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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 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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A problem that free African Americans faced in the North was

A
traveling freely.
B
buying property.
C
choosing where to work.
D
seeking an education.
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Why was Missouri joining the union controversial?

A
Missouri wanted to be a free state, so the South did not want to admit it to the union.
B
Missouri would upset the balance between the equal number of slave states and free states.
C
Missouri would be too much of a drain on the national economy, so both the North and South opposed statehood.
D
Missouri would cause there to be twice as many slave states as free states, so free states opposed statehood.
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The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center resulted in

A
almost 100 people being killed.
B
almost 300 people being killed
C
almost 1,000 people being killed.
D
almost 3,000 people being killed.
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How did the Tet Offensive affect the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War?

A
It allowed them to enjoy a resounding military victory.
B
It led to the loss of more than 50,000 of their troops.
C
It decreased their morale because it led to defeat at the hands of the NVA.
D
It led them to develop new tactics to combat guerrilla warfare.
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Indentured servants who were freed caused conflict in the colonies by

A
moving onto American Indian lands.
B
taking lands from plantation owners.
C
bringing enslaved people to work on new farms.
D
building new cities such as Jamestown.
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The original 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was seen as a victory for

A
religious conservatives.
B
political moderates.
C
the men’s rights movement.
D
the women’s rights movement.
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What was significant about the election of 1828?

A
The election was the first to include public conventions.
B
The election the first under new voting procedures.
C
The election was the first to include the Democratic Party.
D
The election was decided by members of Congress.
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Which best describes the result of the Uprising of the Twenty Thousand?

A
The Ladies’ Garment Workers Union was disbanded.
B
Female activists formed the Ladies’ Garment Workers Union.
C
Factory owners fired all the workers who had gone on strike.
D
Factory owners agreed to increase workers' wages and shorten the work week.
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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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Americans were unhappy with President Clinton prior to the midterm elections of 1994 because

A
he wanted to add a balanced budget amendment.
B
he was involved in several White House scandals.
C
they were displeased with his Contract with America.
D
they were opposed to reforming the welfare system.
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Which of the following describes Frederick Douglass?

A
He was a former enslaved person who became a speaker.
B
He organized the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society.
C
He was one of the leaders of the Second Great Awakening.
D
He founded the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
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Which Supreme Court ruling was overturned by the decision to desegregate public schools on the basis that “separate… is inherently unequal?”

A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
Brown v. Board of Education II (Brown II)
C
Sweatt v. Painter
D
Plessy v. Ferguson
15

The House Un-American Activities Committee targeted

A
only government employees.
B
only private citizens.
C
neither government employees nor private citizens.
D
both government employees and private citizens.
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Which of the following best describes “nuclear deterrence”?

A
the belief that a nuclear war would have no winner
B
the idea that no nuclear weapon was as strong as armed forces
C
the idea that the threat of nuclear war was enough to stop an attack
D
the competition to acquire more and deadlier weapons
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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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Which of the following best describes tasks performed by enslaved field workers in the 1800s?

A
clearing land, taking care of livestock, working as drivers
B
planting crops, harvesting crops, taking care of children
C
repairing buildings, cooking and cleaning, working as blacksmiths
D
cooking and cleaning, planting crops, growing vegetable gardens
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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to improve the economy because it did not have the

A
power to regulate inflation.
B
power to stop foreign goods.
C
backing of the executive branch..
D
ability to create new states.
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The immediate result of the Texas Revolution in 1836 was that Texas became

A
independent from the United States.
B
a new territory for the United States.
C
the twenty-eighth state of the United States.
D
independent from Mexico.

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