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What do suffrage, temperance, and abolition movements have in common?

A
They all achieved their desired goals.
B
They all provided a social outlet for women.
C
They were all efforts to promote social reform.
D
They were all attempts to rid society of political injustice.
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Read the quotation from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle . "There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumptive germs." Which of the following best describes the American public's reaction to reading The Jungle?

A
The public looked for employment in the meat-packing industry in order to help improve conditions.
B
The public lobbied for meat-packing plants to close down in order to end the consumption of meat in America.
C
The public was outraged and demanded legislative reform from the government.
D
The public did not believe the details of the book and they turned against Sinclair.
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When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?

A
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
B
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
C
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
D
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
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Roosevelt chose a bull moose as a symbol for his new Progressive Party because

A
he wanted to show he sided with Democrats on key issues.
B
he fought like one for things he believed in.
C
he had helped preserve them in Washington State.
D
he wanted to show he sided with Republicans on key issues.
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities."My purpose was . . . to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." According to Steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?

A
to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers
B
to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves
C
to encourage people to rise up against their government
D
to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
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Which of the following best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
establishing a graduated income tax.
B
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
C
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
D
lowering government restrictions on banks.
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Look at the graphic below.Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

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A
wasted government money
B
gave citizens government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
10

Which of the following did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

A
railroad pools
B
interstate railroads
C
steel monopolies
D
sugar-refining monopolies
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities."My purpose was...to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government?

A
to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their government
B
to highlight corruption in city and state governments
C
to arouse public sympathy for government officials
D
to incite Americans into a fiery revolt against their government
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Which of the following best illustrates a direct consequence of the social gospel movement?

A
Hundreds of settlement houses opened across the United States.
B
Social Darwinists began encouraging people not to help less-fortunate people.
C
The Salvation Army offered different kinds of services to less-fortunate people.
D
Protestant Christians formed groups that opposed drinking alcohol.
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Which of the following best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
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Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

A
The courts often ruled against the commission.
B
The commission had no power to ban rate discrimination.
C
The commission members supported laissez-faire policies.
D
The courts would not hear cases on interstate commerce.
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Two of Theodore Roosevelt’s major successes in protecting consumers were

A
the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
B
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act.
C
the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act.
D
the National Child Labor Act and the Newlands Reclamation Act.
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What do suffrage, temperance, and abolition movements have in common?

A
They all achieved their desired goals.
B
They all provided a social outlet for women.
C
They were all efforts to promote social reform.
D
They were all attempts to rid society of political injustice.
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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
establishing a graduated income tax.
B
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
C
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
D
lowering government restrictions on banks.
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Which of the following best states how World War I affected President Wilson’s position on women’s suffrage?

A
Wilson started to champion women’s suffrage after the war began.
B
Wilson stopped supporting women’s suffrage after the war began.
C
Wilson continued to fight for women’s suffrage after the war began.
D
Wilson’s continued to oppose women’s suffrage after the war began.

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