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The 1935 Social Security Act paid retirees a stipend based on

A
the size of their bank accounts.
B
the size of their economic needs.
C
the amount of time dedicated to one job.
D
the amount contributed to the fund while working.
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What fueled the consumerism of the 1920s?

A
Americans buying nonessential goods with cash
B
Americans buying only essential goods on credit
C
Americans buying nonessential goods on credit
D
Americans buying essential goods with cash
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Read the quotation by Booker T. Washington."More and more, we must learn to think not in terms of race or color, or language, or religion, or political boundaries, but in terms of humanity."Based on this quotation, Washington believed that

A
a person's value is not determined by their race, language, or religion.
B
racial equality is an impossible goal.
C
racial and political differences prevent people from coming together.
D
people with certain political beliefs have more humanity.
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This passage was part of an advertisement for vacuum cleaners in a 1920s magazine.It beats rugs gently; sweeps as no broom can; and thoroughly air-cleans—electrically! Its handy new air-cleaning tools dust, dustlessly. It keeps your home immaculate; saves time, strength, health; makes rugs wear years longer. Certainly, it’s a Hoover! Delivered to any home upon payment of only $6.25 down! Your Authorized Hoover Dealer will explain our easy purchase plan.

A
“It beats rugs gently; sweeps as no broom can; and thoroughly air cleans—electrically!”
B
“Its handy new air-cleaning tools dust, dustlessly.”
C
“It keeps your home immaculate . . . makes rugs wear years longer.”
D
“Delivered to any home upon payment of only $6.25 down!”
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Trade unions differed from labor unions in that trade unions were organized by

A
skilled workers.
B
unskilled workers.
C
employers.
D
immigrants.
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Which best describes the impact of railroad expansion on the steel industry?

A
It did not affect the demand for steel at all.
B
It decreased the demand for steel since railroad tracks were build from wood.
C
It increased the demand for steel since steel was used to make railcars and tracks.
D
It decreased the demand for steel since the railroad was generally not used to transport steel.
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What was the purpose of setting 4 time zones in the continental United States?

A
Business owners were choosing the time, resulting in confusion.
B
People were calling family members too late and were upset.
C
Railroads needed standardization of time for continental travel.
D
The civil war resulted in a need for standardization of time.
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Which of the following directly contributed to soil erosion on the Great Plains in the 1930s?

A
railroads
B
heavy rains
C
farming
D
homesteading
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In the system of sharecropping in the late 1800s,

A
farmers rented land from landowners in return for a share of the crops.
B
farmers bought land from landowners in return for shares of crops.
C
farmers and landowners shared ownership of land and profits equally.
D
farmers worked for landowners in exchange for fair wages.
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Which of the following best describes a major effect of Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle?

A
It created a controversy that led the Supreme Court to break up a monopoly.
B
It created a controversy that influenced President Roosevelt to take action.
C
It exposed the scandal of railroad business practices.
D
It prompted government reform on a state and city level.
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Isolationists objected to the League of Nations because

A
it protected the rights of all nations.
B
it was included in Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
C
it encouraged peaceful settlement of conflict.
D
it made the US obligated to defend other nations.
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In what areas of the world did the US gain influence as a result of the Spanish-American War?

A
Europe and Asia
B
the Americas and Africa
C
Asia and the Americas
D
Asia and Africa
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Look at the graph. Based on the graph, in what year was the urban population of the United States roughly equal to the rural population?

Question illustration
A
around 1795
B
around 1825
C
around 1885
D
around 1915
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Which best indicates that Americans supported Franklin Roosevelt’s proposed economic and business policies in 1932?

A
the song “Happy Days Are Here Again”
B
public support of his recovery from polio
C
his election as governor of New York
D
his landslide victory in the presidential election
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In the 1760s and 1770s, American colonists believed that British tax increases violated which of the following documents?

A
the Virginia Declaration of Rights
B
the Mayflower Compact
C
the English Bill of Rights
D
Common Sense
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The Second Amendment is considered controversial because some people disagree about whether

A
the government can search private property.
B
the government should quarter soldiers.
C
everyone can own and use guns.
D
protestors have the right to gather.
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The Plains Indians embraced the Ghost Dance movement because they were

A
trying to unite all American Indians.
B
rallying against life on reservations.
C
looking for a reservation to call home.
D
creating a new buffalo-hunting ritual.
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In the 1800s, mass production led to

A
an upheaval in the workers’ unions.
B
a deep recession after the Civil War.
C
a decrease in the demand for skilled workers.
D
a decrease in child labor.
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Which best describes the result of the Uprising of the Twenty Thousand?

A
The Ladies’ Garment Workers Union was disbanded.
B
Female activists formed the Ladies’ Garment Workers Union.
C
Factory owners fired all the workers who had gone on strike.
D
Factory owners agreed to increase workers' wages and shorten the work week.
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Why was the USS Maine sent to Cuba in 1898?

A
It was intended to provide military support for Cuban rebels.
B
It was sent to bring diplomats to Cuba to end the Cuban Revolution.
C
It was intended to protect American citizens who were in danger in the Cuban Revolution.
D
It was bringing medical supplies and food to both Cuban and Spanish troops.

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