US II History 1865-Present SOL Practice

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During Reconstruction, whose powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties fought for the adoption of a Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing voting rights?

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Fredrick Douglass

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Which empire was not a member of the Central Powers during World War I?

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British Empire

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The picture illustrates what area of the United States? Options: Great Lakes, Great Plains, Northeast, Rocky Mountains

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Great Plains

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Which industrial captain made his fortune in the shipping and railroad industries?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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After the Civil War, advances in transportation allowed iron ore to be easily moved to steel mills in cities such as: Boston, Santa Fe, New Orleans, Pittspurgh

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Pittsburgh

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The rise of mechanization led Henry Ford to design a new system for the-

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assembly line

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How did political machines gain power as cities grew and developed after the Civil War?

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The needs of new immigrants, such as jobs and housing, were attended to by politicians.

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The Progressive Movement worked towards-

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improving working conditions

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What group was authorized to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

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federal troops

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After which war did the United States first emerge as a world power?

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Spanish American War