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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 these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

A
Jeannette Rankin
B
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C
Carrie Chapman Catt
D
Margaret Sanger
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This edition of the New York Journal, from February 17, 1898, focuses on the sinking of the USS Maine.

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A
a deliberate move by attackers.
B
an accident by a crew member of the ship.
C
raiders looking for $50,000.
D
poor navigation by the ship’s captain.
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Who received benefits from settlement houses in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
young women from wealthy families
B
immigrants who had recently come to America
C
reformers like Jacob Riis and Lincoln Steffens
D
members of the middle-class people who needed a place to live
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Which event caused the United States to enter into a war with Spain?

A
The Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana.
B
Cuba declared its independence.
C
The United States signed a treaty for control over the Panama Canal.
D
Hawaiian planters wanted to overthrow the queen.
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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
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In the early 1800s, female reformers focused on the issue(s) of:

A
temperance only.
B
women's access to health care and health education.
C
temperance, abolition, and women's access to education.
D
women's right to vote.
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What was one way Progressives wanted to regulate railroads?

A
by limiting the fees railroads could charge for carrying freight
B
by limiting the number of states through which railroads could travel
C
by determining the wages paid to railroad workers
D
by determining the amount of taxes the railroads had to pay
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In the Muller v. Oregon case of 1908, the Supreme Court

A
ruled against government regulations.
B
overturned a state law regarding child safety.
C
ruled in favor of government regulations.
D
overturned a state law regarding unsafe products.
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

A
racially segregated facilities.
B
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.
C
racially segregated housing.
D
“separate but equal” schools.
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What impact did Sinclair’s book have on the era of Progressive reform?

A
The Jungle showed that the government was unwilling to make changes because of one person’s attempt at reform.
B
The Jungle made people want to return to the former ways of production they were accustomed to.
C
The Jungle showed that if the public was informed about a certain issue, it had the power to demand reform from the government.
D
The Jungle did not have any great or lasting impact on the era of Progressive reform.
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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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Read the quotation by Theodore Roosevelt..“There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muck rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed . . . The men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well-being of society.” According to this quotation, which of the following best describes Roosevelt's view on journalism?

A
Writers should be concerned about upsetting American political leaders.
B
Writers should not worry about upsetting the public.
C
Writers who expose corruption perform a vital service to America.
D
Writers should only expose corruption in certain industries.
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Which reform measure could voters use if they wanted to change a law about taxes?

A
a direct election
B
an initiative
C
a recall
D
an impeachment
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How did speculators take advantage of the Homestead Act?

A
by catering to new markets
B
by promising homesteaders a reliable link to the East
C
by creating phony claims
D
by preparing the land for planting
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One of the main problems with the Indian reservation system was that government agents

A
took land from settlers to give to American Indians.
B
dealt dishonestly with American Indian families.
C
did not understand the power structure of American Indian tribes.
D
gave land to settlers who removed American Indians.
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What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to stop American Indians from buying land
B
to stop American Indians from resisting assimilation
C
to divide and distribute land to American Indians
D
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
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How did the end of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

A
It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of free African Americans.
B
It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
C
It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D
It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
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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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In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

A
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation unconstitutional.
B
stated that African American and white schools needed to be equal.
C
upheld the Separate Car Act by ruling that segregation was legal.
D
upheld Plessy v. Ferguson by ruling segregation constitutional.

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