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Which statement best describes the overall effects of new technology, such as poison gas and improved artillery, during World War I?

A
New technology sped up the conclusion of the war.
B
New technology overcame the effectiveness of trenches.
C
New technology contributed to the stalemate on the western front.
D
New technology reduced the need for troops.
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This is a picture of a woman from the 1920s.

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revealing.
B
formal.
C
restrictive.
D
feminine.
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How does a communist system of government differ from a democracy?

A
In a communist system, power is inherited and passed down. In a democracy, power is in the hands of the people.
B
In a communist system, elections are never held. In a democracy, the people vote in elections to choose their leaders.
C
In a communist system, voters choose from a wide variety of candidates. In a democracy, choice is somewhat limited.
D
In a communist system, a single political party controls the government. In a democracy, the people can elect officials from different parties.
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Why was the Russian army near collapse by 1916?

A
The army wanted Russia to become a province of Germany.
B
Russian workers had stopped producing needed goods.
C
Communists had seized the means of production.
D
The army was low on food, supplies, and ammunition.
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Study the 1921 political cartoon about the Emergency Quota Act.

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The cartoon’s bias-con portrays the US as a bad country.
B
The cartoon’s bias-con portrays immigrants as lesser people.
C
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays the US as limiting immigration.
D
The cartoon’s bias-pro portrays immigrants desiring to come to the US.
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On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by

A
special agents sent by Russia.
B
the German kaiser.
C
a Serbian nationalist.
D
a member of the British royal family.
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Why did the Allies engage in propaganda efforts overseas?

A
to inspire people to support the Allied war effort
B
to encourage people to buy war bonds from the Allied nations
C
to recruit soldiers from neutral countries
D
to generate donations to reduce the need for rationing
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Which electric appliance emerged in the postwar era?

A
the vacuum cleaner
B
the clothes dryer
C
the sewing machine
D
the stove/oven
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Hannah wrote the following research question for a research paper on the Antiquities Act of 1906: "What effects have past conservation laws had on the United States?”Which statement best describes the problem with this research question?

A
It is short.
B
It is broad.
C
It is detailed.
D
It is irrelevant.
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When Germany experienced inflation, prices for goods

A
decreased.
B
went up and down.
C
stayed the same.
D
increased.
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To spur US recovery after the Great Depression, President Roosevelt

A
loosened strict banking rules and oversight.
B
eliminated many forms of government funding.
C
restored pre-Depression stock market regulations.
D
enacted numerous relief and welfare programs.
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In the years prior to World War I, the government of Russia was

A
a communist system.
B
a democratic republic.
C
an autocratic monarchy.
D
a constitutional monarchy.
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What is the most likely reason that nations raised tariffs on imports during the Great Depression?

A
They wanted to help other nations profit from trade.
B
They wanted to terminate all trade with other nations.
C
They wanted to increase sales of their own products.
D
They wanted to encourage more profitable imports.
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Which actions are examples of plagiarism? Select three options.taking credit for another person’s ideacopying word for word from a textbookparaphrasing a writer and including the sourceusing a direct quotation without providing a citationdeveloping a theory after conducting independent research

A
taking credit for another person’s idea
B
copying word for word from a textbook
C
paraphrasing a writer and including the source
D
using a direct quotation without providing a citation
E
developing a theory after conducting independent research
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Study the excerpt from the article "Upton Sinclair, Whose Muckraking Changed the Meat Industry” by Daniel E. Slotnik. President Theodore Roosevelt signed two historic bills aimed at regulating the food and drug industries into law on June 30, 1906. With decisive strokes of his pen on that oppressively hot day, Roosevelt also provided Upton Sinclair with the greatest validation for which any muckraker could hope. It was Sinclair’s novel The Jungle that helped spur the public outrage that led to the legislation.

A
On June 30, 1906, President Roosevelt signed into law two bills that put controls on food and drug companies.
B
It was Sinclair’s book The Jungle that helped spur the public outrage that led to the legislation (Slotnik).
C
The anger caused by Sinclair’s book contributed to the passage of laws to improve conditions in the food industry (Slotnik).
D
“President Theodore Roosevelt signed two historic bills aimed at regulating the food and drug industries into law on June 30, 1906.”

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