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Mobilization on the Home Front — Cumulative exam Answers

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How did countries throughout the world view the United States after the Spanish-American War?

A
as a power only in the Americas
B
as a trading nation with little military strength
C
as a weak nation that needed to strengthen its navy
D
as a major power with worldwide military strength
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The results of the 1892 presidential election showed that

A
support for the Democratic Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
B
support for the Populist Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
C
support for the Republican Party was not as widespread as support for the other political parties.
D
support for the Populist Party was as widespread as support for the other political parties.
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Which of the following is a legacy of Roosevelt’s environmental policies?

A
clean air and water
B
national parks and forests
C
bans on deforestation
D
bans on hunting
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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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How did Herbert Hoover respond to the demands of the Bonus Army?

A
by using military force against its members
B
by offering its members jobs in the military
C
by ignoring it to focus on economic issues
D
by offering its members government jobs
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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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Look at the map.Which number on the map shows Puerto Rico?

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A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

A
by selling railroad lines back to the government at a profit
B
by owning businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad
C
by building railroad monopolies and continually raising prices
D
by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle?

A
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
B
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth
C
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
D
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
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Which of the following best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
B
to help them provide for their families
C
to follow the social gospel
D
to help them retain their native culture
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The expansion of the rail networks led to

A
a growth in the steel industry.
B
a growth in the textile industry.
C
a decline in the coal industry.
D
a decline in the meatpacking industry.
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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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When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

r
responded with immediate armed resistance.
u
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
o
offered no resistance.
c
convened the Munich Conference.
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In the decades after the Civil War, a major challenge facing American farmers was the combination of

A
shrinking costs and shrinking incomes.
B
shrinking costs and rising incomes.
C
rising costs and rising incomes.
D
rising costs and shrinking incomes.
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Which of the following groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

A
scabs
B
guilds
C
trade unions
D
labor unions
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In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

A
could not repay loans used to buy the stock.
B
lost ownership of the stock.
C
could no longer speculate on stock.
D
could no longer get credit.
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New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the National Recovery Administration.
B
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
C
the Public Works Administration.
D
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
B
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
C
Jazz music played only in the South.
D
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
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What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

p
paid employers for letting people retire
s
set up a fund for retired Americans
r
required retirees to continue to work
e
encouraged the organization of labor unions
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Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

A
the American Federation of Labor
B
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C
the American Railway Union
D
the Lowell Mill girls

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