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Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Cumulative exam Answers

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Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms sparked an ongoing national debate on

A
the proper role of government.
B
the legitimacy of Roosevelt’s election.
C
the necessity of private business.
D
the need to end the Great Depression.
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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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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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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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Which of the following reform measures could voters use against a mayor they oppose?

A
a recall
B
an impeachment
C
a referendum
D
an initiative
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Trench warfare most likely led to stalemates during World War I by making it

A
difficult to gain an advantage.
B
easy to attack the enemy.
C
difficult for soldiers to fight.
D
easy for soldiers to fight..
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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.
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The Homestead Act greatly impacted the Indigenous People of the Great Plains by

A
encouraging homesteaders to take over the Indigenous People’s farms.
B
creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of Indigenous People.
C
making new technologies available to Indigenous People.
D
bringing new schools to Indigenous settlements.
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Which of the following was considered unpatriotic during World War I?

A
offering jobs to women
B
rationing food and fuel
C
discriminating against Germans
D
criticizing the government
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Which factor most contributed to delays in construction for the Central Pacific Railroad?

A
a shortage of supplies
B
intense summer heat
C
long stretches of desolate landscape
D
frequent strikes by workers
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Which two developments caused industrialization and the economy to grow during the Gilded Age?

A
new technology and workers’ unemployment benefits
B
new technology and a system of railroads
C
a system of railroads and social change
D
unemployment benefits and social change
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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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Near the end of the 1920s, demand for consumer goods

A
slowed as wages increased.
B
increased as wages stagnated.
C
slowed as wages stagnated.
D
increased as wages increased.
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What is one way President Garfield angered the Stalwarts?

A
He supported the spoils system, but not the political machines.
B
He replaced many of the political-machine-appointed officials.
C
He opposed the reform movement and civil service exams.
D
He supported the political machines, but not the spoils system.
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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 was a result of the efforts of John Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange, and Woody Guthrie?

A
Fewer Americans felt sympathetic toward migrants.
B
More Americans decided to become migrants.
C
More Americans became aware of the problems of migrants.
D
Fewer Americans became unemployed.
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A Plains tribe joined the Ghost Dance movement. What belief most likely motivated the tribe to participate in the movement?

A
Reservations would provide tribes with greater independence.
B
Meditation and ritual dances would help remove settlers from tribal lands.
C
Assimilation into white society would protect tribal traditions.
D
The government would reward tribes with additional farmland in reservations.
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What helped immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s retain their cultures?

A
adopting American traditions
B
living in enclaves
C
fleeing religious persecution
D
avoiding discrimination
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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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Shortly after arriving in Europe during WWI, which of the following actions were American troops able to do?

A
convince the Allies to surrender
B
help stop the last German offensive
C
prevent an attack on the United States
D
send British and French troops home

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