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The focus of the community of former slaves after the Civil War was…
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family
widespread land ownership
none of these options are correct
taking the right to vote
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Question 22 pts
Which of the following faced the worst treatment when they migrated to the West to the point where their migration was eventually excluded?
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Irish
Chinese
Mormons
Californios
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Question 32 pts
The “new immigrants” after 1880, mostly came from….
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Northern Asia
Southern and Eastern Europe
Latin America
Africa
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Question 42 pts
The railroads after the Civil War…
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were built solely by the US federal government.
tripled in the number of miles they covered and helped create a national market.
gave local, state leaders significant control over the wealth of their areas.
were still mostly in the north, the south built very few new lines.
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Question 52 pts
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire….
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could have been prevented.
all of the options are correct
caused outrage among reformers.
left 146 women dead.
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Question 62 pts
The Plessy V Ferguson court case addressed which of the following political concepts in our Bill of Rights?
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state’s rights
right to a speedy trial
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
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Question 72 pts
The Sedition Act was said to violate which Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
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5th Amendment
1st Amendment
8th Amendment
2nd Amendment
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Question 82 pts
Which of the following appeared on the rise in Europe in 1939?
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democracy
anarchy
plutocracy
fascism
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Question 92 pts
All of the following are true of the Truman Doctrine EXCEPT….
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Truman articulated his policy of containment ins reference to Greece.
it was a statement by the US to support free people who were resisting subjugation by others.
it marked the end of US involvement in Europe.
it is essentially a policy of containment, to stop the expansion of communism.
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Question 102 pts
Which of the following are TRUE regarding women during World War II?
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women did not enter the workforce
women worked in aircraft and ship building industries
unions continued to ignore the plight of women in the workforce
the only jobs open to women were in clerical jobs
Question 112 pts
The Bay of Pigs is found in which country?
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Cuba
Soviet Union
Aruba
Hawaii
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Question 122 pts
The west was truly a farming only empire.
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false
true
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Question 132 pts
Which of the following gave African American men the right to vote?
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13th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
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Question 142 pts
Pioneers who settled the west often found establishing a homestead….
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impossible
difficult
very simple
tedious but easy
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Question 152 pts
The Platt Amendment applied to…
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Cuba
Spain
China
Hawaii
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Question 162 pts
During the Gilded Age, the gap between the rich and the poor….
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remained roughly the same
narrowed
disappeared
widened
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Question 172 pts
Which of the following represents a move to put more political control of Congress in the hands of the people?
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20th Amendment
21st Amendment
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
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Question 182 pts
Teddy Roosevelt is known for all of the following EXCEPT….
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opening up preserved land in the West to ranchers and mining companies.
ordering his attorney general to file a lawsuit against J.P. Morgan.
intervening in a labor dispute between coal miners and management.
the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act.
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Question 192 pts
All of the following are true regarding the end of American neutrality, EXCEPT….
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American businesses lost five ships and their cargo shortly before the US decided to declare war
the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram which posed a direct threat to the US
the fact that the US was in reality supplying Allied powers at a greater rate than they were supplying Germany
reluctance of US bankers to grant loans to nations at war
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Question 202 pts
All of the following are true of Prohibition, EXCEPT….
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it did not lower the crime rate, crime simply organized
it was the most popular law ever passed
it was made constitutional through the 18th Amendment
the Treasury Department was in charge of enforcing it
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Question 212 pts
Which of the New Deal Programs would have appealed most to young men just starting out looking for work in rural areas?
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NRA
CCC
FERA
TVA
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Question 222 pts
Which of the following areas were considered where the most crucial fighting occurred during World War II?
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the Pacific at Midway
the western front with D Day
Pearl Harbor
the eastern front involving Germany and the USSR
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Question 232 pts
Truman’s one act as president in support of civil rights was….
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desegregating California schools
the Voting Rights Act
passing anti lynching legislation
desegregating the military
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Question 242 pts
Much of the activism in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was carried out by….
