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

A
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
B
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
C
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
D
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
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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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In the 1870s, the US government began an Indigenous people policy of

A
encouraging assimilation.
B
confining tribes on reservations.
C
forcing tribes to relocate.
D
providing allotments of land.
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A muckraker was a reporter who wrote

A
about the importance of the First Amendment.
B
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.
C
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.
D
about corruption and crime in industry and government.
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Which of these were used as arguments in favor of American imperialism? Choose four correct answers.

A
It would help the United States gain access to new markets.
B
It would aid in the spread of new technologies.
C
It would weaken democracy in other countries.
D
It would help the United States compete with Europe on a global stage.
E
It would protect US trade interests.
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What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

A
loss of workers to the Gold Rush
B
attacks from Indigenous People on the plains
C
harsh weather conditions
D
danger from blasting through the Sierra Nevada
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
D
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
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Jim Crow laws were a legalized system of

A
discrimination against African Americans.
B
separation of the North and South.
C
integration of facilities in the South.
D
segregation of educational facilities.
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Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

A
Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
B
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
C
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
D
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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For which of these was Homer Plessy arrested?

A
attempting to vote in an election
B
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater
C
appealing a court decision about segregation
D
sitting in a "whites only" rail car
13

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

A
a referendum
B
a direct primary
C
an initiative
D
a recall
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How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to preach social justice; Steffens worked to help the less fortunate.
B
Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.
C
Addams worked to reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants.
D
Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice.
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Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?

A
President Theodore Roosevelt
B
John Bunyan
C
Upton Sinclair
D
Ida Tarbell

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