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How did President Franklin Roosevelt try to stop the Supreme Court from rejecting his programs?

A
by appealing to Congress
B
by disbanding the Supreme Court
C
by creating hundreds of new programs
D
by proposing the judicial reform bill
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How did the actions of pacifists reveal US attitudes about entry into World War I?

A
Pacifist labor strikes showed that the US would not be able to support the war effort.
B
Pacifist testimony in Congress showed that entering the war would hurt American trade.
C
Pacifist letters encouraged leaders to enter the war.
D
Pacifist protests showed that many people opposed US entry into the war.
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For which of the following crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
violating military orders
B
spying for Japan
C
entering the US illegally
D
hiding in an internment camp
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I was enclosing my letter in its envelope when the explosion came. It was a bursting, rending, and crashing sound or roar of immense volume, largely metallic in character. . . . The electric lights, of which there were eight in the cabin where I was sitting, went out. Then there was intense blackness and smoke.

A
it is dated 1899, which was only a year after the ship’s sinking.
B
it is based on secondhand information about the Maine sinking.
C
it appeared in a fictional story about the sinking of the Maine.
D
it was written by a person who was on board during the sinking.
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What was an effect of the US increase in production during World War II?

A
It gave the Allies the advantage to win the war.
B
It gave the Axis the advantage to win the war.
C
It kept US factories busy throughout the world.
D
It kept only US soldiers well equipped.
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The main reason the US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles was because

A
isolationists felt the US should not have gotten into the war.
B
Republicans had gained power in the Senate.
C
Democrats had gained power in the Senate.
D
European nations wanted to punish Germany.
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Which sentence best relates an example in an objective manner?

A
Industry needed to reach a broad market for its desirable products.
B
It was amazing that farmers in the Northwest Territory could produce such large crops.
C
Two large canal systems linked Eastern manufacturers with the Northwest Territory.
D
The railways ran through the beautiful scenery of the Great Lakes and rolling farmlands.
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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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Look at the chart.YearApproximate Number of Settlement Houses in the US19001001910400Which conclusion does the chart support?

A
Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910.
B
Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910.
C
Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.
D
Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.
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As governor of Louisiana, Huey Long

A
dismissed New Deal programs and promoted his own.
B
increased taxes on the wealthiest residents of his state.
C
signed the Conservative Manifesto to undo the New Deal.
D
became a very unpopular political figure nationally.
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Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to

A
trusts.
B
political machines.
C
voters.
D
monopolies.
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Which of the following did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826?

A
She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women.
B
She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception.
C
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
D
She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.
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In addition to giving retirees money, Social Security was intended to directly stimulate the economy by

A
requiring employers to pay a new tax.
B
opening up jobs for younger people.
C
financing the activities of Townsend clubs.
D
requiring retirees to spend their money in the US.
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While anarchists became linked with violence in the late 1800s and early 1900s, socialists became linked with

A
patriotism.
B
the Palmer Raid.
C
the labor movement.
D
government.
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Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:

A
it did little to lower taxes.
B
it raised taxes.
C
it was not progressive enough.
D
it did not help business.
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Which of the following is the most engaging text with the most varied sentence structures?

A
The experience of the new immigrants was different. By 1890, no more free land was available, so newcomers found jobs in city factories. They lived in crowded neighborhoods, where everyone shared a common language and culture.
B
The new immigrants had a different experience. They couldn’t find free land by 1890, so they found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke the same languages, and they practiced the same traditions.
C
The new immigrants had a different experience. The free land was gone by 1890. The new immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. They lived in crowded neighborhoods. They spoke their own languages. They practiced their own traditions.
D
By 1890, immigrants had a different experience. By then, the free land was gone, and immigrants found jobs in factories in the cities. In the cities, they lived in crowded neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods, they spoke their own languages and practiced their own traditions.
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How did the Supreme Court limit the success of reform during the Progressive Era?

A
The court sometimes repealed laws or parts of laws that concerned reform.
B
The court changed the wording of legislation so that it was less effective.
C
The court struck down progressive laws because of minor technicalities.
D
The court refused to hear cases concerning reform 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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In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

A
1859
B
1870
C
1874
D
1910
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Many tenement apartments in the early 1900s had

A
few windows and poor ventilation.
B
garbage collection and sewer systems.
C
indoor plumbing and hot water.
D
safety features and fire protection.

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