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What position on international trade did President Wilson’s Fourteen Points take?

A
There should be a reduction of trade barriers among nations.
B
Countries should rely less on trade and more on developing their own resources.
C
A strong system of tariffs should regulate trade and avoid disputes between nations.
D
Trade should be limited to allies in order to maintain peaceful relations between all nations.
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During the Civil War, the North faced economic problems, including

A
high unemployment and low wages.
B
massive debt and a rise in inflation.
C
a complete overhaul of its economy.
D
the need to replaced enslaved labor.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1875, and cases combined with it, came before the Supreme Court in 1883 and were mostly related to

A
freedom of speech for White people..
B
land ownership for Southern sharecroppers.
C
racial discrimination in public facilities.
D
voting, poll taxes, and literacy tests.
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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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What effect did the telegraph have on communication?

A
Communication became much less expensive.
B
Telegraphs rivaled telephones for speed and convenience.
C
People could communicate instantly across long distances.
D
Sound traveled more clearly and crisply.
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Why did sharecropping have a negative effect on Southern society?

A
Sharecroppers were locked in a cycle of debt.
B
Landowners were unable to make a profit.
C
The system devalued the importance of cotton.
D
The system often separated family members.
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Under the allotment system, many American Indian families

A
did not try to farm and ignored the government policy.
B
were successful farmers and competed with white settlers.
C
tried to farm communally and established their own system.
D
made an effort to succeed at farming but often failed.
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What was an advantage of alternating current (AC) electricity?

A
It was powerful enough to run motors.
B
It allowed electricity to be carried longer distances safely.
C
It enabled electricity to work in both small and large appliances.
D
It was inexpensive enough to use in homes.
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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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What was one major accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

A
establishing the National Equal Rights League
B
registering new voters for the Democratic Party
C
forming African American colleges and universities
D
overturning the Black Codes in the South
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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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After the Emancipation Proclamation, the central goals of the Civil War were

A
to preserve the Union and end slavery.
B
to align with Europe and end slavery
C
to preserve the Union and align with Europe.
D
to end slavery and break up the Union.
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Progressive and conservative Republicans disagreed on which of the following in the early 1900s?

A
the role of US government
B
the role of foreign governments
C
the importance of trade
D
the importance of freedom
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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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A direct result of the Newlands Reclamation Act was the

A
building and managing of irrigation systems.
B
supporting of irrigation systems, with fees.
C
sale of public land to pay for irrigation systems.
D
creation of suitable areas for farming or ranching.
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During the Civil War, the Union forces

A
captured Vicksburg in 1863.
B
tried and failed to capture Vicksburg.
C
captured Vicksburg in 1862.
D
had no interest in capturing Vicksburg.
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In Plessy v. Ferguson, Homer Plessy claimed that “separate but equal” violated his rights under the

A
First Amendment.
B
Thirteenth Amendment.
C
Fourteenth Amendment.
D
Fifteenth Amendment.
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How did US labor unions treat Chinese immigrants in the 1800s?

A
Labor unions discriminated against Chinese immigrants and did not allow them to join.
B
Labor unions helped Chinese immigrants find jobs in factories and mills.
C
Labor unions asked employers to pay Chinese immigrants lesser wages than union members.
D
Labor unions helped Chinese immigrants form their own unions.
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Why did Confederate general Robert E. Lee decide to invade Union territory?

A
to remove Union pressure from Virginia
B
to protect the Confederate capital
C
to make winning the war easier
D
to draw Union troops from Vicksburg

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