Wilson's New Freedom — Unit test Answers

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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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Which of the following was the first public movement in which American women took leadership roles?

A
the abolition movement
B
the temperance movement
C
the suffrage movement
D
the property rights movement
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Which of the following did Emma Hart Willard accomplish in 1826?

A
She persuaded Oberlin College to admit women.
B
She persuaded the courts to legalize contraception.
C
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention.
D
She founded the first all-girls high school in the US.
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Which statement best describes the social and political costs of building a large courthouse instead of a small one?

A
Building a large courthouse may cost more, and judicial officials will be displeased by the delay.
B
Building a large courthouse may cost more, and voters will be upset by having to pay higher taxes.
C
Building a large courthouse may take longer, and voters could become dissatisfied.
D
Building a large courthouse may take longer, but voters will respect the attempt to create a better building.
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Which of the following best describes Booker T. Washington?

A
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality
B
a civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to abolish it
C
a civil rights leader who founded a university and was later elected to political office
D
a civil rights leader who was arrested for violating Jim Crow laws and later challenged them in court
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Jim Crow laws were a legalized system of

A
discrimination against African Americans.
B
integration of facilities in the South.
C
segregation of educational facilities.
D
separation of the North and South.
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For which of the following was Homer Plessy arrested?

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

A
by breaking up a railroad trust
B
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
C
by ending child labor
D
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
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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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The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

A
segregation was unconstitutional.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
D
the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
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In what year was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union formed?

A
1859
B
1870
C
1874
D
1910
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The first step in understanding the costs and benefits of a decision is

A
identifying possible outcomes.
B
determining all costs and benefits.
C
identifying possible benefits.
D
calculating the costs of all options.
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Which of the following best explains which Progressive reforms were most successful?

A
The financial reforms were most successful because they removed the high tariffs imposed on imports in the 1800s.
B
The financial reforms were most successful because they established lasting methods to protect free enterprise.
C
The labor reforms were most successful because they established lasting protections for all working Americans.
D
The labor reforms were most successful because they supported the rights of workers to organize in unions.
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Which of the following best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
B
to help them provide for their families
C
to follow the social gospel
D
to help them retain their native culture
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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 social effect may result from adding healthier options to a school lunch program?

A
angering school leaders who will have to pay more for the program
B
angering students because of the loss of familiar choices
C
helping the school board president’s chances of being reelected
D
hurting the school board president’s chances of being reelected
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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 defines a graduated income tax?

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

A
Students become angry because a specific event was not approved by the school board.
B
A popular decision is made, which helps the school board president get reelected.
C
Customers decide to stop shopping at a specific store because the quality of the product has changed.
D
A controversial tax decision was postponed until the end of the year, specifically to avoid mid-year tax changes.
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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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