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What was the main reason the temperance movement was important to women?

A
Alcohol led to premature death.
B
Men spent too much money on alcohol.
C
Alcohol was viewed as a danger to the home.
D
Too many children managed to obtain alcohol.
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What were the negative effects of Prohibition? Select two options.an increase in federal debtan increase in rates of povertyan increase in organized crimean increase in rates of alcoholisman increase in government corruption

A
an increase in federal debt
B
an increase in rates of poverty
C
an increase in organized crime
D
an increase in rates of alcoholism
E
an increase in government corruption
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What was the effect of the stock market crash in 1929?

A
Americans retained their savings.
B
The US government collapsed.
C
Europe gained economic power.
D
The US economy collapsed.
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For which of the following was Homer Plessy arrested?

A
sitting in a "whites only" rail car
B
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater
C
appealing a court decision about segregation
D
attempting to vote in an election
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During the 1932 presidential election, what did FDR say he would do to end the Depression?

A
prevent intervention by the federal government
B
ensure fast action by the government
C
make sure that current policies stayed the same
D
call for gradual action by the government
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What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony have in common?

A
They both wrote the Declaration of Sentiments.
B
They were both arrested for attempting to vote.
C
They both fought for the freedom of enslaved people as well as suffrage.
D
They were both founders of the American Woman Suffrage Association.
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What was Edith Wharton known for? Select three options.writing The Age of Innocenceliving in Paris during World War Iwriting about upper-class societyserving as a nurse in World War Iwriting poems about 1920s women

A
writing The Age of Innocence
B
living in Paris during World War I
C
writing about upper-class society
D
serving as a nurse in World War I
E
writing poems about 1920s women
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Jim Crow laws were a legalized system of

A
discrimination against African Americans.
B
integration of facilities in the South.
C
segregation of educational facilities.
D
separation of the North and South.
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Which American blues singer toured for the United Services Organization during World War II and the Korean War?

A
Alberta Hunter
B
Duke Ellington
C
Louis Armstrong
D
Ma Rainey
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Following passage of the 19th Amendment, how did changes in property laws improve women’s lives?

A
Property laws allowed women to obtain personal property after marriage.
B
Property laws required men to share property with their wives upon marriage.
C
Property laws provided women the chance to purchase property at a lower rate.
D
Property laws created opportunities for women to sell previously held property at a profit.
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Felix is writing an argumentative essay about the New Deal’s effects on the average working-class American during the Great Depression.Which approach to the subject would most likely hook the audience’s interest?

A
listing the goals and effects of major New Deal programs
B
providing economic statistics from before the 1929 stock market crash
C
delivering the full text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address
D
sharing the personal story of a young Oklahoman family who lived during the Dust Bowl
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Many Americans blamed Hoover for the Great Depression and demanded that the government

A
launch programs to address poverty and hunger.
B
reduce spending to help improve the economy.
C
favor businesses rather than the working class.
D
stay out of the economy and let it fix itself.
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Where would an American in the 1920s have gone to enjoy "talkies”?

A
to a speakeasy
B
to a movie theater
C
to a department store
D
to a home with a radio
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What is one reason the American economy grew in the 1920s?

A
Consumers became dependent on borrowing.
B
Goods were difficult to get, so prices increased.
C
Manufacturers decreased production.
D
The government increased regulation.
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Which element was a characteristic of the Art Deco movement?

A
experimental use of color
B
Working-class symbols and simplicity
C
experimental use of African American symbols
D
sophistication and streamlined geometric shapes

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