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Many struggling businesses made large profits during World War II through war contracts with

A
factory workers.
B
the government.
C
the Allies.
D
oil well owners.
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
D
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
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How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell change American culture?

A
Their success encouraged people to experiment and invent new products.
B
Their success encouraged people to start big businesses.
C
Their success discouraged people from trying to innovate the electricity or telephone industries.
D
Their success discouraged people from working together to create new inventions.
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Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

A
Chinese immigrants wanted to establish their own railroads.
B
Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.
C
Chinese immigrants wanted to escape religious persecution.
D
Chinese immigrants wanted to settle in the Pearl River Delta.
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Which of the following led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

A
the Nanjing Massacre
B
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech
C
Japan’s oil exports
D
the Lend-Lease Act
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By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

r
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
h
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
p
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
h
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
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Critics thought that many officials appointed by political machines were

A
qualified and honest.
B
experienced and trustworthy.
C
unqualified and corrupt.
D
inexperienced and honest.
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What was an effect of having so many men away from home during World War II?

I
It permanently changed the role of women in the workforce.
I
It opened up opportunities for minorities and women.
I
It eliminated racial discrimination permanently.
I
It changed American family values.
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Look at the graphic organizer.Which word best fits in the center area?

Question illustration
A
Equality
B
Activism
C
Integration
D
Accommodation
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As a result of the Teapot Dome Scandal, the public lost faith in the federal government’s oversight of

A
businesses.
B
the stock market.
C
agriculture.
D
banks.
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Which best describes a similarity between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?

A
both believed in the accommodationist approach to racial segregation
B
both engaged in activism to end racial segregation
C
both supported full racial equality
D
both formed the Niagara Movement
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Which of the following best explains which Progressive reforms were most successful?

A
The financial reforms were most successful because they removed the high tariffs imposed on imports in the 1800s.
B
The financial reforms were most successful because they established lasting methods to protect free enterprise.
C
The labor reforms were most successful because they established lasting protections for all working Americans.
D
The labor reforms were most successful because they supported the rights of workers to organize in unions.
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Which best describes what people could buy on credit in the 1920s?

A
People could buy only expensive goods, such as cars.
B
People could buy stocks and goods from most stores.
C
People could not buy stocks but could buy expensive items.
D
People could buy only essential goods from limited stores.
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best

f
fascism marked by individual civil liberties
d
democracy marked by a single, elected ruler
c
communism marked by one-party rule
t
totalitarianism marked by a belief in Aryan superiority
35

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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Look at the figure, which shows a newspaper headline from the late 1800s. The headline shows how newspapers used yellow journalism to

Question illustration
A
sell more copies.
B
present facts.
C
express political opinions.
D
suggest political actions.
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A grandfather clause was a law that

A
required voters to pay a tax in order to vote.
B
required voters to pass a test in order to vote.
C
allowed white voters to avoid discriminatory laws.
D
allowed only older African Americans to vote.
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Read the quote from President Wilson’s letter to the National Child Labor Committee.“As the labor situation created by the war develops I am more interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children.” The “labor situation” Wilson refers to most likely concerned him because:

A
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
B
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
C
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
D
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
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During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as

A
the Depression.
B
the Dust Bowl.
C
the Appalachians.
D
the Rockies.
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In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

A
1859
B
1870
C
1874
D
1910

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