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What sentence best summarizes the quotation?

A
The “common people” often take advantage of the wealthy class.
B
There are three economic classes: the rich, the poor, and the middle class.
C
The wealthy often profit from the hard work of the lower class.
D
The wealthy succeed because they are stronger than the lower class.
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Those who believed that poverty was due to laziness or sinful behavior were most likely to believe in

A
the “Gospel of Wealth” essay.
B
the social Darwinism movement.
C
the social gospel movement.
D
the evolution of the human species.
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Which reform established by Taft advocated for improving the lives of family, addressing abuse and neglect, and later became part of the Department of Health and Human Services?

A
the Food and Drug Administration
B
the Children’s Bureau
C
the Federal Reserve system
D
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
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Which best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
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Populists believed that bankers, landowners, and political parties

A
were in constant conflict at the expense of important issues.
B
supported collective action to achieve prosperity for all.
C
had taken over the Knights of Labor along with other labor unions.
D
worked together to keep control of the US in the hands of the wealthy.
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Which of these did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

A
railroad pools
B
interstate railroads
C
sugar-refining monopolies
D
steel monopolies
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Which best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
B
the first two American women to hold national elected office
C
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
D
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
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Which statement reflects similarities between Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie?

A
Both Gates and Carnegie formed foundations that made them wealthy.
B
Both Gates and Carnegie used their wealth to educate the elite.
C
Both Gates and Carnegie used their wealth in an attempt to better society.
D
Both Gates and Carnegie used their money to promote social Darwinism.
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Wealthy businessmen of the Gilded Age who followed in the footsteps of Andrew Carnegie in donating their wealth included

A
John D. Rockefeller and Leland Stanford.
B
Charles Darwin and William Gladden.
C
John D. Rockefeller and Charles Darwin.
D
Leland Stanford and William Gladden.
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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
B
lowering government restrictions on banks.
C
establishing a graduated income tax.
D
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
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Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden. “In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...” Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

A
reformers
B
immigrants
C
wealthy people
D
social Darwinists
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Which reform measure could voters use if they wanted to change a law about taxes?

A
an initiative
B
a direct election
C
a recall
D
an impeachment
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When he became president, Woodrow Wilson was concerned that banks

A
were suffering from too much competition.
B
had too much control over the nation’s credit system.
C
had too much influence in US politics.
D
did not involve themselves enough in the US economy.
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Which best describes W. E. B. Du Bois's opinion of Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach?

A
It could work, if paired with more aggressive tactics.
B
It was an important tool in ending segregation.
C
It was the cause of violence against African Americans.
D
It reinforced segregation and discrimination.
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Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 when the Supreme Court decided that

A
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
B
the government could not legislate equality.
C
segregation was necessary for "public peace and good order."
D
the "separate but equal" doctrine applied to education.
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Supporters of the spoils system claimed it made government more efficient because like-minded individuals cooperated. Opponents claimed it made government less efficient because

A
the followers of the loyal party did not cooperate.
B
officials did little work.
C
many experienced officials left office after each election.
D
no officials were worthy of office.
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Why was the term political machine used to describe corrupt political systems in the late 1800s?

A
Political machines created cycles that turned, like gears.
B
Political machines ran very smoothly, like clocks.
C
Political machines were led by factory owners.
D
Political machines worked like assembly lines.
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Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Margaret Sanger
B
Carrie Chapman Catt
C
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D
Jeannette Rankin
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

A
teaching them how to speak English.
B
separating them from their family members.
C
isolating them from American citizens.
D
teaching them foreign languages.
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To which of these did Theodore Roosevelt compare the role of a president?

A
king
B
police commissioner
C
steward
D
state assemblyman

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