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In which of the following situations would the government have been most likely to become involved in union protests?

A
a successful strike
B
a union formed against a company’s will
C
a violent or destructive protest
D
a request by management
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The Brooklyn Bridge is significant because it was the first suspension bridge built

A
in the United States.
B
in the world.
C
with steel cables.
D
with cast-iron cables.
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Opposition to Asian immigrants led to the 1907 Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan. This informal agreement stated that

A
Japan would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
B
Japan would issue only five thousand passports per year to people who wanted to immigrate to the United States.
C
the United States could take away the citizenship of Japanese immigrants who lived in the United States.
D
the United States would stop giving passports to people who wanted to immigrate to Japan.
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Which statement best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

A
Immigrants usually lived in the outskirts of cities, far from the places where they worked.
B
Legal restrictions forced immigrants and factory owners to live in separate parts of most cities.
C
Factory owners preferred to live in the outskirts of a city in neighborhoods that reminded them of rural areas.
D
Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.
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Read the quotation from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.“All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property. . . or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.”According to this quotation, what is against the law?

A
all charges for the transportation of people or handling of goods
B
services rendered for delivering, storage, or handling of property
C
unjust or unreasonable charges for transporting people or goods
D
unfair prices for the goods that are sold to consumers
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In the early 1900s, doctors and lawyers usually belonged to which group?

A
the lower class
B
the wealthy class
C
the middle class
D
the working poor
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Between 1790 and 1900, cities in America

A
grew rapidly as people moved to urban centers looking for work.
B
shrank as rural areas became more popular.
C
shrank as people began moving to the suburbs.
D
grew slowly as they industrialized.
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Read the quotation from Theodore Rhodie, a former Pullman employee.“I do not like to walk up there and hand up my membership in the American Railway Union because when a man asks me to give up my principles, my rights as an American citizen, he might just as well ask for my life.”To which result of the Pullman strike is Theodore Rhodie referring?

A
the loss of money by the Pullman Company
B
the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs
C
the rehiring of workers who resigned from Debs’s union
D
the increase in anti-union court decisions
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What railroad practice did reformers call on governments to legislate in the late 1800s, with minimal success?

A
rate discrimination favoring shorter journeys
B
rebates to large companies
C
rebates to small companies
D
rate discrimination favoring smaller companies
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In the late 1800s, where did most European immigrants live in the United States?

A
on large farms
B
in large cities
C
just outside cities
D
in small towns
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Which of the following was a significant social change during the Gilded Age?

A
Women formed suffrage groups.
B
Women formed labor unions.
C
Employers stopped hiring children.
D
Employers created workplace protection for children.
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What is the firsthand historical evidence used to support a claim in an argumentative essay called?

A
an expert source
B
a primary source
C
an academic source
D
a secondary source
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Why did manufacturers hire children to work in their factories?

A
Factory owners could pay children less money than they paid adults.
B
Children were able to complete more work than adults.
C
Children could work for eight hours per day.
D
Factory owners expected children to do demanding physical labor.
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Where should the writer place his or her reasons in detail when organizing an argumentative essay?

A
in the body paragraphs
B
in the conclusion
C
in the introduction
D
in the rebuttals
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Which is one reason that factory work was dangerous in the 1800s?

A
Machines were too difficult for workers to use.
B
There were not enough workers to operate large machines.
C
Most machines had few safety features.
D
There were not enough machines to meet demand for products.
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What is one way that city landscapes changed in the beginning of the twentieth century?

A
The first skyscrapers were built.
B
The first tenement apartments were built.
C
The first structures using steel were built.
D
The first transportation systems were built.
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At the turn of the twentieth century, a sweatshop was

A
a small work room in a large factory.
B
a small factory with safe working conditions.
C
a small factory with unsafe working conditions.
D
a small apartment where several families worked.
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During the late 1800s, the Chinese immigration rate dramatically

A
decreased because of new legislation.
B
decreased because of a war in China.
C
increased because of a gold rush.
D
increased because of job opportunities.
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Which of the following was a typical tactic of nativists in the early 1900s?

A
registering immigrants to vote
B
campaigning for pro-immigration laws
C
bullying and intimidating immigrants
D
paying immigrants to move out of cities
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the Munn v. Illinois case?

A
States can regulate railroads that operate interstate.
B
States can regulate grain storage fees in their states.
C
States cannot regulate large businesses at all.
D
States cannot regulate railroads that operate interstate.

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