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Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public?

A
so that railroad companies couldn’t unfairly charge different rates
B
so that different railroad companies would know what to charge
C
so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates
D
so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently
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How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice.
B
Addams worked to reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants.
C
Addams worked to preach social justice; Steffens worked to help the less fortunate.
D
Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.
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What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South’s Jim Crow laws?

A
The case strengthened the laws.
B
The case invalidated the laws.
C
The case weakened the laws.
D
The case had no effect on the laws.
5

In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
appealing a court decision about segregation.
B
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
C
attempting to vote in an election.
D
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
6

How did Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal help the environment?

A
by preserving the nation’s forests
B
by clearing and developing land
C
by limiting working hours
D
by ending federal irrigation projects
7

Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
B
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
C
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
D
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
9

Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?

A
John Bunyan
B
Upton Sinclair
C
Ida Tarbell
D
President Theodore Roosevelt
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle ?

A
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
B
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth
C
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
D
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
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What did the People’s Party believe would result from the government taking control of America’s railroads and banks?

A
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
B
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
C
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
D
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
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Which best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
B
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
D
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
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Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to Indigenous people was sold

A
to Indigenous people who wanted more.
B
to specific tribes as reservation land.
C
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.
D
to white settlers and railroad companies.
16

What was one way Progressives wanted to protect the rights of children?

A
by decreasing school hours
B
by increasing their freedom
C
by eliminating child labor
D
by restricting child labor
17

Women’s suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure?

A
a referendum
B
a direct primary
C
a recall
D
an initiative
18

On which point would Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agree?

A
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that achieving equality for all will take patience.
B
Slavery has lasting and extensive effects on every aspect of American society.
C
American society is able to easily overcome the negative effects of slavery.
D
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that the only way to achieve equality is through activism.

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