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Praxis 5941 U.S. History 1877- Present Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Passed
What event marked the official end of Reconstruction in the United States?✔✔ The Compromise of 1877
What major project was completed in 1869 and helped unite the eastern and western United States economically?✔✔ The Transcontinental Railroad
Who is known as the industrial leader of the steel industry in the late 1800s?✔✔ Andrew Carnegie
What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?✔✔ To prevent monopolies and promote competition in business
What was the main purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?✔✔ To assimilate Native Americans into U.S. society by dividing tribal land 1 / 2
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Which labor strike in 1894 was broken up by federal troops under President Cleveland?✔✔ The Pullman Strike
Who led the Progressive Era reforms that targeted political corruption in the early 1900s?✔✔ Theodore Roosevelt
What was the main reason the United States entered World War I?✔✔ Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, including the sinking of the Lusitania
What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act of 1917?✔✔ To draft men into the military during World War I
What amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?✔✔ The 19th Amendment
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
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