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Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

A
T
B
F
4

A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

A
Jim Crow laws.
B
guaranteed jobs.
C
higher wages.
D
integration.
5

For which of the following was Homer Plessy arrested?

A
sitting in a "whites only" rail car
B
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater
C
appealing a court decision about segregation
D
attempting to vote in an election
7

During World War I, the increase in home gardens was an example of which of the following?

A
campaigns to overcome shortages caused by ships being sunk
B
civilian efforts to aid the war effort in practical ways
C
war-industry strategies meant to lower production costs
D
farmers’ marketing campaigns focused on increasing profits
8

What happened to the Japanese in America during the war?

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9

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
segregation was unconstitutional.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
D
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
10

Describe the similarities and differences between the concentration camps in Germany and the forced relocation of Japanese in the U.S.

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11

Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
B
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
C
Jazz music played only in the South.
D
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
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Which of the following best describes Booker T. Washington?

A
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality
B
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to abolish it
C
a civil rights leader who founded a university and was later elected to political office
D
a civil rights leader who was arrested for violating Jim Crow laws and later challenged them in court
13

Jim Crow laws were a legalized system of

A
discrimination against African Americans.
B
integration of facilities in the South.
C
segregation of educational facilities.
D
separation of the North and South.
15

Why was it decided to lower the voting age to 18 from 21?

N
Not enough people were showing up to vote in elections.
C
College students began to protest a lack of rights.
I
It was unusual that 18-year-olds could be drafted but could not vote.
Y
Young people were the only group to not receive increased rights.

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