FINAL EXAM Practice 2024-25

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Why might the author, Upton Sinclair, be called a muckraker?

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He wrote about social evils.

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Why does the author include the phrase “This is no fairy story and no joke” in this passage?

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To emphasize the seriousness of the situation

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What did the United States hope to achieve through expansionism? Options: improved foreign relations, increased U.S. immigration, new markets for U.S. goods, exploration of unknown lands

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new markets for U.S. goods

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How did the Hawaiian Islands become part of the United States?

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The United States annexed Hawaii.

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How did yellow journalism contribute to U.S. involvement in Cuba’s fight for independence?

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Exaggerated news reports created sympathy for Cuba.

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Which of these was a result of the Spanish-American War? Options: Puerto Rico won its independence. The United States acquired Alaska. Panama broke away from Columbia. The United States annexed the Philippines.

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The United States annexed the Philippines.

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Which group gained the most from the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914? Options: German sailors, U.S. shipping lines, Colombian government, West Indian canal workers

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U.S. shipping lines

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How did the rise of nationalism contribute to the growing unrest before the start of World War I?

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Countries attempted to increase their territory.

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How did U.S. entry into World War I affect the war?

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U.S. soldiers and equipment weakened the Germans.

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Which of these contributed to the enormous loss of life during World War I? Options: the use of new weapons, the limited number of troops, the superiority of Germany's navy, the lack of leadership on both sides

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the use of new weapons