Question 17

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A)
Use the political cartoon to answer the question.
The spirit of Tweed is mighty still.
Which statement best interprets the message of this cartoon?
(1 point)
Boss Tweed was unfairly blamed for corruption in New York's government.
Boss Tweed's arrest marked the end of corruption in New York's
government.
Boss Tweed was gone, but corruption was still a problem in New York's
government.
Boss Tweed would eventually regain control of New York's government and
resume his corrupt ways.
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Question 18
A)
Which political party emerged out of the farmers' movements of the late
1800s?
(1 point)
the Democratic Party
the Populist Party
the Republican Party
the Whig Party
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Question 19
Question 20
A)
Which of the following best describes the Progressive movement?
(1 point)
an effort to roll back the social reforms of the Populist movement
an attempt to address the problems associated with the Gilded Age
an undertaking intended to limit democratic reforms in government
an enterprise focused on preventing businesses from being regulated
A)
Which of the following was a result of the labor movement during the
Progressive Age?
(1 point)
Antitrust laws were enacted to protect workers.
The rights of women in the workforce were recognized.
Antidiscrimination laws were passed to protect minority workers.
New regulations improved the safety and health of factory workers.
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Question 21
Question 22
A)
What was the primary goal of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union
(WCTU)?
(1 point)
to advocate for women's suffrage
to promote the rapid growth of cities
to work for equal rights for African Americans
to lobby for laws against the consumption of alcohol
A)
Booker T. Washington is noted for which of the following?
(1 point)
promoting black nationalism
founding the Niagara Movement
establishing the Tuskegee Institute
reporting on lynchings in the South
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Question 23
Question 24
A)
Which of the following statements was true of the Progressive Era?
(1 point)
The government retracted important democratic reforms.
The government took a more active role in regulating business.
The government embraced a laissez-faire attitude toward private life.
The government actively sought to end racial discrimination and violence.
A)
Which best describes Theodore Roosevelt’s impact on the election of 1912?
(1 point)
Republicans abandoned progressive reform.
All parties focused on expanding presidential power.
Progressivism remained an important political movement.
The Democratic Party became the party of progressive reform.
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Question 25
A)
Which of these statements about President McKinley best identifies him as
an expansionist?
(1 point)
He initially hesitated to enter into war with Spain.
He feared that new U.S. naval ships were untested.
He paid Spain a large sum to secure the Philippines.
He put out a national call for men to join the military.
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Question 26
Question 27
A)
What problem did Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis expose?
(1 point)
America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a
frontier.
Intervention in international affairs would cause domestic interests to suffer.
The U.S. Navy needed to be modernized.
The purchase of Alaska was a bad idea.
A)
Why was annexing Hawaii important to the U.S.?
(1 point)
Hawaii had few trade options.
Hawaii was home to many Americans.
Hawaii was under the influence of the British.
Hawaii was a strategic location for a naval base.
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Question 28
A)
How did Theodore Roosevelt use big stick diplomacy to construct the
Panama Canal?
(1 point)
Roosevelt threatened to invade and colonize Colombia.
Roosevelt supported Panama's revolution against Colombia.
Roosevelt negotiated with Nicaragua and Colombia to build the canal.
Roosevelt sent a naval fleet to force Colombia to give up land for the canal.
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Question 29
A)
What was an unintended consequence of William Howard Taft's use of dollar
diplomacy in U.S. relations with Latin America?
(1 point)
It caused Latin American countries to increasingly resent U.S. interference
in their affairs.
It caused the U.S. to focus on Latin America instead of pursuing its foreign
policy goals in Asia.
It caused military conflicts with European countries who also had economic
interests in Latin America.
It caused damage to the U.S. economy by encouraging overinvestment in
unstable Latin American countries.
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Question 30
A)
Germany and other European nations invested in larger and more modern
naval armaments. This is an example of what factor that led to World War I?
(1 point)
militarism
alliances
imperialism
nationalism
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Question 31
A)
Who were the Harlem Hellfighters?
(1 point)
an African American jazz band that first appeared in New York City during
the 1920s
an organization of African American intellectuals that fought against
segregation
an African American women’s group that rallied for suffrage rights
an infantry regiment of African American soldiers that served in World War I
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Question 32
A)
Which is a true statement about how World War I affected working conditions
in the United States?
(1 point)
The federal government agreed to support labor unions in return for a nostrike promise from unions.
Labor unions agreed to pay cuts and longer working hours to support the
war effort.
Business owners and corporations agreed to less profit for shareholders for
the duration of the war.
The military promised veterans good jobs in the labor force once they
returned home from war.
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Question 33
A)
Despite President Woodrow Wilson’s efforts, the United States never
officially signed the Treaty of Versailles. Why was this the case?
(1 point)
Germany declined to take public responsibility for the death and destruction
of World War I.
Many U.S. senators opposed the League of Nations and voted against the
treaty.
Wilson suffered a stroke in 1919 and was unable to personally approve the
treaty.
Wilson withdrew the originally worded treaty after Democrats in the Senate
amended it.
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Question 34
A)
Trace the impact of World War I on Prohibition and the women’s suffrage
movement. Arrange events in order, starting with the first on top.
(1 point)
World War I ends. 
The United States enters World War I.

