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Legacies of Reconstruction in the South included all of the following EXCEPT

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breaking the rigid social hierarchy that existed among southern whites

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The most commonly used form of disenfranchisement in the South was the:

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poll tax

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Which statement would most likely have been said by a radical Republican during Reconstruction?

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The former Confederate states are to be treated as provinces conquered in war.\"

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Important emerging industries in the New South included all of the following EXCEPT

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Chemical processing

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The term Solid South refers to:

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the dominance of the Democratic Party in southern politics after Reconstruction.

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The most significant outcome of the presidential election of 1876 was that it:

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marked an end to the federal government's commitment to Reconstruction reforms

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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was founded as an interracial organization

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Which of the following statements about the Lost Cause is NOT true?

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It made southerners angrier towards blacks and more convinced that slavery was just

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The radical Republicans' goals for Reconstruction included all of the following EXCEPT

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stopping southern states from reentering the Union.

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White Southerners during Reconstruction used the term carpetbaggers to describe

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Northerners who had moved to the South to make a profit from rebuilding the region

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Reconstruction Amendments

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12th Amendment

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All of the following statements about sharecropping are true EXCEPT:

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Only blacks were relegated to existence as sharecroppers

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The Redeemers portrayed themselves as the:

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saviors of the South from the injustices and oppression of Republican rule.

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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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Legal statutes and constitutional amendments enacted by the ex-Confederate states following the Civil War that sought to restrict the liberties of newly freed slaves were called

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Black Codes

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Which statement about the Fourteenth Amendment is NOT true?

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It guaranteed all males the right to vote

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The group of Southerners who represented the Old South elite and rose to power at the end of Reconstruction were called

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Redeemers

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In the Atlanta Compromise, Booker T. Washington urged whites to provide education for blacks, and:

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urged blacks to accommodate themselves to segregation

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Which of the following was NOT one of the major features of Southern life after Reconstruction?

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Continued achievement in the civil and political rights of freedmen

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The legal system of racial segregation espoused by Southern States during the late 19th century and well into the 20th century. Laws segregated Blacks in public facilities, transportation, accommodations, and education

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Jim Crow

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Which of the following is NOT an element of the Lost Cause?

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Attempts to eliminate slavery by the North had forced the Southern states to secede from the Union, they had not wished to break the bonds of Union but had been backed into a corner and had no other choice once the entire foundation of their economy and society was threatened. Correct

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which of the following was NOT a method Southern State Governments used to legislatively bar African Americans from voting during the late 19th and early 20th Century?

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State Constitutional Amendments directly prohibiting blacks from voting

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Which period of Reconstruction involved harsher treatment of the Southern states driven by the Radical Republicans?

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Congressional Reconstruction

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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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The Supreme Court case that approved \"separate but equal\" facilities for whites and blacks, thus giving federal support to segregation was:

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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An American force commanded by George A. Custer was overwhelmed during the:

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Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Which of the following battles between Americans and Indians was the one major victory for Native Americans?

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Little Bighorn

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The federal land law that played a major role in helping settle the American West, which allowed families to stake a claim of up to 160 acres of land, live on it for 5 years and own it, or live on it 6 months and purchase the land for $1.25 an acre was called:

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The Homestead Act.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that led to the rapid settlement of the American West between 1860 and 1900?

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A \"hands off\" approach to Western issues pursued by the US government Correct

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Towns in the trans-Mississippi West that grew to prominence due to successful mining ventures during the late 19th century were called:

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Boom Towns

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All of the following factors resulted in many Indian deaths on the Great Plains EXCEPT

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Indians always refusing to move to new land

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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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Frederick Jackson Turner's view of the American West, which stated the nature of frontier life and the process of settling it had shaped the American character and explained our progress and greatness was called:

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the Frontier Thesis

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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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Whites who advocated for better treatment of Indians in the West believed that:

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Indians should be assimilated by teaching them American culture and ways.

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Which of the following was NOT one of the major obstacles to settlement of the American West?

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The US government's disinterest in the region

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The name given to farmers who moved to the American Great Plains and utilized modern farm machines to make the Great American Desert productive to agriculture. Lacking local timber, many farmers resorted to building homesteads from slabs of grassland for which they derived their namesake!

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Sodbusters

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What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into the West?

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the discovery of gold

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The Dawes Act of 1887 provided Native Americans with

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land allotments to individuals

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The Battle at Wounded Knee (or Wounded Knee Massacre) represents the beginning of major fighting between US army troops and Native American tribes in the West.

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False

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Whites destroyed the buffalo herds for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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the government believed the Indians would survive better with fewer buffalo

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The final Native American \"last stand\" of the Sioux Nation incited by the Ghost Dance revival in South Dakota in 1890. The re-commissioned Seventh Calvary opened fire with machine guns killing more than 150 men, women, and children deemed irreconcilable to federal policy.

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Wounded Knee Massacre

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All of the following tribes live on the Great Plains EXCEPT

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Chinook

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The concept of Manifest Destiny was believed by most Americans, and this idea played an important role in helping to encourage the settlement of the American West.

