HIUS 222 Mid-term exam questions with
complete solutions 2024
United jDaughters jof jthe jConfederacy j- jANSWER✓✓-Founded jin jNashville jin
j1894. jThe jUDC jis jthe joutgrowth jof jnumerous jladies' jhospital jassociations,
jsewing jsocieties jand jknitting jcircles jthat jworked jthroughout jthe jSouth jduring
jthe jWar jBetween jthe jStates jto jsupply jthe jneeds jof jthe jsoldiers. jAs jstated jin jthe
jArticles jof jIncorporation, jthe jObjectives jof jthe jsociety jare jHistorical, jBenevolent,
jEducational, jMemorial jand jPatriotic.
Pittsburg jCourier j- jANSWER✓✓-Established jin j1907 jby jEdwin jHarleston. jCourier
jsought jto jempower jAfrican jAmericans jeconomically jand jpolitically. jFrom jthe
jbeginning, jThe jCourier jcalled jfor jimprovements jin jhousing, jhealth jand
jeducation, jand jprotested jthe jslum jconditions jin jwhich jblack jpeople jwere jforced
jto jlive jin jPittsburgh jand jelsewhere jthroughout jthe jnation. jBy jthe j1930's jit jwas
jone jof jthe jtop jselling jblack jnewspapers jin jthe jcountry--as jwidely jread jas jThe
jChicago jDefender jand jThe jAfro-American.
Jeanette jRankin j- jANSWER✓✓-She jwas jthe jfirst jwomen jto jhold jfederal joffice jin
jthe jUnited jStates. jShe jwas jelected jto jthe jU.S. jHouse jof jRepresentatives jby jthe
jstate jof jMontana jin j1916, jand jagain jin j1940. jShe jis jto jdate jthe jonly jwoman
jelected jto jCongress jfrom jMontana. jShe jwas jthe jonly jMember jof jCongress jto
jvote jagainst jU.S. jparticipation jin jboth jWorld jWar jI jand jWorld jWar jII.
Social jSecurity jAct jof j1935 j- jANSWER✓✓-An jact jto jprovide jfor jthe jgeneral
jwelfare jby jestablishing ja jsystem jof jFederal jold-age jbenefits, jand jby jenabling jthe
jseveral jStates jto jmake jmore jadequate jprovision jfor jaged jpersons, jblind
jpersons, jdependent jand jcrippled jchildren, jmaternal jand jchild jwelfare, jpublic
jhealth, jand jthe jadministration jof jtheir junemployment jcompensation jlaws; jto
jestablish ja jSocial jSecurity jBoard; jto jraise jrevenue; jand jfor jother jpurposes.
Ku jKlux jKlan j- jANSWER✓✓-Founded jin j1866, jthe j______________ jextended jinto
jalmost jevery jsouthern jstate jby j1870 jand jbecame ja jvehicle jfor jwhite jsouthern
jresistance jto jthe jRepublican jParty's jReconstruction-era jpolicies jaimed jat
jestablishing jpolitical jand jeconomic jequality jfor jblacks. jA jgroup jincluding jmany
jformer jConfederate jveterans jfounded jthe jfirst jbranch jof jthe jKu jKlux jKlan jas ja
jsocial jclub jin jPulaski, jTennessee, jin j1866.
369th jInfantry jRegiment j- jANSWER✓✓-The j________________, jformerly jknown jas
jthe j15th jNew jYork jNational jGuard jRegiment, jwas jan jinfantry jregiment jof jthe
jNew jYork jArmy jNational jGuard jduring jWorld jWar jI jand jWorld jWar jII. jThe
jRegiment jconsisted jmainly jof jAfrican jAmericans, jthough jit jalso jincluded ja
jnumber jof jPuerto jRican jAmericans jduring jWorld jWar jII. jIt jwas jknown jfor jbeing
, jthe jfirst jAfrican jAmerican jregiment jto jserve jwith jthe jAmerican jExpeditionary
jForces jduring jWorld jWar jI. jThe jnickname j"Hell jFighters" jwas jgiven jto jthem jby
jthe jGermans jdue jto jtheir jtoughness jand jthat jthey jnever jlost ja jman jthrough
jcapture, jlost ja jtrench jor ja jfoot jof jground jto jthe jenemy. jMotto: j"don't jtread jon
jme"
The jBirth jof ja jNation j- jANSWER✓✓-Racist jmovie. jThe jfilm jwas ja jcommercial
jsuccess, jthough jit jwas jhighly jcontroversial jfor jits jportrayal jof jblack jmen j(many
jplayed jby jwhite jactors jin jblackface) jas junintelligent jand jsexually jaggressive
jtowards jwhite jwomen, jand jthe jportrayal jof jthe jKu jKlux jKlan j(KKK) jas ja jheroic
jforce. jThere jwere jwidespread jblack jprotests jagainst jThe jBirth jof ja jNation, jsuch
jas jin jBoston, jwhile jthousands jof jwhite jBostonians jflocked jto jsee jthe jfilm. jThe
jNAACP jspearheaded jan junsuccessful jcampaign jto jban jthe jfilm. jGriffith's
jindignation jat jefforts jto jcensor jor jban jthe jfilm jmotivated jhim jto jproduce
jIntolerance jthe jfollowing jyear.
