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In which area did Theodore Roosevelt fail to enact reforms?

A
conservation
B
child labor
C
food and drugs
D
business
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Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
B
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
C
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
D
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
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How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s?

A
Populists wanted the government to limit the amount of paper money.
B
Populists wanted the government to keep the gold standard.
C
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.
D
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited paper money.
4

What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South’s Jim Crow laws?

A
The case invalidated the laws.
B
The case weakened the laws.
C
The case strengthened the laws.
D
The case had no effect on the laws.
5

How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
B
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
C
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
D
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
6

Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to

A
political machines.
B
voters.
C
monopolies.
D
trusts.
7

In what way did Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth” challenge social Darwinism?

A
Carnegie declared that the rich obtained their wealth from circumstance, not because they were fitter than the less fortunate.
B
Carnegie wrote that wealthy industrialists should give handouts directly to less fortunate people.
C
Carnegie promoted the idea that the rich are entitled to their wealth because they are smarter and more resourceful.
D
Carnegie stated that the wealthy are the fittest and therefore have an obligation to the less fortunate.
8

During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, how did the US government protect businesses?

A
by ending child labor
B
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
C
by breaking up a railroad trust
D
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
9

What did the People’s Party believe would result from the government taking control of America’s railroads and banks?

A
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
B
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
C
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
D
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
10

Which best defines a graduated income tax?

A
a tax in which higher earners pay more than lower earners
B
an income tax that increases with a person’s level of education
C
a tax that is scheduled to increase with time
D
an income tax that replaces an earlier tax, such as a tariff
11

Women’s suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure?

A
a referendum
B
a recall
C
an initiative
D
a direct primary
12

Which group did Wilson most want to help during the second half of his term?

A
entrepreneurs
B
everyday workers
C
big business
D
women
13

Which best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to follow the social gospel
B
to help them retain their native culture
C
to help them provide for their families
D
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
14

In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states.
B
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
C
segregation did not constitute discrimination.
D
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.
15

Which statement best describes Carnegie’s ideas about the wealthy class?

A
The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.
B
The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.
C
The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.
D
The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.
16

How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.
B
Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice.
C
Addams worked to preach social justice; Steffens worked to help the less fortunate.
D
Addams worked to reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants.
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Which best describes a similarity between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?

A
both formed the Niagara Movement
B
both supported full racial equality
C
both believed in the accommodationist approach to racial segregation
D
both engaged in activism to end racial segregation
18

Which word best fits in the center area?

A
Activism
B
Integration
C
Accommodation
D
Equality

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