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True

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The major effect of the Dawes Act was

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more Indian land ended up being owned by whites

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One of the inconsistencies of those who believed in Social Darwinism was their

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desire for government assistance to business, which flies in the face of the concepts of \"survival of the fittest\" and \"laissez faire\"

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Which of the following was NOT one of the themes that characterize the era of industrialization and urbanization?

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Companies decrease in size, power, and influence

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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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Which of the following was NOT one of the conditions that led to rapid industrialization and economic growth in the late 19th century US?

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Heavy government regulation of the economy

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

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railroad companies

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After 1870, large numbers of immigrants from Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia arrived in the United States. These people were called:

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New Immigrants

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Industrialization is a complex process which includes all of the following chief features EXCEPT

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. increased importance of skilled labor

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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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Which of the following was NOT one of the forms of business organization that arose in the United States during the late 19th century?

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. Partnership Correct

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The first big business in the United States was

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Railroads

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The dominant economic theory in the late 19th and early 20th century US, which stated that government should not regulate the economy/business, was called

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Laissez Faire

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Railroads, with their need for vast amounts of capital, led to a new form of business organization called the

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Corporation

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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 key feature that allowed corporations to amass more capital was the promise of limited liability

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True

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Which statement about women and children in the workforce is NOT true?

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Conditions were hard for women and children, but they received the same pay as men.

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The pioneer of horizontal integration was:

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John D. Rockefeller

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American workers were drawn to the American Federation of Labor's:

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emphasis on collective bargaining

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The term \"Gilded Age\" refers specifically to a time when:

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materialistic excess and sharp social divisions existed.

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Which statement would most likely have been said by a nativist?

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The nation's purity is being ruined by Catholics and undesirable foreigners

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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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Which of the following was NOT a technological development that characterized the process of industrialization in the late 19th and early 20th century United States?

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The television

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Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s:

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labor was done by skilled artisans who controlled the output and pace of their labor

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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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Which of the following statements best expresses the belief of most middle and upper-class Americans about poverty in the late 19th century?

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the poor are poor because of their own personal weaknesses

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Advocates of Social Darwinism believed that

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wealth is a mark of well-deserved success, power, and responsibility

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Bankers' concept of a sound money policy favored

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limiting the money supply to maintain property values.

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.Bankers' concept of a sound money policy favored:

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limiting the money supply to maintain property values.

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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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Which statement about 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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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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The primary goals and aims of the Populist Party were laid out in a document called

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The Omaha Platform

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most accurate description of the spoils system is:

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awarding government jobs based on party activism and loyalty.

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

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William McKinley

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All of the following statements about William Jennings Bryan are true EXCEPT:

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his old age diminished his appeal among younger voters.

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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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Which party essentially dissolved as a result of the 1896 election?

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the People's Party

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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 Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward:

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separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs.

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The third party with the greatest importance in the late nineteenth century was the ___________ Party.

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Populist

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As a presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan was appealing to Populists because of his:

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support for free-silver economic policies.

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By the mid-1890s, female reformers had succeeded in:

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gaining the right to vote for women in some western states.

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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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Which of the following was NOT one of the goals the Populist Party sought to achieve?

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Strict adherence to the gold standard for US currency

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Which of the following was NOT a major problem farmers faced in the latter part of the 19th century

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Significant loss of land available for agriculture Correct

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The McKinley Tariff Act:

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raised tariffs to unprecedented levels.

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Farmer advocacy groups like the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party won all of the following except

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The Presidency

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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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The main goal of the muckrakers was to:

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raise the public's awareness of social problems

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

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

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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle played a major role in the passage of which act that led to better regulation of food quality and safety standards?

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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Roosevelt's accomplishments as president included all of the following EXCEPT

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promoting an amendment to establish an income tax.

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In outlets such as her magazine, Woman Rebel, she argued that use of contraception could be effective in the fight against poverty.

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Margaret sanger

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Her researched study of Standard Oil alerted the public to the corporation's vast power, and explained the ruthless methods used by John D. Rockefeller in his rise to wealth.

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Ida Tarbell

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Chicago reformer and one of the founders of Hull House, she was also active in the movement to end child labor.

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Jane Addams

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This Republican incumbent was defeated in 1912 when his party split into progressive and traditional factions

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Eugene Debs

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Founder and leader of the American Socialist Party, he received nearly 1 million votes in the Election of 1912.

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William Howard Taft

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The Nineteenth Amendment

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gave women the right to vote

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Proponents of the Social Gospel believed all of the following ideas EXCEPT

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emphasizing a literal interpretation of the Old Testament

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The Industrial Workers of the World differed from the A.F.L. by:

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organizing all types of workers from a wide variety of ethnic groups.

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Most settlement houses were staffed by

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middle-class women

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Who was NOT a candidate for president in 1912?

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: William Jennings Bryan

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Which of the following was NOT one of the basic beliefs/characteristics of Progressives?

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Faith in laissez faire

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Journalists who investigated and exposed business and government corruption, dangerous working conditions, and the miseries of slum life were called

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Muckrakers

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The \"Progressive movement\" was driven by:

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a general belief that moderate reforms were needed to help end social problems.

