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Read the list of facts about industrialization.1. Many people moved to cities to find jobs in factories. By 1850, the population of Manchester, England reached about one million people.2. Industrialization began in the textile industry in the 1730s with the invention of the flying shuttle. Over the next 50 years, new innovtions would dramatically change how textiles were made.3. In the United States, the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s resulted in tremendous advancements in new technologies. Advancements in steel manufacturing, electricity, and the telephone were important inventions of this era.Based on the information you were just given, which of the following would make the best topics for your body paragraphs?

A
urbanization, the effects of industrialization on manufacturing, the effects of new technologies
B
Manchester, the textile industry, the United States
C
factories, the textile industry, steel manufacturing
D
population changes, the flying shuttle, electricity
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Look at the idea web. American Society in the Late 1800sHow would a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union most likely fill in the center of this web?

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A
Problems Caused by Government
B
Problems Caused by Alcohol
C
Problems of Religious Persecution
D
Problems of the Reform Movement
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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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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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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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Which are the most likely reasons an interpretation of a historical event could change? Check all that apply.New evidence is discovered.New opinions are considered.Pieces of evidence are lost or stolen.Oversights and errors are corrected.New technology is applied to evidence.

A
New evidence is discovered.
B
New opinions are considered.
C
Pieces of evidence are lost or stolen.
D
Oversights and errors are corrected.
E
New technology is applied to evidence.
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Which sentence best describes why European powers competed for new colonies in Africa and Asia in the early 1900s?

A
Europeans wanted to demonstrate their power.
B
Europeans wanted more territory to prepare for the threat of war.
C
Europeans wanted to help people in colonies become more European.
D
Europeans wanted to make more accurate maps of the world.
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In which business did Andrew Carnegie create a monopoly?

A
the oil business
B
the automobile business
C
the telephone business
D
the steel business
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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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In the 1920s, manufacturers encouraged consumerism by offering

A
fewer goods for low prices.
B
fewer goods for high prices.
C
a greater variety of goods for high prices.
D
a greater variety of goods for fair prices.
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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 built 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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The image is a diagram of the USS Maine.

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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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Which of the following characterizes the role of women during the Gilded Age?

A
The majority of women stayed at home to take care of the children.
B
Women were generally not allowed to work in factories.
C
Many women had more than one job in addition to responsibilities at home.
D
Women usually worked outside the home and did not have a great deal of responsibilities at home.
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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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Many African Americans during World War I

A
could not find work at all.
B
could not move to find work.
C
found work in rural areas.
D
found work in northern cities.
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Read the quotation. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that men and women are created equal.”Which of the following best describes the origins of this quotation as it relates to women’s equality?

A
It is from the US Constitution, written during the Second Continental Convention by Abigail Adams.
B
It is from the Declaration of Independence, written by the founders of the United States.
C
It is from the Seneca Falls Convention, using language from the Declaration of Independence.
D
It is from the National Woman Suffrage Association’s charter, written by Susan B. Anthony.
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When government inspectors investigated the claims made by Upton Sinclair in The Jungle, they found that

A
Sinclair had dishonestly represented the conditions in slaughterhouses.
B
Sinclair had written his books to promote democracy.
C
slaughterhouse owners were eager to improve working conditions.
D
slaughterhouse conditions were even worse than Sinclair had reported.
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Hitler’s earliest involvement with the Nazi Party resulted in

A
a year spent in prison.
B
his wife’s suicide.
C
the beginning of the Holocaust.
D
his election as German chancellor.
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Which government agency controlled the use of valuable resources including oil, metal, and rubber during World War II?

A
the Defense Plant Corporation
B
the War Production Board
C
the Federal Reserve System
D
the Office of War Mobilization
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What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Lochner v. New York?

A
The Progressive movement suffered a setback because a state law that limited the workday to ten hours was struck down.
B
The Progressive movement suffered a setback because the court refused to hear the case.
C
The Progressive movement succeeded because the court upheld the ten-hour workday limit.
D
The Progressive movement succeeded because the court ruled that forcing laborers to work for ten hours per day was unconstitutional.

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