Standard Questions Segregation and The Progressive Era
CHAPTER 8.3: SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION
African Americans Fight Legal Discrimination: 11.10.2
 What post-Reconstruction voting restrictions were imposed on American Americans in the
South?
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What were Jim Crow Laws?
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What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Turn-of-the-Century Race Relations: 11.5.2
 How did African Americans differ in approach to combating racism?
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How were African Americans discriminated against in the North?
Discrimination in the West: 11:5:2
 What were the difficulties that Mexicans encountered in the United States?
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How were Chinese immigrants treated?
CHAPTER 9.1: THE ORGINS OF PROGRESSIVISM
Four Goals of Progressivism: 11.2.9
 What were the four goals of progressivism?
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How did Prohibition fit into the reform movement?
Cleaning up Local Government: 11.2.4
 How did natural disasters help launch the movement to reform local government?
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How did reform mayors clean up their local governments?
Reform at the State Level: 11.2.9
 How did reforms protect children?
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How did reforms change working conditions?
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What kind of political reforms took place at the state level?
CHAPTER 9.2: WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE
Women in the Work Force: 11.2.9
 What kind of work was available to American women before the Civil War?
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How did women’s pay compare with men’s pay in factories?
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Why did women take white-collar jobs?
Women Lead Reform: 11.2.9
 How did the opening of women’s colleges help create new opportunities for women?
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Why were there women leaders in the movements to reform social welfare, public morals, and
race relations?
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How did Susan B. Anthony help the cause of women?
CHAPTER 9.3: TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S SQUARE DEAL
A Rough-Riding President: 11.2.9
Standard Questions Segregation and The Progressive Era
 How did Theodore Roosevelt become president?
 What did Theodore Roosevelt do that brought him to national prominence?
 How did Roosevelt create the modern presidency
Using Federal Power: 11.2.1
 How did Roosevelt’s intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
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What did Roosevelt do to the Trust and railroads?
Health and Environment: 11.2.1
 What legislation passed during Roosevelt’s presidency protected citizens?
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What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
Roosevelt and Civil Rights: 11.5.2
 Who was Booker T. Washington?
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Who was W.E.B. Du Bois, and what famous civil rights organization did he help found?
CHAPTER9.4: PROGRESSIVISM UNDER TAFT
Taft Becomes President: 11.11.5
 How did Taft get selected to run for president?
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What did Taft do that angered progressive Republicans?
The Republican Party Splits: 11.2.9
 How did Taft’s support of Joe Cannon alienate progressive Republicans
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How did Roosevelt come to oppose Taft for presidency in 1912?
Democrats Win in 1912: 11.2.9
 Who were candidates in the 1912 election?
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What event help Wilson win the election of 1912?
CHAPTER 9.5: WILSON’S NEW FREEDOM
Wilson Wins Financial Reforms: 11.2.5
 What legislation did Wilson use to attack trusts and monopolies?
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How were the lowering of the tariff and the introduction of the income tax related?
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How did Wilson reform banking?
Women Win Suffrage: 11.10.7
 How did women finally win the vote?
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What was the 19th Amendment?
The Limits of Progressivism: 11.2.9
Standard Questions Segregation and The Progressive Era
 What was Wilson’s position on civil rights?
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How did America’s entry in World War I affect the reform movement?