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The ________________ Act, passed during Wilson's administration in 1916, was designed to decrease the use of child labor

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Keating-Owen

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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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The Seventeenth Amendment

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

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An early precursor to Progressivism, what movement among Protestant clergymen sought to use organized religion to solve social problems?

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The Social Gospel

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Which of the following was NOT one of accomplishments of Progressives at the local level?

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Tax cuts for big business

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Woodrow Wilson sought to reform banking primarily through the:

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Federal Reserve Act.

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Major focuses of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency included all of the following

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using subsidies to bolster the failing Standard Oil Company

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Which statement best describes Woodrow Wilson's style as president

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He built upon Roosevelt's model of strong executive authority

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The two most progressive presidents were

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Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

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Suffragists won their first victories in the:

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West.

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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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Which of the following was NOT one of the basic techniques of Progressives?

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Pressure voters into supporting their cause Correct

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During the presidency of William Howard Taft

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the Republican Party split into two factions.

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Which of the following statements about women in the early 1900s is NOT true?

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Fewer women were choosing to get married.

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Public outrage against unsafe working conditions peaked when:

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young female workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire

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The Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act:

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Enacted a federal income tax

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Although Progressives had good intentions, they believed their ways to be superior and were very intolerant of other cultural beliefs and practices.

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'True'.

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Which event brought Progressivism to the national level?

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The assassination of William McKinley

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Progressive reform at the state level was most successfully accomplished in the state of Wisconsin.

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'True'

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One reason for the widespread support for a larger navy was:

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its use to expand and protect America's international trade.

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Popular anger against Spain was ignited by

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the destruction of the ship USS Maine.

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In the Spanish-American war, Commodore George Dewey led Americans to victory at:

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Manila Bay.

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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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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 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 Cuban freedom.

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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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Major outcomes of the Spanish-American War included all of the following EXCEPT:

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reluctance of the government to get involved other foreign conflicts

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The most aggressive example of American Imperialism was

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The Spanish-American War

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Which of the following territories was NOT ceded to the United States by Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

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Hawaii

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Mahanism emphasized

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the importance of the navy in imperial expansion.

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In his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, he described the importance of the navy in developing American foreign policy

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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The crucial role in the victory at San Juan hill was played by

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the 10th Negro Cavalry

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Rationales for American Imperialism included all of the following EXCEPT

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

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The term \"yellow journalism\" referred to newspaper stories that

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exaggerated or fabricated stories to attract advertisers, sell more copies, and inflame public opinion concerning Spain's treatment of Cuban rebels.

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In late 19th and early 20th century foreign policy, US officials showed little interest in:

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Africa

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His daring raids into the American Southwest led to Woodrow Wilson's decision to send pursuing American troops into Mexico

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Pancho Villa

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America supported Japan in the Russo-Japanese War because:

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Russia had obstructed open trade in Manchuria.

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The Teller Amendment:

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Cuban self-government

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Which of the following events triggered a chain reaction that led to the outbreak of World War I?

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The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand, by a Serbian nationalist

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The Treaty of Versailles places sole responsibility for the start of World War I on:

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Germany.

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Which statement does NOT characterize the first two years of the Great War?

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The Germans consistently pushed the Allies back in battles.

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Germany's Sussex pledge specifically required the United States to pressure ___________ into obeying international laws regarding war.

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Britain

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In the Zimmerman Note, Germany promised

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that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers.

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In which area did the Treaty of Versailles differ most from Wilson's Fourteen Points?

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Germany

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Which of the following was NOT a factor that brought the US into The Great War?

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Germany's declaration of War on the US Correct

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Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Triple Alliance?

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Ottoman Empire

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All of the following statements about the sinking of the Lusitania are true EXCEPT

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it led to the immediate American involvement in the Great War.

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Which of the following was NOT a contributory cause of World War I?

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German aggression and plans for world conquest

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Even before direct American involvement, the United States was linked to the Allies' cause:

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German aggression and plans for world conquest

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Even before direct American involvement, the United States was linked to the Allies' cause

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because of the valuable loans that banks had issued to Allied nations.

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The government funded the war effort through all of the following methods EXCEPT:

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borrowing heavily from Great Britain

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Major aspects of President Wilson's Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT:

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the promotion of regulated international trade.

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The military outcome of World War I was decided by which of the following?

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The influx of fresh American soldiers and supplies into Europe

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Who tended NOT to sympathize with the Allies in the first years of the Great War?

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Irish-Americans who thought an Allied defeat could free Ireland from British rule

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The War Industries Board was established to organize all of the following EXCEPT:

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the criteria for drafting soldiers.

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Government propaganda promoted all of the following themes EXCEPT:

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: discouraging prejudice against German-Americans and antiwar activists

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All of the following nations belonged to the Central Powers EXCEPT:

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Italy

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The Committee on Public Information:

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served as the foundation of the government's pro-war propaganda.

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The German government decided to engage in unrestricted submarine warfare for which of the following reasons?

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By preventing munitions shipments to its enemies, the German government believed it could win the war before the US could mobilize

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