Final Exam U.S. History 2023

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What were the benefits of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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The benefits of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad include faster transportation, economic growth, and the expansion of settlements.

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The Dawes Act affected Native Americans...

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attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture

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Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

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America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

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John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

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Oil

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In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following? Standing guard to protect big business, Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Leading a government take-over of large industries, Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment

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Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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What does Suffrage mean?

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Right to Vote

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What does this map support? Options: US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific, Spanish-American War led to new US territories, America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it, Panama Canal is critical to US trade

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Panama Canal is critical to US trade

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What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?

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Lusitania

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What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?

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The Zimmerman Telegram

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The Red Scare in the US after the War was a fear of _______.

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Communists