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What did the People’s Party believe would result from the government taking control of America’s railroads and banks?

A
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
B
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
C
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
D
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
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How did the Supreme Court limit the success of reform during the Progressive Era?

A
The court sometimes repealed laws or parts of laws that concerned reform.
B
The court changed the wording of legislation so that it was less effective.
C
The court struck down progressive laws because of minor technicalities.
D
The court refused to hear cases concerning reform laws.
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During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, how did the US government protect businesses?

A
by breaking up a railroad trust
B
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
C
by ending child labor
D
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
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Read the quotation from William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech.“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” Which of the following best describes Bryan’s opinion about currency?

A
Working people do not make as much gold as the wealthy.
B
Free silver would ruin the economy of the United States.
C
The gold standard hurts every worker in the United States.
D
Workers would prefer to earn gold coins instead of silver.
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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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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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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
B
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
D
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
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Which group did Wilson most want to help during the second half of his term?

A
big business
B
women
C
everyday workers
D
entrepreneurs
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Which of the following was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives during the Progressive Era?

A
giving women the right to vote
B
government regulation of business
C
tax reform
D
establishing settlement houses
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How did Progressives want to reform education during the Progressive Era?

A
by establishing universities in major cities
B
by changing the subjects studied
C
by requiring children to attend school
D
by increasing teachers' education requirements
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Which of the following is a legacy of Roosevelt’s environmental policies?

A
clean air and water
B
national parks and forests
C
bans on deforestation
D
bans on hunting
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In which area did Theodore Roosevelt fail to enact reforms?

A
business
B
food and drugs
C
child labor
D
conservation
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What was a result of the Progressive Party’s focus on protecting consumers?

A
the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
B
the passage of the Keating-Owen Act of 1912
C
the development of settlement houses
D
the development of the Children’s Bureau
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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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An important environmental debate in the United States in 1900 was

A
whether to use wilderness resources.
B
whether to ban factories in cities.
C
whether to drill for oil offshore.
D
whether to use coal.

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