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How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement of 1940 help Britain?

A
It gave Britain the newest American ships.
B
It helped Britain maintain its vital supply lines.
C
It helped Britain recruit more soldiers.
D
It allowed Britain to buy arms on loan.
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What helped immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s retain their cultures?

A
avoiding discrimination
B
fleeing religious persecution
C
adopting American traditions
D
living in enclaves
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How do monopolies affect the price of goods?

A
Monopolies lower and raise their prices at will.
B
Monopolies always result in higher prices.
C
Monopolies do not affect the cost of goods.
D
Monopolies always result in lower prices.
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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff had the direct effect of

A
Bonus Army demonstrations in Washington, DC.
B
shantytowns being built across the country.
C
foreign countries refusing to buy American goods.
D
providing loans to help banks and businesses.
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In 1914, Americans believed that the Monroe Doctrine encouraged them to follow a policy of

A
frequent warfare.
B
trade restrictions.
C
neutrality.
D
moral diplomacy.
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Booker T. Washington believed that the best strategy to end racial segregation was for African Americans to

A
demand that it be gradually made illegal.
B
ignore it whenever it was encountered.
C
adapt to it as they worked to gain equality.
D
demand that it be made illegal immediately.
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Under the spoils system in federal and state governments,

A
democrats were appointed to key positions.
B
elected officials appointed supporters to key positions.
C
government officials remained in key positions.
D
deserving people received government positions.
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Which statement best explains what happened in the stock market from August to the end of October?

A
The market slowly inched upward.
B
The market increased its value.
C
The market lost much of its value.
D
The market totally collapsed.
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Which of these best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of cities.
B
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
C
Immigrants usually lived on the outskirts of cities far from the places where they worked.
D
Factory owners preferred to live on the outskirts of cities in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
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How would a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union most likely fill in the center of this web?

A
Problems Caused by Government
B
Problems of the Reform Movement
C
Problems of Religious Persecution
D
Problems Caused by Alcohol

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