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The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's Depression-era novel, chronicles the lives of ________.

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  1. Mexican migrant farm workers.

  2. displaced Dust Bowl farmers.

  3. Southern sharecroppers.

  4. coal miners from West Virginia.

  5. unemployed autoworkers from Michigan.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck's Depression-era novel, chronicles the lives of  displaced Dust Bowl farmers.

Which of the following is true of the 1935 Works Progress Administration?

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  1. It was struck down by the Supreme Court on the grounds that it gave legislative power to the executive branch.

  2. It oversaw the building of massive hydroelectric plants along the Tennessee River, which brought electricity to many parts of the rural South.

  3. It established legal protections for workers organizing unions and listed unfair labor practices that employers could not use.

  4. It rapidly created jobs in fields as varied as airport construction and mural painting.

  5. It provided emergency assistance to banks, railroad companies, life insurance companies, and other large businesses.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It rapidly created jobs in fields as varied as airport construction and mural painting.

The most significant change in voting patterns in the 1930s was the _________________.

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  1. decrease in the percentage of women who voted.

  2. shift among African American voters from the Republican to the Democratic Party.

  3. large percentage of voters registered to the Communist Party in presidential elections.

  4. overall decrease in the number of people who voted at all.

  5. large number of recent immigrants who registered with the Republican Party.

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Correct Option: B

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 are similar in that they both ____________________.

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  1. were struck down by the Supreme Court.

  2. put into practice the theory of laissez-faire.

  3. were aimed at limiting the power of the railroad companies.

  4. extended the power of government into the regulation of business.

  5. recognized the right of workers to form unions.

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Correct Option: D

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's actions were noteworthy because he ________________________________.

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  1. simplified the operations of the federal government.

  2. implemented a sweeping civil rights program.

  3. extended the direct influence of the government into the lives of the people.

  4. succeeded in being elected five times to the presidency.

  5. successfully concluded World War II.

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Correct Option: C

The period between 1918 in 1941 is best known for the development of which of the following art forms?

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  1. Transcendental poetry

  2. Jazz music

  3. Impressionist painting

  4. Post modern architecture

  5. Folk music

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music.

In accordance with his belief that the New Deal had not  accomplished its  goals,  Francis Townsend proposed  a  plan to _______________.

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  1. Use nonviolent civil disobedience to oppose racial segregation.

  2. Send aid to antifascist groups in Europe.

  3. Force all "subversive" groups to register with the government.

  4. Ban women from working outside the home until all able-bodied men had work.

  5. Provide a monthly stipend to everyone in the United States over 60 years old.

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Correct Option: E

Identify the correct statement about the novel "It Can't Happen Here" written by Sinclair Lewis.

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  1. It warned Americans in the 1920s that excessive buying on credit could lead to an economic crisis.

  2. It described what the United States would look like if communists led a successful revolution in the 1950s.

  3. It imagined a fascist takeover in the Europe in the 1930s.

  4. It addressed the danger of nuclear war in the 1960s.

  5. It woke Californians up in the 1970s to the dangers of a devastating earthquake.

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Correct Option: C

During which of the following case, the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States was upheld in the Supreme Court decision?

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  1. McCulloh v. Maryland

  2. Marbury v.Madison

  3. Plessy v. Ferguson

  4. Dred Scott v. Sanford

  5. Brown . Board of Education of Topeka

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316, was a U.S. Supreme Court decision from 1819 that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures. The dispute in McCulloch involved the legality of the national bank and a tax that the state of Maryland imposed on it.

ALL BUT WHICH of the following were factors that contributed to the repeal of the Prohibition Amendment by 1933? 

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  1. Many Americans continued to drink alcoholic beverages despite the law.

  2. The law was weakly enforced by the Federal government.

  3. It had become apparent that Prohibition was a major cause of The Great Depression.

  4. Tax revenue could be collected from legalized alcoholic beverages.

  5. Organized crime syndicates had grown too large and violent.

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Correct Option: A