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In the 1920s, many rural banks failed because

A
consumer demand for goods decreased.
B
farmers could not repay their loans.
C
the stock market surged.
D
banks had speculated in stocks.
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Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:

A
it did not help business.
B
it raised taxes.
C
it was not progressive enough.
D
it did little to lower taxes.
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Which best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
B
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
D
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
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Which best states how the Open Door policy affected China and other countries doing business there?

A
The Open Door policy benefited the United States because China was grateful for US intervention.
B
The Open Door policy equally benefited China, the United States, and other foreign powers.
C
The Open Door policy stimulated trade and maintained the influence of foreign powers in China.
D
The Open Door policy increased tax collections in China because of additional trading revenues.
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Why did farmers in the 1930s often fall behind on their tax payments?

A
They had to pay high taxes.
B
They were not required to pay taxes.
C
They needed equipment and seed.
D
They had very little money.
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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
B
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
C
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
D
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
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How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

A
More Americans disliked Hoover.
B
More Americans wanted MacArthur to be president.
C
More Americans joined the Bonus Army.
D
More Americans wanted help from the RFC.
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Anti-Federalists were strongly opposed to

A
ratification of the US Constitution.
B
strong individual state governments.
C
the inclusion of a bill of rights in the US Constitution.
D
the establishment of slavery in the United States.
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Which social effect may result from adding healthier options to a school lunch program?

A
helping the school board president’s chances of being reelected
B
hurting the school board president’s chances of being reelected
C
angering school leaders who will have to pay more for the program
D
angering students because of the loss of familiar choices
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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

A
teaching about creationism.
B
teaching about religion.
C
teaching about Prohibition.
D
teaching about evolution.
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Why did Francis Townsend advocate federal support for retired Americans in the 1930s?

A
He lost his fortune due to New Deal reforms.
B
He retired with only $100 saved.
C
He was forced to retire by younger workers.
D
He pitied people who did not have pensions.
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In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
appealing a court decision about segregation.
B
attempting to vote in an election.
C
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
D
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
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During the early Industrial Age, which group had the most economic power?

A
craft guilds
B
trade unions
C
factory workers
D
employers
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Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the motion-picture machine
B
the telephone
C
the multiplex telegraph
D
the phonograph
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Which best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to help them retain their native culture
B
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
C
to help them provide for their families
D
to follow the social gospel
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Read the quote from President Wilson’s letter to the National Child Labor Committee. “As the labor situation created by the war develops I am more interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children.” The “labor situation” Wilson refers to most likely concerned him because:

A
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
B
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
C
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
D
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
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What did Germany do in 1915 that tested the United States’ neutral stance in World War I?

A
It sank the Lusitania , which was carrying passengers to Europe.
B
It sent a secret telegram to Russia asking for an alliance.
C
It refused to sell products to companies in the United States.
D
It attacked Mexico for its support of the United States.
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President Taft’s use of Dollar Diplomacy in Nicaragua and China showed that American foreign policy:

A
needed to offer enough money to support each country’s military.
B
could not focus only on business and economics.
C
should not encourage American businesses to invest in foreign projects.
D
should concentrate on using American money in all business deals.
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What was a purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

A
It caused the Fugitive Slave Act to be struck down.
B
It settled on popular sovereignty in Kansas.
C
It made the slave trade legal in Washington, DC.
D
It was used to admit California into the union.

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