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Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Cumulative exam Answers

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Read what President Garfield said when he called for an investigation of New York's political machine. “Go ahead regardless of where or whom you hit.” The president was instructing the investigation team to:

A
investigate people from both political parties.
B
stop investigating politicians.
C
investigate only Democrats.
D
investigate only Republicans.
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The Progressive movement of the 1800s promoted

A
big business and minimal government involvement.
B
social, economic, and political reforms.
C
business trusts and monopolies.
D
industrialization, urbanization, and government deregulation.
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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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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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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
B
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
C
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
D
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
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How did Perry help the United States expand its influence in Asia?

A
Perry defended the Philippines against Spanish invaders.
B
Perry commanded the first US trading fleet to China.
C
Perry attacked and captured the Japanese port of Uraga.
D
Perry negotiated the first treaty between the United States and Japan.
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During the early Industrial Age, which group had the most economic power?

A
employers
B
craft guilds
C
trade unions
D
factory workers
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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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