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

A
The case had no effect on the laws.
B
The case weakened the laws.
C
The case strengthened the laws.
D
The case invalidated the laws.
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In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
segregation did not constitute discrimination.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states.
C
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
D
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.
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How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to expose slum conditions through journalism; Steffens worked to provide health care to immigrants.
B
Addams worked to promote temperance; Steffens worked to run settlement houses.
C
Addams worked to establish settlement houses for immigrants; Steffens worked to expose government corruption.
D
Addams worked to reform factory labor laws; Steffens worked to teach immigrants American culture.
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Which group did Wilson most want to help during the second half of his term?

A
big business
B
women
C
everyday workers
D
entrepreneurs
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In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
B
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
C
appealing a court decision about segregation.
D
attempting to vote in an election.
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Taft’s passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act created a problem for Roosevelt progressives because:

A
it did little to lower taxes.
B
it raised taxes.
C
it was not progressive enough.
D
it did not help business.
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Why did Taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that Taft was running two campaigns?

A
Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.
B
Taft planned to continue Roosevelt’s policies and introduce some of Bryant’s policies as president.
C
Taft campaigned as a Republican in some states and as a Democrat in others.
D
Taft encouraged progressive Republicans to join the Democratic Party.
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Which statement best summarizes the major difference between the social gospel movement and the evangelicals of the Gilded Age?

A
Followers of the social gospel movement spent time trying to save souls, while evangelicals spent time trying to raise church attendance.
B
Followers of the social gospel movement focused on making life on Earth better, while the evangelicals focused on the rewards waiting in heaven.
C
Followers of the social gospel movement believed that poverty was part of God’s plan on Earth, while evangelicals believed that the rich were more fit.
D
Followers of the social gospel movement believed they had a duty to help others, while evangelicals believed the wealthy should help people in need.
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Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
B
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
C
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
D
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
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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 force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
C
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
D
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
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Which of the following is a legacy of Roosevelt’s environmental policies?

A
clean air and water
B
national parks and forests
C
bans on deforestation
D
bans on hunting
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Look at the chart.YearApproximate Number of Settlement Houses in the US19001001910400Which conclusion does the chart support?

A
Acculturation and Americanization programs began offering new services between 1900 and 1910.
B
Acculturation and Americanization programs attracted the same number of people between 1900 and 1910.
C
Acculturation and Americanization programs became more popular between 1900 and 1910.
D
Acculturation and Americanization programs became less popular between 1900 and 1910.
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How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

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

Question illustration
A
wasted government money
B
provided citizens with government money
C
encouraged people to vote
D
supported government investigations
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Read the quote from President Wilson’s letter to the National Child Labor Committee.“As the labor situation created by the war develops I am more interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children.” The “labor situation” Wilson refers to most likely concerned him because:

A
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
B
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
C
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
D
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political life following the 1896 election?

A
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as the president.
B
After defeating McKinley, Bryan served as senator.
C
After losing to McKinley, Bryan retired from politics.
D
After losing to McKinley, Bryan ran for president twice more.
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Which statement best describes Carnegie’s ideas about the wealthy class?

A
The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.
B
The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.
C
The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.
D
The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.
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Women’s suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure?

A
an initiative
B
a recall
C
a referendum
D
a direct primary
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Read the quotation by Marcus Garvey.“The only wise thing for us as ambitious Negroes to do, is to…build up for the race a mighty nation of our own in Africa. And this race of ours that cannot get recognition and respect in the country where we were slaves, by using our own ability, power and genius, would develop for ourselves in another country in our habitat a nation of our own.” Based on the quotation, which best describes Garvey’s view on the best way for African Americans to gain “respect and recognition”?

A
to form their own communities in the US
B
to take pride in their American heritage
C
to use their ability, power, and genius to fight for equality in the US
D
to return to Africa and form a new country
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An important environmental debate in the United States in 1900 was

A
whether to use wilderness resources.
B
whether to ban factories in cities.
C
whether to drill for oil offshore.
D
whether to use coal.

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