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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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Which event led to the massacre at Sand Creek in 1864?

A
The government built a trail through hunting grounds.
B
Dakota attacks killed more than 400 white settlers.
C
Militia units started a campaign against American Indians.
D
White farmers staged an uprising against the Sioux.
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What was one of the main goals of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?

A
to rebuild the cities of the South
B
to educate formerly enslaved people
C
to aid Radical Reconstruction
D
to oppose Radical Reconstruction
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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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The Supreme Court declared the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act

A
constitutional, although it gave legislative power to the executive branch.
B
constitutional, although it imposed high taxes upon union workers.
C
unconstitutional because it imposed high taxes upon employers.
D
unconstitutional because it gave legislative power to the executive branch.
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In the case of Schenck v. United States the Supreme Court ruled that

A
the Espionage Act was unconstitutional.
B
Charles Schenck had been falsely accused.
C
speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.
D
the First Amendment had no limits.
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The 1935 Social Security Act paid retirees a stipend based on

A
their lifetime investments and bank account savings.
B
their physical condition at the time of retirement.
C
the number of children that had been in their families.
D
the amount they had contributed to the fund.
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What is an economic goal that Marxism shared with socialism?

A
the end of industrialization
B
the creation of free-market economies
C
the creation of a class-free society
D
the end of a class-free society
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Why did President Roosevelt support the rebels in Panama when they declared independence from Colombia?

A
The rebels promised to provide laborers to help the US build the Panama Canal.
B
Colombia threatened to attack US workers if they began work on a canal.
C
Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
D
The rebels promised to allow freedom of religion in Panama.
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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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Which of these is the best example of organized nativism?

A
the processing stations at Ellis Island and Angel Island
B
the medical examination of incoming immigrants
C
the 1862 Homestead Act
D
the Know-Nothing Party
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Why were writers from the 1920s referred to as "The Lost Generation”?

A
They expressed frustration about the economy and worry regarding the future.
B
They expressed confusion about their place in the world and nostalgia for past times.
C
They expressed contentment to live simple lives and little desire to strive for a better world.
D
They expressed the emptiness of consumerism and disillusionment with the government and the country.
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The image is a diagram of the USS Maine.

Question illustration
A
create a design for a new version of the ship.
B
compare American ships to Spanish ships.
C
learn more about how the USS Maine was built.
D
figure out how to build a ship that would not sink.
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What kind of source is "Percentage of College Degrees Awarded to Women”?

A
It is a primary source because it is a journal or diary.
B
It is a secondary source because it is a speech.
C
It is a primary source because it is firsthand information.
D
It is a secondary source because it is secondhand information.
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What did farmers and homeowners have in common during the Great Depression?

A
Many could not pay what they owed to banks.
B
Many lived in shantytowns called Hoovervilles.
C
Many migrated west to California.
D
Many migrated west to Oklahoma.
36

Companies attempted to intimidate union organizers by

A
blacklisting them.
B
suing them.
C
boycotting them.
D
imprisoning them.
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President Franklin Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill would have allowed him to

A
reject a Supreme Court decision by protesting to Congress.
B
decide which laws the Supreme Court could review.
C
appoint as many as six additional Supreme Court justices.
D
approve each of the nine current Supreme Court justices.
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An effect of third-party candidates, such as Theodore Roosevelt, on presidential elections is

A
they usually win the popular vote
B
they often help Republicans.
C
they often help Democrats.
D
they change outcomes of elections.
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Which statement best describes the main idea of Senator Albert J. Beveridge’s speech "March of the Flag”?

A
God has chosen the United States to be the greatest nation on Earth.
B
The United States has no right to invade other territories.
C
Imperialism benefits the United States and the countries it occupies.
D
The United States will soon become an economic superpower.
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Which of the following best shows the broad scope of Thomas Edison’s work?

A
His name was on more than 1,000 patents.
B
He became famous during his own lifetime.
C
He was a self-taught inventor.
D
He is not very well known today.

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