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What did the nineteenth amendment do

It gave the right to vote to women.

The Nineteenth Amendment prohibits sex discrimination in voting, therefore it guaranteed voting rights for both men and women.

Who were the Okies

Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmers who migrated to California to find work.

Who did not support ratification of the constitution

nationalists nationalists

What word describes the fear of foreigners

The word that best describes fear of foreigners is xenophobia.

xeno = strangers/foreigners

phobia = unreasonable/abnormal fear (of something)

What was one reason for the founding of the NAACP

Some of the reasons for the founding of the NAACP were:

  • The desire to oppose racism
  • African Americans' desire for more opportunities
  • Jim Crow laws
  • Segregation laws
Why did civil rights leaders disagree with Marcus Garvey

Because he was a segregationist, and supported a "return to Africa" by African-Americans.

In The Negro Digs Up His Past what is Arthur Schomburg discussing

In "The Negro Digs Up His Past," Arthur Schomburg is discussing the he study of the history of African Americans.

What group mostly immigrated to New York City

Puerto Ricans mostly immigrated to New York City.

What was the reaction to the Supreme Court decision in Nixon v Herndon

The Texas Democratic Party passed rules to ensure continued discrimination.

What was an effect of the Red Summer of 1919

African Americans were linked with Communists.

When Jack Johnson achieved success as a professional boxer most whites

When Jack Johnson achieved success as a professional boxer most whites were surprised and upset.

What was true of both anne O'Hare mccormick and Amelia Earhart

They excelled in fields dominated by men.

How was Marcus Garvey different from civil rights leaders apex

He did not believe that equality could be achieved

The purpose of the UNIA was to

Promote African American pride

The appearance and behavior of flappers emphasized a new experienced by many women.

independence

Which is true about the Bisbee deportation

Mexican Americans were targeted. -Apex

Which statement is true

Nixon resigned before he could be impeached. -Apex

Which is true of Pullman porters in the 1920s

Pullman porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

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