VUS.8 Review

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Which of these laws limited immigration to the United States? Plessy v Ferguson, Anti Immigration Act, Emergency Quota Act of 1921, Jim Crow laws

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Emergency Quota Act of 1921

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Who was the industrialist or "robber baron" associated with the RAILROAD industry?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Who was the industrialist or "robber baron" associated with the FINANCE industry?

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J.P. Morgan

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Who invented the light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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In a laissez-faire capitalist economy, the government

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keeps out of business affairs

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What was another name for the laws passed in the South after the Civil War forcing separation of the races in public places?

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Jim Crow

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Political Reform of Progressive Era:  with this action, people are allowed to introduce their own legislation for lawmakers to vote on.

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Initiative

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Political Reform of Progressive Era:  with this action, people are allowed to vote to remove an elected official who they believe to be corrupt.

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Recall

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Which amendment allowed for the direct election of senators?  (People pick their senators, not state legislatures)

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17th

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Which statement below did NOT result from the influx of immigrants and rapid urbanization? Ethnic neighborhoods were established, The need for services such as sewage, water, and mass transit increased, cities had a massive increase in population, urban poverty was eliminated

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urban poverty was eliminated