US History: Industrialization and Labor Movement

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What was the primary reason behind the series of engagements between U.S. military forces and Native American groups?

  • To maintain control of their land and cultural future (correct)
  • To establish cattle drives and rodeos as major economic activities
  • To promote the ideals of Social Darwinism
  • To expand westward and fulfill the nation's Manifest Destiny

What was the main purpose of the Wild West Shows?

  • To reinforce popular notions about the nation's Manifest Destiny, identity, and gender roles (correct)
  • To organize and lead strikes against poor working conditions
  • To advocate for women's suffrage and equal rights
  • To promote the ideals of Socialism and the Socialist Party of America

What was a major economic activity in the 19th and early 20th century American West?

  • The establishment of the Socialist Party of America
  • Cattle drives and rodeos (correct)
  • The Labor Movement and strikes
  • Westward expansion and Indian wars

What was the primary goal of the Women's Suffrage movement?

<p>To advocate for equal rights and voting rights for women (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary driving force behind business consolidation during the Industrialization era?

<p>Liberty of contract (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

<p>It reinforced the notion of 'separate but equal' and segregation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887?

<p>To transfer native lands to individual family homesteads (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 1920 census in the context of Urbanization?

<p>It revealed that more people were living in urban areas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main objective of the railroads in the Western United States?

<p>To connect both sides of the nation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was one of the founders of the NAACP and challenged white supremacy views?

<p>W.E.B. DuBois (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Progressive Era?

<p>To reform society and address issues like labor and environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?

<p>It cannot deny the right to vote based on race (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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