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Which of the following best describes Booker T. Washington?

A
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality
B
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to abolish it
C
a civil rights leader who founded a university and was later elected to political office
D
a civil rights leader who was arrested for violating Jim Crow laws and later challenged them in court
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The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
segregation was unconstitutional.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
D
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
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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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What was one way Progressives wanted to protect the rights of children?

A
by increasing their freedom
B
by eliminating child labor
C
by decreasing school hours
D
by restricting child labor
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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 arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
D
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
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Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to

A
trusts.
B
political machines.
C
voters.
D
monopolies.
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Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public?

A
so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates
B
so that railroad companies couldn’t unfairly charge different rates
C
so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently
D
so that different railroad companies would know what to charge
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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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In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

A
1859
B
1870
C
1874
D
1910
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Look at the chart.YearApproximate Number of Settlement Houses in the US19001001910400Which conclusion does the chart support?

A
Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910.
B
Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910.
C
Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.
D
Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.
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Women’s suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure?

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

A
Addams worked to expose slum conditions through journalism; Steffens worked to provide health care to immigrants.
B
Addams worked to promote temperance; Steffens worked to run settlement houses.
C
Addams worked to establish settlement houses for immigrants; Steffens worked to expose government corruption.
D
Addams worked to reform factory labor laws; Steffens worked to teach immigrants American culture.
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
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
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
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How did Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal help the environment?

A
by ending federal irrigation projects
B
by preserving the nation’s forests
C
by clearing and developing land
D
by limiting working hours
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Which of the following issues caused Roosevelt to seek a “square deal” for the environment in 1900?

A
conditions at meat-packing plants
B
swamp land
C
deforestation
D
political corruption in farm areas

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