HIST 130H Study Guide - Final Guide: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Lend-Lease, Medgar Evers
30 Oct 2014
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Segregation (plessy v. ferguson) & disfranchisement methods: plessy v. ferguson- the supreme court gave approval to state laws that required separate facilities for whites and blacks. New immigrants (from roughly 1895 to 1924: came from ireland, england, germany, and scandinavia. policies were adopted to stop illiterates from voting, this was directed at the new immigrants. Progressives (main concerns? core principles?: the progressives wanted the most amount of good for the greatest number of people also know as the common good. Triangle shirtwaist company fire: greatest loss of life in an industrial accident in new york. lead to greater industrial working condition requirements. Upton sinclair and the jungle: upton sinclair was a muckraker who wrote the book the jungle to highlight the plight of the working class in the meat packing industry. 19th amendment to u. s. constitution: denied the states and the federal government from discriminating the right to vote based on sex.
