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progressive social change and regional differences Flashcards

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what happened in Plessy v Ferguson 1897

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supreme court ruled segregation was constitutional if separate but equal ; south very segregated then

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what was a consequence of plessy v ferguson 1896

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500,000 AA left south between 1914-1918

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give examples of southern voter suppression

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undermined 15th amendment with poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses

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how many AA volunteered to fight in ww1 and why

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approx 360,000+ to prove their worth to white americans ; avoid violence and economic hardship ; sent to francs as white americans refused to fight with them

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when was the first AA combat troop allowed and what were they called

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June 1917 Harlem Hellfighters

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how many immigrants arrived in america between 1900-1915

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15 mil

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give 4 consequences of immigration

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  • social/ethnic divisions and tensions
  • ethnic neighbourhoods established eg little italy
  • inc urbanisation, labour, economic growth
  • political change (protection for votes)
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give 3 main causes of urbanisation

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immigration
industrialisation
transportation

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explain how immigration caused urbanisation

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inc demand for housing due to mass influx ; more areas urbanised to situate immigrants but poor conditions due to haste

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explain how industrialisation caused urbanisation

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inc job opportunities inc workers more move to city to be closer to job and helps build note housing to situate immigrants

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explain how transportation caused urbanisation

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more ppl need transport to diff areas for work more railways built for more places and faster/ easier transport if resources to build houses and cities

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describe the North East OF the US

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large scale modernisation and social change powerhouse industries and european immigration

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describe the south if the us

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determinedly different from the rest of the nation; democratically , plantation system dominated and socially segregated

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describe the west if the us

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continually changing; isolated communities and rapid development of some cities eg Denver; socially transient and influenced by rugged individualism

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History : 1890-1920 Progressivism (6 decks)

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