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How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation?

A
by using horses and carriages to commute
B
by making the automobile unnecessary
C
by transporting commuters without crowding city streets
D
by delivering fresh food to people in cities
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Which three factors transformed industry during the Gilded Age?

A
new technology, government investments in business, and new business practices
B
new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads
C
immigration, government investments in business, and the expansion of railroads
D
the expansion of railroads, new technology, and the government’s repeal of taxes
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Read this quote by Karl Marx from The Communist Manifesto.“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”What is a Marxist principle that the above quote helps to explain?

A
The means of production should be in the hands of the upper class.
B
Socialism would never uphold the rights of the working class.
C
Society should remain a competition between the classes.
D
The best society is one without socioeconomic classes.
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Millions of people from Africa were forcibly brought to the Americas

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in the early 1600s through the late 1800s.
B
in the early 1800s only.
C
in the early 1600s through the late 1600s.
D
in the early 1700s only.
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Why was the term political machine used to describe corrupt political systems in the late 1800s?

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Political machines ran very smoothly, like clocks.
B
Political machines created cycles that turned, like gears.
C
Political machines were led by factory owners.
D
Political machines worked like assembly lines.

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