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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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