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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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How did President Washington approach the foreign threats that Great Britain and France presented?

A
He sided with Great Britain.
B
He sided with France.
C
He tried to solve their problems.
D
He tried to remain neutral.
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Read the quotation from William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech.“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” Which of the following best describes Bryan’s opinion about currency?

A
Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy.
B
Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States.
C
The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.
D
Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.
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How did President Roosevelt’s “big stick” policy affect the construction of the Panama Canal?

A
The United States helped Panama declare independence from Colombia, then negotiated for the canal.
B
The United States helped Colombia declare independence from Panama, then negotiated for the canal.
C
The United States used military force to annex Panama, then demanded that the canal be built.
D
The United States used economic sanctions to hurt Panama, then demanded that the canal be built.
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In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
B
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
C
appealing a court decision about segregation.
D
attempting to vote in an election.
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Read the quotation.“Words . . . may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger.”—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Schenck v. United States, March 1919According to this ruling,

A
people had the right to say whatever they wished.
B
people were not allowed to discuss frightening or controversial topics.
C
the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
D
the right to free speech was overturned.
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The Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision ruled that Louisiana’s Separate Car Act

A
promoted unconstitutional segregation.
B
helped maintain public peace and good order.
C
did not constitute segregation.
D
was required under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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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 these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the multiplex telegraph
B
the telephone
C
the phonograph
D
the motion-picture machine
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Look at the graph.What was the most likely result of changing car prices in the early to mid-1900s?

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A
Cars became available to more people.
B
Cars became more difficult to purchase.
C
Car production became more expensive.
D
Car production became more efficient.
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President Andrew Jackson believed that American Indians should

A
not live among white Americans.
B
not give up their lands for white expansion.
C
move onto reservations in the Southeast.
D
assimilate into white American culture.
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How did Alexander Palmer justify the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920?

A
Palmer supported taking radical action against conservatives.
B
Palmer claimed to be the leader of the Communist Party.
C
Palmer claimed that the Espionage and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
D
Palmer warned of an imminent communist takeover.
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What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

A
Instead of whole families working at home, children went to work in factories.
B
Instead of whole families working at factories, mothers and fathers worked at home.
C
Instead of working together in factories, families worked at home.
D
Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.
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The Civil War strategy that involved targeting an enemy’s resources was called

A
total war.
B
Appomattox.
C
Southern surrender.
D
March to the Sea.
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In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
segregation did not constitute discrimination.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states.
C
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
D
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.
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What was one reason for anti-immigrant sentiment in the early 1900s?

A
tolerance for other cultures
B
a decline in patriotism
C
competition for jobs
D
an increase in war protests
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How did Hoover’s belief that Americans should maintain their individualism affect his response to the Depression?

A
He led efforts to build the St. Lawrence Seaway.
B
He let the Depression continue until World War II.
C
He hired a thousand economists to advise him.
D
He wanted to provide indirect aid to people.
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To buy goods on credit means to

A
pay cash for goods.
B
promise to pay for goods later.
C
promise to pay only a sale price.
D
pay only a discount price.
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As a result of the automobile industry, Detroit became

A
the United States’ fourth-largest city by 1930.
B
the United States’ largest city by 1930.
C
the United States’ smallest city by 1930.
D
the United States’ fourth-smallest city by 1930.
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Felix is writing an argumentative essay about the New Deal’s effects on the average working-class American during the Great Depression.Which approach to the subject would most likely hook the audience’s interest?

A
listing the goals and effects of major New Deal programs
B
providing economic statistics from before the 1929 stock market crash
C
delivering the full text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address
D
sharing the personal story of a young Oklahoman family who lived during the Dust Bowl

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