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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
B
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
C
Jazz music played only in the South.
D
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
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In a famous speech at the beginning of World War I, President Wilson declared that the United States would

A
remain involved.
B
remain neutral.
C
join the Triple Entente.
D
join the Triple Alliance.
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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 increased tax collections in China because of additional trading revenues.
B
The Open Door policy benefited the United States because China was grateful for US intervention.
C
The Open Door policy equally benefited China, the United States, and other foreign powers.
D
The Open Door policy stimulated trade and maintained the influence of foreign powers in China.
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle ?

A
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
B
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth
C
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
D
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
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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
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
B
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
C
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
D
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
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The Grange specifically pressured state governments to regulate

A
the alliance cooperatives.
B
the crop-lien system.
C
the sharecropping system.
D
the railroad industry.
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As a result of the Teapot Dome Scandal, the public lost faith in the federal government’s oversight of

A
the stock market.
B
banks.
C
agriculture.
D
businesses.
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What was one of the weaknesses of the Sherman Antitrust Act that made the law difficult to argue in court?

A
The terms of the law were too difficult to understand.
B
The law did not adequately define trusts or monopolies.
C
The consequences of violating the law were too strong.
D
The consequences of violating the law were not strong enough.
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Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:

A
it was not progressive enough.
B
it did not help business.
C
it raised taxes.
D
it did little to lower taxes.
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New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
B
the Public Works Administration.
C
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
D
the National Recovery Administration.
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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 defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
D
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
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While anarchists became linked with violence in the late 1800s and early 1900s, socialists became linked with

A
the labor movement.
B
government.
C
the Palmer Raid.
D
patriotism.
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Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
report on and bust unions.
B
move employees to company towns.
C
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
D
force scabs to cross picket lines.
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In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
appealing a court decision about segregation.
B
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
C
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
D
attempting to vote in an election.
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Why did Francis Townsend advocate federal support for retired Americans in the 1930s?

A
He retired with only $100 saved.
B
He was forced to retire by younger workers.
C
He lost his fortune due to New Deal reforms.
D
He pitied people who did not have pensions.
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Which statement best summarizes the working lives of middle-class women by 1900?

A
No middle-class women worked outside the home.
B
Many single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
C
Married, middle-class women worked outside the home.
D
All single, middle-class women worked outside the home.
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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 slowly by skilled workers.
B
Handmade products and mass-produced products are both made quickly by machines.
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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How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

A
by building railroad monopolies and continually raising prices
B
by owning businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad
C
by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad
D
by selling railroad lines back to the government at a profit
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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
B
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
C
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
D
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
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Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the multiplex telegraph
B
the motion-picture machine
C
the telephone
D
the phonograph

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