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Scientific Racism espoused all of the following beliefs EXCEPT

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“new immigrants” were inferior, thus they must be helped by native Americans.

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A major difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor was

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membership in the Knights of Labor was open to all workers.

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A turning point in the Pullman strike occurred when

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President Cleveland ordered federal troops to enforce a court order against the strike.

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An industrial owner who practiced horizontal integration

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bought out competitors in the same industry.

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Coney Island in New York served as an optimal example of American’s love for

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amusement parks and technological wonders.

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Jacob A. Riis’s How the Other Half Lives focused on

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the sordid life of the urban poor.

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Of the following groups that migrated to the United States in the late nineteenth century, which were motivated most by a fear of violence

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Russian Jews

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Regarding the increase of female workers, most Americans believed that

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a woman’s proper role was still caring for home and family.

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Residential suburbs were first populated by

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members of the middle class.

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The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation’s

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railway companies.

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The term “Great Migration” refers to the

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mass movement of American blacks from the rural South to the urban North.

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The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following conditions EXCEPT

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a safe and healthy environment.

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Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle focused of the problems of

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meatpacking plants.

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Which spectator sport was largely favored by the middle class at the turn of the century?

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Professional baseball

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Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism?

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“The laws of nature dictate the conditions of life for both rich and poor.”

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All of the following statements are true about typical mining towns EXCEPT

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as towns developed, local agriculture and transportation decreased.

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All of the following tribes lived on the Great Plains EXCEPT the

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Chinooks

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Effects of the Dawes Act included

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more Indian land being owned by whites.

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Farming in the West

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required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success.

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Joseph McCoy made an important decision when he

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established a northern shipping point for cattle in Abilene, Kansas.

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Mining eventually became a corporate operation because

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massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success.

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The Homestead Act

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guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years.

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The Santa Fe Ring

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seized millions of acres through fraud and legal manipulation.

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The Sioux were finally defeated

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because it was difficult for them to sustain their traditional Indian economy.

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The cattle industry and “cattle drives” originated in

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Texas.

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The corporate cattle boom collapsed because

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corporations overstocked ranges which caused ecological disaster.

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The development of mining technology resulted in

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less use of skilled labor.

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The second Treaty of Fort Laramie

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required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory.

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What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian Territory?

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The discovery of gold in Indian territories.

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What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?

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At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.

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Which group was not a major part of the people known as “cowboys”?

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Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East.

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Which statement about prostitutes in mining towns is not true?

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Most prostitutes were able to save enough to buy small homes or businesses.

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Which statement about the Sand Creek Massacre is not true?

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The fighting began when Indians attacked a mining town.

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Grandfather clauses and poll taxes were used to

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deny blacks the right to vote.

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A supporter of temperance believed that

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consumption of alcohol was sinful.

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All of the following statements about W.E.B. Du Bois are true EXCEPT

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he stressed agricultural education as the major aspect of improving life for blacks.

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Booker T. Washington emphasized

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vocational training as a way of establishing economic independence.

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D.W. Griffith’s successful film, Birth of a Nation, promoted an image of

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romanticized heroism by the Ku Klux Klan.

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During the 1880s and 1890s, many young white southerners

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romanticized the myth of the Lost Cause in the Civil War.

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Jim Crow laws

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established segregation as an institution in southern states.

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Most southern women’s clubs supported all of the following activities EXCEPT

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forming alliances with black women’s clubs in the South.

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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started out as an interracial organization.

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The decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case

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led to enactment of institutional segregation in the South.

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The killings of the owners of the People’s Grocery in 1892 stemmed from the fact that

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southern whites often resented blacks who became economically successful.

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The powerful Southern Farmers’ Alliance had its origins in

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Texas.

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Traditional southerners felt that urban development in the South was

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evidence of the continuing domination of the North.

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Which statement about cotton in the late 1800s of the New South is not true?

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Growing even more cotton would have bolstered sagging prices.

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Which statement best describes the subtreasury plan?

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storing cotton in warehouses in an effort to increase cotton prices

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As a presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan was appealing to Populists due to his

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support for free-silver economic policies.

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At first, the Farmers’ Alliance attempted to

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establish cooperatives to market crops and purchase supplies.

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In response to the 1893 depression, President Cleveland

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did essentially nothing to help those suffering the most.