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the elderly
political leaders
students
northerners
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Question 252 pts
The Beats, reinforced mainstream American ideals.
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false
true
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Question 262 pts
The most vilified members of the southern Republican governments were…
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northern African Americans who migrated south.
carpetbaggers.
scalawags.
southern African Americans.
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Question 272 pts
Which of the following BEST describes the population of the west?
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homogenous
diverse
unified
organized
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Question 282 pts
Which of the following would have been an example of horizontal integration?
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buying out a rival steel mill
purchasing a coal mine
none of the options are correct
buying boxcars to get a rebate from railroads
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Question 292 pts
The gap between the rich and the poor shrunk during the Gilded Age.
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True
False
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Question 302 pts
By 1890, most Americans worked in which of the following?
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ranching
mining
industry working for wages
farming
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Question 312 pts
The Supreme Court frequently sided with which of the following in labor court cases?
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the worker
the company
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Question 322 pts
Wilson used World War I to finally give support to the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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false
true
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Question 332 pts
Which of the following fought against the New Deal politically?
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the Republican Party
communists and socialists in the US
all of the options are correct
figures such as Father Coughlin, Dr. Townsend, and Huey Long.
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Question 342 pts
Which of the following groups were treated the worst in the US during World War II?
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Irish Americans
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
German Americans
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Question 352 pts
Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
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he knew he only had to use one and did
all of the options are correct
he wanted to show the world the power of the US
it could save American lives
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Question 362 pts
In addition to African Americans, which of the following also protested for equality and civil rights?
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Latinos
LGBT community
Native Americans
all of the options are correct
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Question 372 pts
Under LBJ….
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the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed him to scale back US involvement in Vietnam
American troop numbers in Vietnam rose dramatically.
very few Americans protested the war in Vietnam
American society, for the most part, supported the war effort
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Question 382 pts
In places where Reconstruction governments survived the “Redeemers” takeover…
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there were fewer recorded incidents of corruption
violence erupted with groups such as the KKK
more African Americans became leaders
economic prosperity returned
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Question 392 pts
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding Wounded Knee?
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It took place at the end of December, one of the coldest months in South Dakota
The Sioux were participating in a religious ritual, the Ghost Dance, that Americans did not understand
Americans immediately condemned the actions of the US military
More than 100 Native American men, women, and children were killed by the US military
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Question 402 pts
During the Gilded Age, control of Congress…
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went back and forth between the two parties
was marked by the rapid ascendance of the Populist Party
remained firmly in Republican hands
remained firmly in Democratic hands
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Question 412 pts
Which of the following represents America’s willingness to become more globally powerful?
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all of the options are correct
building the Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary
US involvement in Mexico
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Question 422 pts
The stock market crash was the single cause of the Great Depression.
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True
False
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Question 432 pts
Which of the following is Woodrow Wilson known for?
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tariff reform
restructuring the banking system
Clayton Act
all of the options are correct
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Question 442 pts
The Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I….
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created the League of Nations.
was not ratified by the US.
blamed Germany for the war.
all of the options are correct
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Question 452 pts
The Social Security Act is significant because….
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all of the options are true
it created our current welfare state.
it was ruled against by the Supreme Court, but remained in place.
it included all workers, including domestic laborers and farmers.
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Question 462 pts
Which of the following appeared on the verge of collapse when FDR took office?
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banking system
our agricultural sector
factory system
stock market
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Question 472 pts
According to the book, the closest the US came to going to war directly with the Soviet Union was over which of the following countries?
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Germany
Korea
Turkey
Greece
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Question 482 pts
The National Organization of Women were radical feminists who called their movement one of liberation.
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false
true
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Question 492 pts
Vietnamization refers to Nixon’s plan to hand Vietnam back over to the Vietnamese and bring American troops home.
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True
False
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Question 502 pts
The election of 1876…..
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is seen as the first victory for the Democratic Party after the Civil War.
marked the biggest landslide in US history.
was extremely close and only decided after negotiations behind closed doors.
marked a new wave of Republican social reforms in the south.
