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Which phrase explains a cause of the great depression?
a) Increase in minimum wage
b) Growth of immigration
c) Increase in unemployment
d) Growth in consumer spending

How did the 19th amendment expand the democratic process?
a) By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
b) By eliminating the poll tax
c) By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender
d) By lowering the voting age

Which territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?
a) Puerto Rico
b) Virgin Islands
c) American Samoa
d) Wake Island

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
a) The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
b) Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
c) In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
d) Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

The USS Maine sinks in Havana Harbor; The US Congress declares war; The Treaty of Paris is signed. How did these events affect the United States?
a) They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.
b) They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.
c) They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.
d) They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

These lyrics (a song for the grand old Temp'rance tree...) are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —
a) Harlem Renaissance
b) New Deal
c) Reconstruction Era
d) Progressive Era

Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
a) Social Security Administration
b) Securities and Exchange Commission
c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d) Farm Credit Administration

During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being —
a) opposed to machine politics
b) loyal to the United Kingdom
c) conscientious objectors
d) Roman Catholics

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?
a) The taxation of imported luxury goods
b) The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
c) The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
d) The implementation of immigration restrictions

Public response to Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the —
a) Food and Drug Administration
b) Centers for Disease Control
c) Department of Commerce
d) Institution of Education Sciences

Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?
a) The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.
b) A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.
c) The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.
d) Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.

Roosevelt's 'Big Stick Diplomacy' was used to--
a) secure the southern border of California
b) protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes
c) create a defensive alliance with France
d) obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

Trench Warfare was a military tactic that —
a) made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties
b) required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods
c) made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate
d) required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance on cavalry forces

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by —
a) creating the Veterans Administration
b) passing the Selective Service Act
c) enacting the GI Bill
d) establishing the Marine Corps

Americans who didn't like 'Alien Reds' thought deportation was necessary because —
a) assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
b) economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
c) communists were infiltrating the United States
d) political machines had too much power in urban areas

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by an illustration of a flapper?
a) Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.
b) Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.
c) Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.
d) Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
a) It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia.
b) It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
c) It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
d) It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality.

What was a result of the social problems surrounding the Saloon Business in the early 1900s?
a) Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
b) Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
c) Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
d) Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
a) People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
b) Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
c) Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors.
d) Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.

What was the primary reason for masks during World War I?
a) To hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies
b) To protect soldiers from spreading contagious diseases
c) To help soldiers use night vision technology to find the enemy
d) To protect soldiers from the effects of poison gas

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