domestic service for sabotage, pilfering, and revenge.
C) They insisted on the equal respectability of black women by working for "racial uplift."
D) They stressed the supremacy of their men to counter claims that black families lacked patriarchal order.
E) African-American women's organizations established gun clubs and shooting ranges to improve their skills at self-defense.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the significance of the 1892 strike in Homestead,Pennsylvania?


A) The strikers' defeat spelled the end of future union organization by skilled industrial workers.
B) Press scrutiny of the strike sent stock prices up for Carnegie Steel Company, suggesting that "all press is good press" for corporate owners.
C) It demonstrated the enormous power of large corporations and reflected the belief of many working Americans that they were being denied economic independence and self-governance.
D) Public outcry over the involvement of the state militia in crushing the strike prompted the resignation of Pennsylvania's governor.
E) The outcome made Americans look more violent than their British counterparts.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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William Jennings Bryan:


A) called for the unrestricted mining of silver.
B) angered Populists after giving a fiery convention speech denouncing the "free coinage" of silver.
C) failed to win enough support from the Democratic Party as the nominee for president in 1896.
D) entered politics late in life, after a successful career as a Methodist minister.
E) had a weak presidential campaign after he refused numerous speaking engagements.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Black suffrage

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Which of the following does NOT describe an effect of U.S.Chinese exclusion policies of the late nineteenth century?


A) Chinese discrimination victims sought redress of rights violations through the courts.
B) A 2012 Congressional resolution apologized for their exacerbation of racial discrimination.
C) In protest, some Chinese refused to carry required identification papers.
D) Eastern cities experienced a dramatic increase in Chinese immigration.
E) The Chinese Exclusion Act was made permanent in 1902.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Why did the Populist movement energize thousands of American women?


A) Populist leaders argued for the election of an equal proportion of men and women to political office.
B) Talented, reform-minded women organized and strategized for Populism.
C) Western Populists supported woman's suffrage.
D) A and C
E) B and C

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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How did Populists hope to guarantee farmers inexpensive access to markets for their crops?


A) They called on local governments to invest in a better road network.
B) They appealed to local banks for affordable loans.
C) They called for public ownership of the railroads.
D) They tried to train farmers in more efficient farming methods.
E) They hoped that technological innovations could speed up road transport.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894?


A) As moderators between the employees and employers.
B) To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners.
C) They were not used at all.
D) As workers themselves, to replace the striking workers.
E) As spies, such as an early Federal Bureau of Investigation.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Apart from the racial identity of victims,what typically triggered the lynch violence of southern white mobs?


A) The victim's lack of education.
B) The victim's parenting style.
C) The victim's lack of employment.
D) The victim's alleged sexual conduct.
E) The victim's northern accent.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Jennings Bryan


A) advocate of free silver
B) president of the American Railway Union
C) believed politics was the place for women
D) Populist Party presidential candidate
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F) Supreme Court justice
G) pioneered "business unionism"
H) fought with the Rough Riders
I) led the Filipino insurrection
J) promoted American expansionism via a navy
K) fomented a revolution in Cuba
L) annexed the Philippines

M) B) and C)
N) E) and J)

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