USA Knowledge Tests (1890-1920) “Social Developments” Flashcards
When was the NAWSA set up and who was the first leader?
Set up in 1890 and the first leader was Susan B Anthony
What league was founded in 1893?
Anti-Saloon League
How many immigrants arrived between between 1900 and 1914?
15 million
By 1900, what was the population of New York and how many of these were Jewish?
1.4 million out of 4.7 million
What league was set up in 1894?
Immigration Restriction League
In 1887, what did a railways company in Florida introduce for the first time?
Segregated railway carriages
By 1900, what % of African Americans lived in the South?
90%
What jobs did African Americans in the South rely on?
Farming, sharecropping or domestic service
In 1890, what did Mississippi introduce in order to be able to register to vote?
Literacy test
Between 1889 and 1929, how many people were lynched and how many of these were actually sentenced?
3724 were lynched, 4 of these were actually sentenced
What did the film “Birth of a Nation” cause in 1915?
Revival of the KKK
In summer 1919 where were there race riots and what were the impacts of this?
Race riots in Chicago lasted 13 days and left 38 people dead, 537 injured and 1,000 black families without homes
Who set up the Tuskegee institute and why?
Booker T Washington set up the Tuskegee Institute to provide training to black people
Which movement did WEB Du Bois help found in 1905 and what else did he help to set up in 1909?
Helped found the Niagara movement in 1905 and helped set up NAACP in 1909
Between 1910 and 1920 by what % did the black population of New York grow by?
66%
