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Chapter 24 and 25 Test Essay Topics ? McCarthyism The economy after WWII China Containment Civil Rights Timeline July 26, 1948 ? President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military (Fair Deal). May 17, 1954 ? Board vs. Board of Education ruled that segregation of schools was unconstitutional (overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson) August 1955 - Emett Till was kidnapped, mutilated, and murdered after going to visit his parents. His mother displayed his body in order to gain awareness for the terrible events that were occurring. Two years later, the F.B.I. tried to reinvestigate but could not find enough evidence December 1, 1955 ? Rosa Parks was arrested for Civil Disobedience for

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2/10/15 12:05 PM Economic Diversification Cotton was the ruler of the South before the Civil war After the civil war many leaders in the South believed that the reliance on one crop made them weak. Henry W. Grady He was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution He had an optimistic view of the New South?s potential Saw an agricultural society based around the growth of many crops People turned to tobacco. A new ay of curing tobacco was discovered Rice and can sugar were grown in Louisiana Seaman A. Knapp showed farmers what to grow Cotton was still a major crop, and even more of it was produced after the Civil War Saw the importance of moving toward industrialization Railroads were being built all over the country, this helped the agriculture industry

Chapter 25 Test

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Chapter 28 America on the World Stage, 1899?1909 Name ___________________________ Date ________________ A.P. U.S. History & Government Mr. Ferretti Chapter 25 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 31. The tremendously rapid growth of American cities in the post-Civil War decades was a. uniquely American. b. fueled by an agricultural system suffering from poor production levels. c. attributable to the closing of the frontier. d. a trend that affected Europe as well. e. a result of natural reproduction. 32. The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was a. the development of the skyscraper.

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes)' Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-J d your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. H , - 1. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offered different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Black Americans at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes)' Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-J d your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. H , - 1. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offered different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Black Americans at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.