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During the 1920s and 1930s, Irving Fajans tried to persuade fellow workers to join the Department Store Employees Union by
During the 1920s and 1930s, Irving Fajans tried to persuade fellow workers to join the Department Store Employees Union by
The public's attitude towards striking workers during the postwar period can best be described as
The public's attitude towards striking workers during the postwar period can best be described as
What effect did the Progressive Era have on American life during the postwar period?
What effect did the Progressive Era have on American life during the postwar period?
Which industry saw a decrease in union membership during the 1920s?
Which industry saw a decrease in union membership during the 1920s?
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Who led the United Mine Workers of America during the coal miners' strike in 1919?
Who led the United Mine Workers of America during the coal miners' strike in 1919?
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What was the outcome of the coal miners' strike in terms of working hours?
What was the outcome of the coal miners' strike in terms of working hours?
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Why did union membership decline during the 1920s?
Why did union membership decline during the 1920s?
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Which country did revolutionaries overthrow the czarist regime in?
Which country did revolutionaries overthrow the czarist regime in?
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Who was appointed as the special assistant by A. Mitchell Palmer in August 1919?
Who was appointed as the special assistant by A. Mitchell Palmer in August 1919?
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What was the main motive behind the Palmer Raids?
What was the main motive behind the Palmer Raids?
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What were the economic and political beliefs of the Communists?
What were the economic and political beliefs of the Communists?
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Which group of people did the immigration law of 1924 discriminate against?
Which group of people did the immigration law of 1924 discriminate against?
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What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?
What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?
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Which geographical areas experienced a decline in immigration to the U.S. between 1921 and 1929?
Which geographical areas experienced a decline in immigration to the U.S. between 1921 and 1929?
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Which event led to the rise of labor unrest in the postwar period?
Which event led to the rise of labor unrest in the postwar period?
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Why did Vincent Millay donate proceeds from her poem 'Justice Denied in Massachusetts' to their defense?
Why did Vincent Millay donate proceeds from her poem 'Justice Denied in Massachusetts' to their defense?
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Who did Vincent Millay personally appeal to for the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti?
Who did Vincent Millay personally appeal to for the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti?
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When did Sacco and Vanzetti die?
When did Sacco and Vanzetti die?
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What did new ballistics tests in 1961 reveal about the pistol found on Sacco?
What did new ballistics tests in 1961 reveal about the pistol found on Sacco?
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True or false: The Progressive Era caused significant changes in American life during the postwar period?
True or false: The Progressive Era caused significant changes in American life during the postwar period?
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True or false: Returning soldiers faced unemployment or took jobs away from women and minorities?
True or false: Returning soldiers faced unemployment or took jobs away from women and minorities?
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True or false: Nativism and isolationism were prevalent attitudes in America during the postwar period?
True or false: Nativism and isolationism were prevalent attitudes in America during the postwar period?
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True or false: A. Mitchell Palmer appointed J. Edgar Hoover as his special assistant.
True or false: A. Mitchell Palmer appointed J. Edgar Hoover as his special assistant.
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True or false: Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard.
True or false: Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard.
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True or false: The jury found Sacco and Vanzetti guilty and sentenced them to death.
True or false: The jury found Sacco and Vanzetti guilty and sentenced them to death.
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True or false: New ballistics tests in 1961 showed that the pistol found on Sacco was not the one used to murder the guard.
True or false: New ballistics tests in 1961 showed that the pistol found on Sacco was not the one used to murder the guard.
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True or false: Anti-immigrant attitudes in the United States began in the 1880s when new immigrants arrived from southern and eastern Europe?
True or false: Anti-immigrant attitudes in the United States began in the 1880s when new immigrants arrived from southern and eastern Europe?
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True or false: The need for unskilled labor in the United States decreased after World War I?
True or false: The need for unskilled labor in the United States decreased after World War I?
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True or false: The Ku Klux Klan believed in keeping blacks 'in their place' and driving out Roman Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born people?
True or false: The Ku Klux Klan believed in keeping blacks 'in their place' and driving out Roman Catholics, Jews, and foreign-born people?
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True or false: The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 established a quota system to limit immigration from certain countries?
True or false: The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 established a quota system to limit immigration from certain countries?
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True or false: The steelworkers remained without a union after the steel strike?
True or false: The steelworkers remained without a union after the steel strike?
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True or false: Union membership declined during the 1920s?
True or false: Union membership declined during the 1920s?
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True or false: African Americans held a higher percentage of union memberships compared to whites in 1929?
True or false: African Americans held a higher percentage of union memberships compared to whites in 1929?
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True or false: John L. Lewis called for a strike of the United Mine Workers of America in 1919?
True or false: John L. Lewis called for a strike of the United Mine Workers of America in 1919?
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True or false: The main goals of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s were to promote racial equality and social justice.
True or false: The main goals of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s were to promote racial equality and social justice.
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True or false: The Emergency Quota Act resulted in a decrease in immigration from Italy to the United States between 1921 and 1929.
True or false: The Emergency Quota Act resulted in a decrease in immigration from Italy to the United States between 1921 and 1929.
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True or false: The national origins quota system did not apply to immigrants from the Western Hemisphere during the 1920s.
True or false: The national origins quota system did not apply to immigrants from the Western Hemisphere during the 1920s.
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True or false: The Boston police strike in 1919 was resolved peacefully and resulted in the policemen being allowed to return to work.
True or false: The Boston police strike in 1919 was resolved peacefully and resulted in the policemen being allowed to return to work.
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