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1.
Which problem is Nancy Reagan hoping to solve with this campaign?
29.B
10.F
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2.
Which caption best replaces the question mark in this photograph?
29.B
23.B
1
3.
Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
7.A
1
4.
Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process?
27.A
1
5.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established a Civil Rights Division within the U.S. Department of Justice. What was the main purpose of this division?
9.F
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6.
Which guarantee in the Bill of Rights could affect the establishment of parks such as this one?
29.H
14.C
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7.
What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?
6.A
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8.
The committee mentioned in this statement was investigating suspected members of the —
29.B
8.B
1
9.
In this excerpt, President Eisenhower is expressing concern about —
29.B
8.D
1
10.
Which result completes this diagram?
29.B
3.B
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11.
Which government positions were held by Hillary Clinton?
29.B
24.B
1
12.
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?
9.A
1
13.
What was the main purpose of this World War II poster?
29.H
7.G
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14.
Which article would most likely quote this excerpt?
29.B
8.F
1
15.
Which situation is an example of a person using technology initially designed for the military?
27.B
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16.
Which headline can be most directly attributed to the efforts of the Civil Rights movement?
29.H
1
17.
Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?
7.D
1
18.
Which option completes this title?
17.B
29.B
1
19.
Why did the United States intervene in Korea during the mid-twentieth century?
8.C
1
20.
Which constitutional provision did the most to advance the aspect of democracy Tocqueville describes?
29.B
22.A
1
21.
What was the primary goal of the 2009 Affordable Care Act?
11.B
1
22.
In 1895 the Department of Street Cleaning in New York City created a permanent group of sanitation workers known as the White Wings. This image shows the White Wings at work in 1896.
Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group?
29.H
3.C
1
23.
What was one significant impact of the opening of the Panama Canal?
15.D
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24.
What does the motto shown on this seal mean?
29.H
26.E
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25.
Which option completes this diagram?
1
26.
Which action is best described by this excerpt?
29.B
3.A
1
27.
What was the main purpose of this executive order?
29.A
26.A
1
28.
Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
4.F
1
29.
What was the primary reason the exodusters left the South?
29.B
13.A
1
30.
Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
16.B
1
31.
How have computer technology entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos most directly affected the twenty-first-century economy?
18.B
1
32.
Which sentence completes this cause-and-effect diagram?
29.B
17.A
1
33.
What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?
29.H
4.A
1
34.
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
15.B
1
35.
How have these shifts affected the physical environment?
29.B
14.A
1
36.
What is the best title for this list?
29.B
12.A
1
37.
Why did the United States fight in the Persian Gulf War?
11.A
1
38.
Which factor prompted the Americanization movement of the early twentieth century?
26.B
1
39.
What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?
29.H
5.A
1
40.
Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
16.E
1
41.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution increased the power of the executive branch by —
20.A
1
42.
Which phrase best describes the goal of this amendment?
29.A
1.A
1
43.
What was one immediate result of Henry Ford’s manufacturing methods?
27.C
1
44.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against —
20.B
1
45.
Which phrase describes a major goal of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
15.E
1
46.
What is the significance of this 1978 mural?
29.H
25.B
1
47.
Which action did the U.S. government take in 1924 to expand the rights of American Indians?
23.A
1
48.
What was the most significant result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik?
2.D
1
49.
How did this Supreme Court decision affect judicial interpretations of the Constitution?
29.B
21.A
1
50.
How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West?
28.A
1
51.
How did Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique affect the lives of everyday Americans?
26.D
1
52.
The name of which Middle Eastern country correctly completes the excerpt?
29.B
10.D
1
53.
Why would a company invest in a time-study analysis?
27.C
1
54.
Which action was an immediate consequence of the event described in this headline?
29.H
4.C
1
55.
How have these groups helped shape U.S. culture?
29.B
26.C
1
56.
Which era is most associated with the type of event shown in this photograph?
29.H
2.B
1
57.
Which phrase best explains the popularity of American music in China?
25.D
1
58.
Which situation contributed to the problem described in this excerpt?
29.B
16.C
1
59.
Which factor best explains the population change in California, Texas, and Florida during this time period?
29.H
13.B
1
60.
Which situation caused President Nixon to introduce this project?
29.B
17.E
1
61.
What did congressional Republicans call this political plan?
29.B
10.E
1
62.
Which constitutional right was most directly violated by this executive order?
29.A
19.B
1
63.
What was one way the U.S. government responded to this combination of events?
29.B
15.C
1
64.
Which statement best explains one effect of the New Deal?
19.A
1
65.
Which example best defines a historical era?
2.A
1
66.
Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?
29.H
8.A
1
67.
Which method for achieving civil rights is most associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.?
9.E
1
68.
What was the primary reason for these masks during World War I?
