US history Final

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What document did Lincoln sign that declared the slaves in the Confederate States free?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What term is used to describe the idea that America should control as much of North America as possible?

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Manifest Destiny

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What resulted from Queen Liliuokalani wanting to reinstitute political control of Hawaii to the Hawaiians?

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The American sugar planters sought to have her removed for a friendly government.

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Why did the U.S. choose to drop atomic bombs on Japan rather than invade?

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To end the war quickly and save lives

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What was the name of the structure the East Germans put in place to stop people from fleeing Communism?

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The Berlin Wall

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What was the nickname given to the European border between capitalist nations and communist nations?

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Iron Curtain

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Which era in US history is the focus of this article? Topics include:
*The division of the South into military districts
*The impeachment of the president
*The ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments

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The Reconstruction era

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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

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Muckrakers

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This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s: Civil War Era, Industrialization Era, Reconstruction Era.

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Progressive Era

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Those who wanted to make economic reform may have been concerned about which issue? Options: the influence of monopolies and trusts, eliminating political machines/bosses, conservation of natural resources, ending racial discrimination

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the influence of monopolies and trusts