American History EOC Practice #1

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Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the U.S. in the decades after the Civil War? Options: a decrease in tariff rates, a decrease in the nation's total population growth, an increase in the price of several farm products, new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb

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new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb

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The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to

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poor working conditions and low wages in many industries.

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Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they

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reduced competition through unfair business practices.

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Which law was passed as a result of the muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?

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Meat Inspection Act

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Which statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I? Options: the availability of cheap farmland in the West, the chance to escape racial segregation by enlisting in the army, the elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in Northern states, the opportunity for factor jobs in the North

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the opportunity for factor jobs in the North

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How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?

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They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the American economy in the last half of the 19th century? American technological advances were hampered by the existence of the free enterprise system. The nineteenth century was a period of few technological innovations. Scientific discoveries had no effect on the nation's economic development. Technological innovations improved the standard of living.

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Technological innovations improved the standard of living.

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One factor that promoted industrialization in the U.S. in the late 19th century was the expansion of the railroads.

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expansion of the railroads.

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Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s? The American economy suffered a recession. The average price of an automobile increased dramatically. The number of automobile owners greatly increased. There was a shift in population from urban areas to the countryside.

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The number of automobile owners greatly increased.

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Why did imperialists like Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the U.S. to build a canal through Panama? Options: It would allow prospectors to reach the Klondike more easily. It would help Midwestern farmers ship their goods into the Gulf of Mexico. It would make transporting troops to Europe in wartime easier. It would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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It would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.