Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 1

Why did Taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that Taft was running two campaigns?

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Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.

Question 2

In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

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teaching about evolution.

Question 3

Why did Francis Townsend advocate federal support for retired Americans in the 1930s?

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He retired with only $100 saved.

Question 4

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

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halted Chinese immigration for a period.

Question 5

During the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment by

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competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in America.

Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers