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During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the North Atlantic?

A
They used fighters to provide air support for their ships.
B
They used U-boats to sink German ships.
C
They used Allied submarines to defeat German ones.
D
They used better anti-submarine technology.
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Which of these was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the abolition movement
B
the temperance movement
C
the property rights movement
D
the suffrage movement
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Which best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
B
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
C
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
D
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
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When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

A
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
B
offered no resistance.
C
convened the Munich Conference.
D
responded with immediate armed resistance.
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Which of these most accurately compares handmade products with mass-produced products?

A
Handmade products and mass-produced products are both made quickly by machines.
B
Handmade products and mass-produced products are both made slowly by skilled workers.
C
Handmade products are made quickly by machines. Mass-produced products are made slowly by skilled workers.
D
Handmade products are made slowly by skilled workers. Mass-produced products are made quickly by machines.
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Which best describes one contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

A
They flew combat missions over Germany.
B
They created a secret military code system.
C
They helped develop the atomic bomb.
D
They flew missions over the US.
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The New Deal could best be summarized as a program that

A
left no lasting impression on the country.
B
was highly successful for a short period of time.
C
still has an impact on American life and government today.
D
provided worthwhile programs in the 1930s that stopped after WWII.
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The Grange specifically pressured state governments to regulate

A
the railroad industry.
B
the crop-lien system.
C
the sharecropping system.
D
the alliance cooperatives.
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What led to dust storms during the 1930s?

A
the practice of crop rotation
B
ranching and heavy rains
C
farmers’ financial problems
D
both farming and drought
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What was the main way that war mobilization helped to end the Great Depression?

A
Many people and businesses grew rich from new technologies.
B
Many unemployed men were forced to enlist as soldiers.
C
Many unemployed people went to work in war-related industries.
D
Many women went to work to replace the men who enlisted.
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The US government gave land to the railroads to help them expand. What impact did these land grants have on industries in the West?

A
The grants discouraged industries from moving west because the land was useless.
B
The grants allowed industries in the West to grow because they encouraged settlement and new industrial opportunities.
C
The grants had little impact on industries in the West.
D
The grants limited the amount of land that was available to industries in the West.
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Which of these had the greatest influence on how Germany was treated after World War I?

A
Europe’s desire to maintain original pre-war borders
B
Germany’s desire for reasonable conditions of surrender and fair treatment
C
the Allies’ desire to seek retribution for Germany’s actions
D
President Wilson’s desire to form the League of Nations
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Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
John D. Rockefeller
B
Henry Ford
C
J. P. Morgan
D
Andrew Carnegie
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Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public?

A
so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates
B
so that different railroad companies would know what to charge
C
so that railroad companies couldn’t unfairly charge different rates
D
so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently
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Which conclusion does the chart support?

A
Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.
B
Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910.
C
Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910.
D
Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.

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