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Support for the free silver movement was strongest

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with farmers in the South and West.

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The Democrats of the late 1800s portrayed themselves as the party of

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limited government and personal liberties.

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The Greenback Party formed primarily in response to

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congressional laws passed by sound money advocates.

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The Interstate Commerce Commission was

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unsuccessful in enforcing the public’s call for regulating the railroad industry.

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward

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separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs.

57
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The beginning of a stronger, more assertive presidency began with

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William McKinley.

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The most accurate description of the spoils system is

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awarding patronage jobs based on party activism and loyalty.

59
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The presidents in the era 1868-1896 were known for

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their weak use of presidential powers.

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The word suffrage is synonymous with the right to

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vote.

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Throughout the 1890s, Supreme Court decisions tended to

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support the powers of big business.

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Which statement about presidential elections in the period 1876-1900 is true?

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Overall voter turnout was far greater than ever achieved after that period.

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Mahanism emphasized:

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the importance of the navy in imperial expansion.

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After Dewey’s victory, Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo:

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declared the Philippines an independent country.

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American imperialists often rationalized actions by:

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expressing the opinion that people of Anglo-Saxon descent were from a superior culture.

66
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American investment, through dollar diplomacy, increased dramatically

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during the presidency of William Howard Taft.

67
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Before the Spanish-American War, the yellow press

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used sensationalism to stir up war fever.

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Economic conditions that fueled support for foreign trade included

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a huge increase in the amount of manufactured goods produced in America.

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Popular anger against Spain was ignited by

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the destruction of the U.S. ship, the Maine.

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Rationales for imperialism in the era 1890-1910 included all of the following ideas EXCEPT:

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the United States needed a vast buffer zone to offset communist expansionism.

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The Open Door policy:

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allowed America to create an informal economic empire.

72
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The Roosevelt Corollary was seen by Theodore Roosevelt as:

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a logical extension of the Monroe Doctrine.

73
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The Teller Amendment

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called for Cuban self-government.

74
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The United States and European nations contested spheres of influence in:

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China

75
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The crucial role in capturing San Juan Hill was played by

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the 10th Negro Cavalry.

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The effort to annex Hawaii in 1893 foreshadowed:

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the differences between Republicans and Democrats regarding imperialism.

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The overall effect of the Platt Amendment was to

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restrict Cuba’s autonomy at home and abroad

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Which statement about Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy is true?

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Despite campaign claims, Wilson ended up aggressively using interventionism.

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Which statement best describes the duality of causes for American intervention in Cuba?

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Americans were motivated by both commercial concerns and their support for freedom.

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Woodrow Wilson took all of the following actions in Mexico EXCEPT:

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signing an agreement of friendship with Porfirio Diaz.

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A major difference between Theodore Roosevelt and the presidents of the Gilded Era was:

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Roosevelt was much more aggressive in his use of presidential powers.

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As governor, Robert LaFollette successfully passed all of the following reforms EXCEPT

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women’s suffrage at the state level.

83
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Changes in the strategy of suffragettes in the early 1900s included:

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adopting activist tactics such as rallies and political lobbying.

84
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Leaders of the Social Gospel movement sought to:

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introduce religious ethics to industrial relations.

85
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Many progressive reformers supported prohibition legislation because:

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they believed alcohol was a cause of poverty and many other social problems.

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Most settlement houses were staffed by:

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middle class women.

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Reformers who called for use of the Australian ballot succeeded in getting:

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the right of voters to have privacy in the voting process.

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Reformers who focused on ending child labor faced resistance from big business and:

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some poor parents who needed the extra income.

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Reforms in rural areas during the early 1900s achieved all of the following aims EXCEPT:

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managing to stop rural people from being drawn to urbanization trends.

90
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The Harrison Act

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restricted the distribution and use of narcotics.

91
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The 19th Amendment

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gave women the right to vote.

92
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The Seventeenth Amendment

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provided for the direct popular election of U.S. senators.

93
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The main goal of muckrakers was to

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raise the public’s awareness of social problems

94
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Theodore Roosevelt’s reform philosophy was closest to that of

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the Gospel of Efficiency

95
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Use of the initiative allowed reformers to

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propose legislation directly to the electorate.

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When mine owners refused to meet with coal workers at the White House, Roosevelt

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made it clear that he would not use his influence to break the union.

U.S. History 1302 (2 decks)

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