social change 1890-1920

Question 1

what did Wilson do for African-Americans

Answer 1

in 1912 supported the NAACP
but said anti-lynching laws were state business
appointed segregationists to senior positions

Question 2

number of immigrants that moved to US 1901-1910

Answer 2

8.8m

Question 3

number of immigrants that moved to US 1891-1900

Answer 3

3.7m

Question 4

number of immigrants that moved to US 1911-1920

Answer 4

5.7m

Question 5

what did the Reclamation Act do and when was it

Answer 5

1902
aided farmers by providing irrigation schemes for dry areas

Question 6

when was the Farm Loan Act

Answer 6

1916

Question 7

when was the Vocational Education Act and what did it do

Answer 7

1917
provided investment for vocational education including farming

Question 8

population of NY from 1890-1910 growth

Answer 8

doubled

Question 9

population of New Orleans 1900 vs 1910

Answer 9

287,000
330,000
grew but not as much as Northern cities

Question 10

population of San Fransisco 1900 vs 1910

Answer 10

343,000
417,000

Question 11

which ports did the Alaska Yukon gold rush benefit

Answer 11

Seattle and San Fran

Question 12

what increased West Coast trade

Answer 12

relationship with China
Spanish-American war

Question 13

where was the Polish Triangle

Answer 13

Chicago

Question 14

what fraction of Jews in Eastern Europe immigrated to the US

Answer 14

1/3

Question 15

when was the new immigration centre on Ellis Island opened

Answer 15

1892

Question 16

what % of Scandinavians and Italians returned home

Answer 16

20% Scandi
60%

Question 17

what % of Italian immigrants were male

Answer 17

80%

Question 18

what % of Jewish immigrants were women and children and what did this show

Answer 18

50% women
25% children
showed they came to settle not just to work

Question 19

Jewish immigrants literacy rates for men 1908-1912

Answer 19

80%

Question 20

name for small cinema

Answer 20

nickelodeans

Question 21

death rate in the US 1920

Answer 21

lowest in the world

Question 22

how many German newspapers in Milwaukee

Answer 22

22

Question 23

what happened to Italian immigrants in New Orleans which shows intolerance

Answer 23

1891
11 Italians killed in a lynch mob

Question 24

examples of ‘ghost towns’ in the West

Answer 24

Victor, Colarado
‘tent city’ of Nome, Alaska

Question 25

when was the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaste factory

Answer 25

1911

Question 26

who was the famous female prohibition activist and what did she do

Answer 26

Carrie Nation of the WCTU smashed up bars etc.

Question 27

What are some examples of prohibition groups and when were they set up

Answer 27

Prohibition Party- 1869 Women's Christian Temperance Union- 1874 Anti-Saloon League- 1893

Question 28

when did the National American Women Suffrage Association start organising rallies

Answer 28

1909

Question 29

How many people were lynched from 1889-1929 and what % were African-American

Answer 29

3724 85%

Question 30

how many arrests for lynching were made 1889-1929 and how many were sentenced

Answer 30

50 4 sentenced

Question 31

when was Henry White's proposed anti-lynching bill rejected

Answer 31

1901

Question 32

which politician actively encouraged and participated in lynch mobs

Answer 32

Governor Ben Tillman of South Carolina

Question 33

what did the South Carolina 1895 constitution do

Answer 33

disenfranchised African-Americans and some poor white Americans

Question 34

when was the violent clash between African-Americans and Irish immigrants in NYC

Answer 34

1900

Question 35

when did the lynch mob run riot in Springfield, Illinois and how many were killed

Answer 35

1908 2 black 4 white

Question 36

when was the NAACP formed

Answer 36

1909

Question 37

who was the first African-American to recieve a PhD

Answer 37

WEB Du Bois

Question 38

what did WEB Du Bois form and when

Answer 38

Niagra movement 1905

Question 39

when did the Niagra Movement merge with NAACP

Answer 39

1909

Question 40

who invited Booker T Washington to the white house

Answer 40

TR

Question 41

where was the centre of the iron industry

Answer 41

Pittsburg, PA

Question 42

how many steel plants did Pittsburg have

Answer 42

38

Question 43

where was the leading oil producer 1907

Answer 43

Oklahoma

Question 44

what fraction of the SF population was Chinese 1890

Answer 44

1/10

Question 45

when was the Chinese exclusion act

Answer 45

1882

Question 46

what was the Gentleman's agreement and when was it

Answer 46

1907/1908 informal agreement with Japan to limit immigration

Question 47

how much was the poll tax in Georgia

Answer 47

$2

Question 48

average lynchings 1880-1910

Answer 48

100/yr

Question 49

what was the Tuskegee institute, who set it up and when

Answer 49

provided vocational training for African-Americans Booker T Washington 1881

Question 50

what were Booker T Washington's beliefs

Answer 50

hard work and financial success would weaken discrimination

Question 51

what was the Atlanta comprimise and when was it

Answer 51

1895 Booker T Washington's speech that said African-Americans should work to achieve economic success before tackling discrimination

Question 52

limitations of WEB Du Bois' work

Answer 52

his followers were too academic lacked money and organisation

Question 53

how many African-Americans in congress

Answer 53

none

Question 54

what was another problem caused by African Americans disappearing off the voter register

Answer 54

couldn't appear on juries