BSocSc Bachelor of Social Science Social History

Question 1

The Progressive Era in U.S. history (roughly 1890–1920) was primarily characterized by:

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Reforms targeting industrial capitalism, corruption, and social inequality

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Isolationist foreign policy and reduced federal government

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Laissez-faire economic policy and minimal social legislation

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Expansion of slavery into western territories

Question 2

Which event is most directly associated with the beginning of the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to Northern cities?

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World War I labor shortages in Northern factories

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The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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The end of Reconstruction in 1877

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The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s

Question 3

The Social Security Act of 1935 was primarily a response to:

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The hardships of the Great Depression and widespread economic insecurity

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Post-World War II veteran readjustment needs

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Cold War fears about communist infiltration

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The urbanization crisis of the early 20th century

Question 4

The concept of 'white flight' in post-World War II American urban history refers to:

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Middle-class white families relocating from cities to suburbs as Black families moved in

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European immigrant communities moving to new neighborhoods

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The migration of Southern whites to Northern industrial cities

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The movement of white-collar workers to downtown business districts

Question 5

Which social movement most directly challenged the legal doctrine of 'separate but equal' established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

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The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s

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The Labor Movement of the 1930s

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The Women's Suffrage Movement

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The New Deal coalition

Question 6

Redlining in mid-20th century America primarily affected which group?

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African Americans seeking mortgages and housing in suburban areas

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Recent immigrants applying for citizenship

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Rural farmers seeking agricultural loans

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Women seeking equal pay in the workplace