Congress ratifies the Prohibition amendment. 
Congress ratifies the women's suffrage amendment. 
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Question 35
A)
How did Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Paris affect the aviation industry in the
1920s?
(1 point)
The aviation industry experienced a decline because of increased fear
among Americans about air travel.
The aviation industry experienced a decline because of better alternatives,
such as the automobile, for travel.
The aviation industry experienced a boom because Americans felt safer
flying in an airplane.
The aviation industry had to develop more comprehensive guidelines and
training for flights between coastal cities.
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Question 36
A)
During the 1920s, how did the growth of immigrant populations in cities
cause a cultural backlash in the United States?
(1 point)
The economy took a downturn due to increased competition for jobs in
urban areas.
The government initiated the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 to remove
limits on immigration.
Immigrants launched protests due to the United States’ involvement in
World War I.
Many Americans in rural areas felt that their way of life was being
threatened.
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Question 37
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor of the Herald:
It may interest Herald readers,
especially those opposed to woman
suffrage, to know that some 25 or 30
anti-suffragist women also made their
way to the State House to attend the
woman suffrage hearing before the
committee on constitutional
amendments.
The case of the suffragists has been
as usual amply reported through the
daily press. It was conducted by Mrs.
Maud Wood Parks. The following
figures quoted by her from the census
of 1900 were instructive: Number of
single women in Massachusetts,
277,711; number of widows in
Massachusetts, 128,176.
The large number of single women
and widows in this state Mrs. Parks
considered to be one of the strongest
arguments for woman suffrage
A)
Use the passage to answer the
question.
What is the writer’s claim?
(1 point)
Many women marched to
the statehouse in
Massachusetts to lobby in
favor of giving women the
right to vote.
The Massachusetts
legislature is considering
striking the word male from
the section about voting
rights.
If given the right to vote,
the women of
Massachusetts will soon
take over the government.
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Question 38
A)
What caused the Great Migration during the 1920s?
(1 point)
Industrial growth led to the creation of more roads.
European immigrants were curious about the United States.
Young women pursued new opportunities for education.
African Americans wanted more rights and better-paying jobs.
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Question 39
A)
Which of the following 1920s topics frequently appeared in the writing of the
Lost Generation? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
culture of consumerism
nativist attitudes toward immigrants
laissez-faire theory
aftermath of World War I
racial inequalities

Answer 1

Here are the answers for the questions you've provided:

Question 17
C) Boss Tweed was gone, but corruption was still a problem in New York's government.

Question 18
B) the Populist Party

Question 19
B) an attempt to address the problems associated with the Gilded Age

Question 20
D) New regulations improved the safety and health of factory workers.

Question 21
D) to lobby for laws against the consumption of alcohol

Question 22
C) establishing the Tuskegee Institute

Question 23
B) The government took a more active role in regulating business.

Question 24
C) Progressivism remained an important political movement.

Question 25
D) He put out a national call for men to join the military.

Question 26
A) America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.

Question 27
D) Hawaii was a strategic location for a naval base.

Question 28
B) Roosevelt supported Panama's revolution against Colombia.

Question 29
A) It caused Latin American countries to increasingly resent U.S. interference in their affairs.

Question 30
A) militarism

Question 31
D) an infantry regiment of African American soldiers that served in World War I

Question 32
A) The federal government agreed to support labor unions in return for a no-strike promise from unions.

Question 33
B) Many U.S. senators opposed the League of Nations and voted against the treaty.

Question 34

1. The United States enters World War I.
2. World War I ends.
3. Congress ratifies the Prohibition amendment.
4. Congress ratifies the women's suffrage amendment.

Question 35
C) The aviation industry experienced a boom because Americans felt safer flying in an airplane.

Question 36
D) Many Americans in rural areas felt that their way of life was being threatened.

Question 37
A) Many women marched to the statehouse in Massachusetts to lobby in favor of giving women the right to vote.

Question 38
D) African Americans wanted more rights and better-paying jobs.

Question 39
A) culture of consumerism
D) aftermath of World War I

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