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How did propaganda encourage more Americans to support Prohibition in the early 1900s?

A
The Anti-Saloon League spread the idea that drinking beer produced in Germany was treasonous.
B
Prohibition organizations wrote articles about families destroyed by the evils of alcoholism.
C
The Anti-Saloon League lobbied Congress to encourage its representatives to support Prohibition.
D
Prohibition organizations spread false rumors that drinking small amounts of alcohol could be poisonous.
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What is the problem with his research question? A student is given an assignment to create a presentation on the current US president. He decides on the research question "Why should the US government get rid of the penny?”

A
It is not applicable to the topic.
B
It is too difficult to research.
C
It is too narrow.
D
It is too broad.
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Which of these headlines would be the best example of the yellow journalism of the late 1800s?

A
“Villainous Spain Starves Innocent Cubans”
B
“Spain Rejects US Offer to Help in Achieving Peace”
C
“Thousands of Cuban Revolutionaries Held in Jails”
D
“The USS Maine Arrives Safely in Havana”
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Which question might a historian ask to investigate what happened?

A
Who took this photograph?
B
Why did the military use this kind of ship?
C
Where did the sinking take place?
D
How many people are in the photograph?

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