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World War II began with the German attack on which country?

A
Poland
B
Belgium
C
France
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William Graham Sumner was a social Darwinist who believed that

A
Business should reward employees for their efforts.
B
Government should leave business to its own devices.
C
Business and government should work together to eliminate poverty.
D
Government has a role to play in helping less fortunate people lead better lives.
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One outcome of the social gospel movement was settlement houses, which

A
offered health care and day care to working mothers.
B
offered housing to wealthy and less fortunate people.
C
offered educational and sports classes for a high fee.
D
offered money to less fortunate families.
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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution as written in his book On the Origin of Species determined that

A
competition among species is like competition in business: the strongest will survive.
B
inherited traits make people more fit to survive in society and more likely to acquire wealth.
C
living things evolve and change through natural selection, and the strongest traits survive over time.
D
all living things pass on their traits, both good and bad, which gives the next generations the will to survive.
5

One outcome of the social gospel movement was

A
a new kind of music.
B
settlement houses.
C
increased immigration.
D
taxation on the wealthy.
6

How did Andrew Carnegie spend his great fortune after he sold his business?

A
Carnegie lived a life of extreme luxury.
B
Carnegie gave away his money to less fortunate people.
C
Carnegie used most of his fortune to invest in new businesses.
D
Carnegie donated his money to build institutions that would better society.
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Herbert Spencer used the concept of social Darwinism to defend

A
the concepts of philanthropy and generous giving.
B
the rise of poverty and the mortality rates of less fortunate people.
C
the evolution of the human species and the will to survive.
D
the need for immigration and equality between the classes.
8

The social gospel movement was a response to

A
social Darwinism.
B
the increase in monopolies.
C
Darwin’s theory of evolution.
D
the rise of evangelical churches.
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Washington Gladden, a leader in the social gospel movement, supported

A
increased government regulation of people's individual wealth.
B
decreased government regulation of big businesses.
C
a laissez-faire approach to businesses.
D
increased government regulation of big businesses.
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Which idea is an aspect of Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth” that is based on social Darwinism?

A
The wealthy are best suited to help the less fortunate.
B
The wealthy should not show off their wealth.
C
The wealthy should pay their workers fairly for their efforts.
D
The wealthy are better suited to having large amounts of money.

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