Rock jSprings, jWyoming j- jANSWER✓✓-One jof jthe jworst jincidents jof janti-
immigrant jviolence jin jAmerican jhistory, jknown jas jthe jRock jSprings jMassacre,
joccurred jamong jminers jworking jnear jRock jSprings jon jSeptember j2, j1885. jThere
jare jstill jremains jof jthe jold jcoal jmining jtowns joutside jof jRock jSprings.
Red jSummer j- jANSWER✓✓-The j______________ jrefers jto jthe jsummer jand jearly
jautumn jof j1919, jwhich jwas jmarked jby jhundreds jof jdeaths jand jhigher jcasualties
jacross jthe jUnited jStates, jas ja jresult jof jracial jriots jthat joccurred jin jmore jthan
jthree jdozen jcities jand jone jrural jcounty. jIn jmost jinstances, jwhites jattacked
jAfrican jAmericans. jIn jsome jcases jmany jblack jpeople jfought jback, jnotably jin
jChicago jand jWashington, jD.C. jThe jhighest jnumber jof jfatalities joccurred jin jthe
jrural jarea jaround jElaine, jArkansas, jwhere jfive jwhites jand jan jestimated j100-240
jblack jpeople jwere jkilled; jChicago jand jWashington, jD.C. jhad j38 jand j15 jdeaths,
jrespectively, jand jmany jmore jinjured, jwith jextensive jproperty jdamage jin jChicago.
jTotal jdeaths: j940
Industrial jWorkers jof jthe jWorld j- jANSWER✓✓-The j__________________________,
jmembers jof jwhich jare jcommonly jtermed j"Wobblies", jis jan jinternational jlabor
junion jthat jwas jfounded jin j1905 jin jChicago, jIllinois jin jthe jUnited jStates jof
jAmerica. jThe junion jcombines jgeneral junionism jwith jindustrial junionism, jas jit jis
ja jgeneral junion jwhose jmembers jare jfurther jorganized jwithin jthe jindustry jof
jtheir jemployment. jThe jphilosophy jand jtactics jof jthe jIWW jare jdescribed jas
j"revolutionary jindustrial junionism", jwith jties jto jboth jsocialist jand janarchist jlabor
jmovements. jIn jthe j1910s jand jearly j1920s, jthe jIWW jachieved jmany jof jtheir jshort-
term jgoals, jparticularly jin jthe jAmerican jWest, jand jcut jacross jtraditional jguild
jand junion jlines jto jorganize jworkers jin ja jvariety jof jtrades jand jindustries.
Jose jMarti j- jANSWER✓✓-Cuban jNational jHero jand jan jimportant jfigure jin jLatin
jAmerican jliterature. jDuring jhis jlife, jhe jworked jas ja jpoet, jessayist, jjournalist,
jtranslator, jprofessor, jand jpublisher. jHe jwas jvery jpolitically jactive, jand jis
jconsidered jan jimportant jrevolutionary jphilosopher jand jpolitical jtheorist. jThrough
jhis jwritings jand jpolitical jactivity, jhe jbecame ja jsymbol jof jCuba's jbid jfor
jindependence jagainst jSpain jin jthe j19th jcentury, jand jis jreferred jto jas jthe
j"Apostle jof jCuban jIndependence." jFrom jadolescence, jhe jdedicated jhis jlife jto jthe
jpromotion jof jliberty, jpolitical jindependence jfor jCuba, jand jintellectual