1. Why was the 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation seen as promoting the Ku Klux Klan? A) The good characters are played by actual KKK members. B) The KKK has a catchy theme song that became popular. C) The Klan is made to look heroic and noble in its actions. D) The KKK is depicted as a cool underground movement. 2. What was a driving factor for the increase in KKK membership that was seen during the 1920s? A) the Plessy v. Ferguson decision B) showings of the film The Birth of a Nation C) the spread of jazz music D) popularity of the Harlem Renaissance 3. Which progressive elements were included in Arizona’s constitution? (Select all that apply.) A) veto B) recall C) initiative D) abolition E) referendum 4. What was the ultimate goal of the NAACP? (Select all that apply.) A) to aid African Americans in migrating north B) to improve the quality of life for all minorities C) to protect and secure the rights guaranteed to all African Americans D) to promote gun rights for African Americans E) to remove any barriers set in place by racial discrimination 5. How did the Pullman Strike end? A) There was much loss of life and property damage. B) It ended quietly and uneventfully with workers giving up their demands. C) The government issued an injunction to stop it. D) George Pullman negotiated terms for an eight-hour workday. 6. How did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle affect American citizens? A) Americans were upset by the mistreatment of students in Indian schools. B) Americans were concerned about the business tactics of robber barons. C) Americans were bewildered by why anyone would want to work in a slaughterhouse. D) Americans were disgusted by the filth and demanded food regulations.

4. b. to improve the quality of life for all minorities. c. to protect and secure the rights guaranteed to all African Americans. e. to remove any barriers set in place by racial discrimination.

5. A) There was much loss of life and property damage.

6. D) Americans were disgusted by the filth and demanded food regulations.

Explanation:

1 The birth of a nation promoted and dignified the KKK as a group of morally upright and courageous knight, who fought against immigrants, Jews, Catholics, and white-women raping blacks. It was also notorious for been the first film to be shot in the white house.

2. The resurgence of the KKK in the 1920 was due to the new founder; Simmons getting inspiration from the, movie birth of a nation.

4. The ultimate goal of the NAACP was to fight for the improvement of the living standards of the colored people, and the enforcement of the rights in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. The goal was to improved the lives of colored people regardless of where they were in America.

5. The Pullman strike ended when the president ordered federal troops to return the striking labor back to work in Chicago. The labor fought back and a riot ensued,leading to the death of citizens and loss of properties.

6. Sinclair’s book The Jungle, drew the attention of the public to the unsanitary nature of things in the slaughter houses. The book triggered American citizens to call for the government's involvement in regulation policies, especially in slaughter houses.