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Most socialists believe that the best way to improve society is to

A
outlaw political parties and ban elections.
B
allow businesses and individuals to follow their own best interests.
C
insist that the government protects the interests of workers and consumers.
D
allow businesses to follow the principles of cooperation and sharing.
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Which statement is the best explanation of how The Chicago Defender, an African American newspaper, encouraged the Great Migration?

A
It published stories about Northern cuisine.
B
It referred to the North as the “Promised Land.”
C
It published stories about the best of New York life.
D
It published interviews with important Northern politicians.
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Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the abolition movement
B
the temperance movement
C
the suffrage movement
D
the property rights movement
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The main reason alcohol abuse caught the attention of the public in the early 1900s was an increase in

A
the number of men expressing concern about alcohol.
B
concern for improving cleanliness and hygiene in cities.
C
concern by young families for improving their lives.
D
the negative social effects of excessive drinking.
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Socialists believe that people should cooperate to produce what is best for

A
themselves.
B
the Church.
C
private individuals.
D
society.
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Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
B
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
C
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
D
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
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Why is communism often referred to as Marxism?

A
because Marx established the first industrial factory system.
B
because Karl Marx was a central developer of its core ideas.
C
because Marx opposed socialism and defended capitalism.
D
because Marx led a successful revolution in Germany.
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What was Edith Wharton known for? Select three options.

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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Read the quotation.“Words . . . may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger.”—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Schenck v. United States, March 1919According to this ruling,

A
people had the right to say whatever they wished.
B
people were not allowed to discuss frightening or controversial topics.
C
the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
D
the right to free speech was overturned.
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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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How did Alexander Palmer justify the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920?

A
Palmer supported taking radical action against conservatives.
B
Palmer claimed to be the leader of the Communist Party.
C
Palmer claimed that the Espionage and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
D
Palmer warned of an imminent communist takeover.
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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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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 did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826?

A
She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women.
B
She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception.
C
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
D
She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.
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The single greatest benefit that capitalism provides is that it enables human choice. Capitalism establishes a social contract that makes it possible for individuals to exercise their franchise and free agency. It gives people the ability to be secure in themselves and their possessions and, having provided security, it enables people to assume risk that they were previously unwilling to assume. It creates the necessary conditions for people to escape poverty and create wealth for themselves and for others.

A
allows the government to help individuals.
B
protects workers from unfair practices.
C
provides individuals with freedom of choice.
D
helps entrepreneurs avoid risk and danger.

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