AP US History Exam Review

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Who fatally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

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Aaron Burr

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The Teller Amendment applied to

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A Congressional promise to give Cubans their political and economic freedom.

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All of the following were true of the Muckrakers EXCEPT: The exposing of evil became a flourishing industry among American publishers. A group of aggressive ten-and fifteen-cent popular magazines surged in popularity. Magazines dug deep for the dirt that the public loved to hate. President Roosevelt branded the magazines “muckrakers” because of their zeal.

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President Roosevelt branded the magazines “muckrakers” because of their zeal.

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All of the following were Populist reforms adopted by the Progressives EXCEPT: Referendum, Initiative, Recall, Inversion

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Inversion

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All of the following were true of the Meat Inspection Act EXCEPT: Preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection. The largest packers accepted it as an opportunity to drive their smaller competitors out of business. Meat packers and producers could receive the government’s seal of approval on their exports.

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Congressional passage was unconnected to the novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

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The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was

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Designed to prevent the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.

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The Clayton Anti-Trust Act did all of the following EXCEPT:
- Conferred long-overdue benefits on labor.
- Failed to prohibit price discrimination and interlocking directorates.
- Exempted labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.

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Exempted labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.

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All of the following are true of the Zimmerman Note EXCEPT:
It was intercepted and published by the United States government on March 1, 1917.
German secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance.
it tempted Mexico with promises of recovering Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

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It made very little political impact on Americans’ attitude towards Germany.

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President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT: Abolishing secret treaties, Political self-determination for oppressed minority groups, Arms reduction, America and European powers maintaining their colonial possessions.

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America and European powers maintaining their colonial possessions.

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The country that suffered the greatest amount of casualties in World War 1

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Russia