US History EOC Practice Exam #1

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Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _________________________________ A. Protective tariffs B. Railroad subsidies C. Use of troops to end strikes

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Government Support of Big Business

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In the late 1800s, major industrialists formed trusts as a way to

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limit competition

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One way the “new immigrants” of the late 1800s differed from the “old immigrants” of the early 1800s was that the “new immigrants”

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came from southern and eastern Europe

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During the late 19th century, labor union members generally believed that immigrants would

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create a threat to their job security

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Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?

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regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers

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What was the major reason that African Americans migrated to northern cities during and after World War I?

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Industrial jobs were available in the North

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What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as recall, referendum, and the direct primary?

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increasing citizens’ control of their government

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One major goal of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to

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create a League of Nations to prevent future wars

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The alleged danger during the Red Scare of the 1920's contributed to the: elimination of the military draft, ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, changing of United States immigration policy, failure of the American Federation of Labor.

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changing of United States immigration policy

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During the 1920s, the Scopes trial and the dispute over Prohibition showed the clash between

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traditional values and modernism