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How late children were working.

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"Two years ago, I saw 150 children working illegally at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock.." This excerpt reveals that the employer was breaking the law regulating:

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Use protects to force suffrage.

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Alice Paul's strategy alarmed those in suffrage movement because she wanted to:

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19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

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Why did the number of votes case in the U.S. Presidential election rise by 8.2 million from 1916 to 1920?

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Workers died in a fire because doors were chained from the outside.

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In the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company:

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Levying an income tax.

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The Underwood Tariff Act included a provision for:

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Government ownership business.

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Socialists believe in:

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Science and expertise.

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Progressives had a strong faith in:

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Government.

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Which of the following was a cause of concern for the Muckrakers?

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It influenced passage of the Meat Inspection Act.

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Which was an effect of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle in 1906?

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Voters more control over government.

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The main goal of progressive government reforms was to give:

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Had varying ideas about what and how to reform.

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Progressive era reformers:

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Interstate commerce commission.

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During Roosevelt's administration, Congress gave power to regulate railroad rates to the:

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Number of votes case rose by 8.2 million.

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What effect did the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage) have on the presidential election of 1920?

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Create a banking system that could regulate the amount of money in circulation.

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One of the key goals of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act was to:

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Sell the land to lumber companies who would conserve it as a source of profits.

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The laissez-faire argument for the best way to preserve public land was to:

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Willingness for expose the corruption in U.S. society.

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Muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known for their:

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Rapid-fire machine gun.

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Which of the following best completes the diagram? Cause --> Led to --> Effect --> Trench Warfare

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Nursing and clerical work.

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What were the two jobs women performed during WWI?

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They served separately from white male soldiers.

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What did African Americans and women have in common during WWI?

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Help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

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According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would:

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Restriction of civil liberties.

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"There was a growing frenzy of suspicion and hostility toward loyalty..." In this quote, was as the press advocating?

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African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities.

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The Great Migration during WWI was a flow of:

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Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy.

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The Triple Alliance included:

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Austria Hungary annexed Bosnia.

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In 1908 the Serbs became furious when:

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Racial discrimination in the U.S.

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Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement and the creation of the NAACP were both early 20th century responses to:

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Women officially served in the armed forces.

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WWI was the first war in which:

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The Espionage and Sedition Acts.

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Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by:

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The "Red Scare".

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The perceived threat of a communist revolution in the U.S. following WWI was known as:

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American Civil Liberties Union.

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What organization was formed in the 1920 to ensure that the individual rights of citizens were protected from government abuse?

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Freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime.

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In the case Schenck V. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that:

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Espionage Act.

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What law was passed by the Wilson Administration believed free speech should be limited?

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Observe enemy activities.

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In WWI, airplanes were first used to:

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Daylight savings time and Observing wheatless Mondays.

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During WWI, Americans were encouraged to conserve energy used ________ and to "Hooterize" by _______

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To defend and promote democratic ideas.

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"We shall fight for the things... nearest our heart-- for democracy...." Why does President Wilson feel we must enter the war according to the quote?

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Assassination of heir to the throne of Austria Hungary.

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The event that touched off the first declaration of war in WWI was:

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The U.S. refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.

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Which action belongs in the empty box as it related to WWI?

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Public rallies against the Sedition Act.

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"I look upon Espionage laws as a despotic..." Which would the speaker of the quote support?

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Britain, France, and Russia.

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The Triple Entente included:

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Italy.

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The "Big Four" were leaders from the U.S., Britain, France, and ______

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Raid radical headquarters looking for evidence of a communist conspiracy.

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The organization that eventually became the Federal Bureau of Investigation was formed to:

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Fundamentalism.

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Many Americans feared that the country was losing it's traditional values and responded by joining a religious movement known as:

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Eugenics.

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What was the name of the science that lent authority to racist theories and reinvigorated the nativist argument for strict immigration control?

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Mexico.

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The National Origins Act of 1924 and the demand for cheap farm labor in CA in the Southwest contributed to a large wave of immigration from:

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A "New Morality".

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What did many of the groups who wanted to restrict immigration and preserve what they considered traditional values fear was taking over the nation?

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Motion Pictures.

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Although sports became increasingly popular in the 1920s, nothing quite matched the allure of:

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North.

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The Great Migration had a significant impact on the political power of African Americans in:

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Marcus Garvey.

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The universal Negro improvement Association was founded by a dynamic black leader from Jamaica:

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Italian Immigrant and Anarchists.

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Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because they were:

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Ethnic identity and National Origin.

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After the Emergency Quota Act was passed, admission to the U.S. was based on immigrants:

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Personal Freedom.

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The New Morality of the 1920s glorified:

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Teaching Evolution.

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John T. Scopes was put on trial for:

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Repealed Prohibition.

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The 20 first Amendment:

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Babe Ruth.

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The national hero famous for hitting hundreds of home runs was:

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Harlem Renaissance.

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The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the:

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Promote black pride and unity.

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The Universal Negro improvement Association was formed to:

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Alloted a large portion of the quota to immigrants from Mexico.

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The National Origins Act of 1924:

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Enforce Prohibition.

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The purpose of the Volstead Act was to:

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Motion picture with sound.

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The Golden Age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of the first:

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Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start.

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The cotton club was a:

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An increase in federal police powers.

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One effect of the 18th Amendment was:

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A Back-to-Africa Movement.

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Marcus Garvey's program in the 1920s emphasized:

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Writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance.

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Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes had what in common?

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Generate pride in African American culture.

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The primary objective of Harlem Renaissance writers were to:

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Were upset about the widespread effects of immigration.

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The main reason membership in the KKK grew rapidly in the 1920s was that many Americans:

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All of the above.

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What was the major reason for the failure of Prohibition in the United States?

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America Civil Liberties Union.

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What organization was formed in the 1920s to ensure that the individual rights of citizens were protects from government?

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Interest in Hollywood and "talking pictures".

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What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?

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Restricted number of immigrants from all countries.

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How did the Emergency Quota Act affect Immigration?

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Rise in popularity of sports.

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Which was an affect of radio on American culture?

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