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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
B
Jazz music played only in the South.
C
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
D
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
3

New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
B
the National Recovery Administration.
C
the Public Works Administration.
D
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
4

What was the Great Migration during World War I?

A
the movement of white women from rural areas to industrial cities
B
the movement of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities
C
the recruitment of American men to fight in the war in Europe
D
the saving of food and fuel to help provide supplies for the war effort
5

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
B
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
C
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
D
segregation was unconstitutional.
6

Supporters of the atomic bomb argued against the idea that the US should not use the bomb against Japan by

A
noting that firebombing had already caused extensive damage in Japan.
B
suggesting the destruction would not be any greater than at Pearl Harbor.
C
suggesting the bomb would only be used on important military targets.
D
noting the bomb would mainly destroy buildings rather than kill people.
7

In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

A
teaching about evolution.
B
teaching about creationism.
C
teaching about Prohibition.
D
teaching about religion.
8

Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
report on and bust unions.
B
move employees to company towns.
C
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
D
force scabs to cross picket lines.
9

Which of these is true of Great Britain’s participation in World War II in 1940?

A
Its land troops outmaneuvered Germany’s.
B
Its Royal Navy lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
C
Its Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain.
D
Its Royal Air Force lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
10

In a famous speech at the beginning of World War I, President Wilson declared that the United States would

A
join the Triple Alliance.
B
remain involved.
C
join the Triple Entente.
D
remain neutral.
11

Which effect of industrialization made city centers somewhat unpleasant for residents?

A
the increased number of government buildings
B
the rise of railroads and stockyards
C
the lack of cultural institutions
D
the lack of public transportation
13

How did Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal help the environment?

A
by preserving the nation’s forests
B
by clearing and developing land
C
by limiting working hours
D
by ending federal irrigation projects
14

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
B
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
C
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
D
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
15

The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

A
to enjoy different cultural events.
B
to enable their children to attend universities there.
C
to discover and create new technologies.
D
to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.
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Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to Indigenous people was sold

A
to Indigenous people who wanted more.
B
to white settlers and railroad companies.
C
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.
D
to specific tribes as reservation land.
17

An example of a push factor would be

A
poverty.
B
educational opportunities.
C
religious freedom.
D
job opportunities.
18

The United States decided to try to build a canal across Panama instead of Nicaragua because:

A
it wanted a shorter route for deliveries.
B
the land in Panama was more mountainous.
C
it already had control of the land.
D
the land was less expensive and offered a shorter route.
19

Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the multiplex telegraph
B
the telephone
C
the motion-picture machine
D
the phonograph
20

In 1929, ongoing economic issues led to

A
a stock market crash.
B
an increase in consumer demand.
C
a stock market boom.
D
an increase in the production of goods.

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