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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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Look at the World War II propaganda poster.This poster portrays military service as

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violent and grueling.
B
social and fun.
C
difficult and lonely.
D
exciting and heroic.
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Which country worked with the US after World War II to build rockets for the US space program?

A
Italy
B
Japan
C
Germany
D
the Soviet Union
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The main purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was to

A
establish an alternative to commercial banks.
B
regulate banks’ mortgage-lending policies.
C
establish a distribution system for currency.
D
oversee and regulate commercial banks.
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In the early 1900s, what did it mean for cities to be “dry”?

A
Cities had severe water shortages and restricted water usage.
B
Cities imposed extremely high taxes on water usage.
C
Cities restricted the sale and consumption of alcohol.
D
Cities allowed consumption of alcohol as long as it was taxed.
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What changes did the invention of the radio bring to Americans?

A
It gave Americans a way to listen to sporting events instead of attending them.
B
It gave Americans new ways to communicate with friends and family.
C
It made Americans more isolated because they listened to the radio alone.
D
It provided Americans with a way to hear the news as it happened.
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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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President Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy led him to support

A
revolutions in Russia.
B
increased trade with China.
C
independence for the Philippines.
D
taking over Cuba.
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How did nativists treat immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
Nativists protected immigrants from violence and bullying.
B
Nativists praised immigrants for taking jobs that needed to be filled.
C
Nativists blamed immigrants for problems such as unemployment.
D
Nativists forced immigrants to return to their home countries.
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What was Jacob Riis’s goal in the late 1800s?

A
to expose corruption in city governments
B
to start settlement houses for the less fortunate
C
to preach a gospel of social justice for the less fortunate
D
to make Americans aware of problems in cities
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Most literature written during the Harlem Renaissance called for

A
jobs for African Americans.
B
housing for African Americans.
C
equality for African Americans.
D
health care for African Americans.
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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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Compared to the Grange, the Farmers’ Alliances of the late 1800s were

A
less politically motivated.
B
more focused on cooperatives.
C
more politically motivated.
D
more focused on educating farmers.
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What conditions led Pullman workers to go on strike in 1894?

A
a recession led to layoffs, wage cuts, and high rents.
B
the federal government shut down railroad operations.
C
workers were required to join a national union.
D
Pullman closed factories across the country.
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In the late 1800s, how did European countries build empires?

A
by settling newly discovered lands
B
by buying land from other countries
C
by expanding their existing borders
D
by taking over other countries
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Which description best characterizes the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance?

A
Jazz was a new type of music uninspired by any other genera.
B
Jazz featured sorrowful songs about love and loss.
C
Jazz featured songs with strong religious themes.
D
Jazz combined Native American and European elements.
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A worker crossed a picket line and continued working while union members were on strike. Which term describes this worker?

A
scab
B
organizer
C
negotiator
D
apprentice
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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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Which of the following was a goal of the War Manpower Commission?

A
to recruit women as volunteers
B
to train women as nurses
C
to recruit women for jobs formerly done by men
D
to encourage women to plant victory gardens
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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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