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The 19th-century social reformer Susan B. Anthony is best known for her advocacy of:

A. Women's suffrage

B. Civil rights for African Americans

C. Labor rights

D. Temperance

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A. Women's suffrage


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The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, aimed to:

A. Regulate and promote fair business practices during the Great Depression

B. Provide financial assistance to World War I veterans

C. Establish a national healthcare system

D. Strengthen the military during a period of international tension

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The 1970 Kent State shootings involved the killing of four students by National Guard troops during a protest against:

A. The Vietnam War

B. Racial segregation

C. The draft

D. Nuclear disarmament

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The 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City are often cited as a catalyst for:

A. The LGBTQ+ rights movement

B. The Women's Liberation Movement

C. The Civil Rights Movement

D. The Environmental Movement

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The 1947 Truman Doctrine was aimed at providing financial and military assistance to countries threatened by:

A. Communism

B. Fascism

C. Imperialism

D. Nationalism

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The 1962 book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is credited with launching which modern environmental movement?

A. The environmental movement and the call for pesticide regulation

B. The clean energy movement

C. The conservation movement

D. The wildlife preservation movement

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The Boston Massacre, which occurred in 1770, involved:

A. A confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists that resulted in several deaths

B. A protest against the Stamp Act

C. The dumping of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act

D. A rebellion led by slave revolts in the South

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The 1972 Watergate scandal led to the resignation of which U.S. president?

A. Richard Nixon

B. Lyndon B. Johnson

C. John F. Kennedy

D. Gerald Ford

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The 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik marked the beginning of:

A. The space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

B. The arms race

C. The nuclear arms reduction talks

D. The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were important pieces of legislation that:

A. Regulated the food and drug industries, ensuring consumer safety and labeling

B. Established labor rights and workplace safety standards

C. Expanded the military during a period of international tension

D. Enforced prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court established:

A. The right to abortion under certain circumstances

B. The legality of physician-assisted suicide

C. The right to free speech for students in public schools

D. The prohibition of the death penalty

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The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were important pieces of legislation that:

A. Regulated the food and drug industries, ensuring consumer safety and labeling

B. Established labor rights and workplace safety standards

C. Expanded the military during a period of international tension

D. Enforced prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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Which of the following was a significant result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

A. Rapid urbanization and the growth of industrial cities

B. The decline of the railroad industry

C. The expansion of agricultural practices

D. A decrease in immigration to the United States

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The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense standoff between the United States and which other nation?

A. Soviet Union

B. China

C. Cuba

D. North Korea

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The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) aimed to:

A. Rebuild the Southern economy and society after the Civil War

B. Establish a new government structure in the Northern states

C. Expand the United States' territory westward

D. Implement policies to promote industrialization

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The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary led to the outbreak of:

A. World War I

B. The American Civil War

C. The French Revolution

D. The Cold War

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Which event directly preceded the United States' entry into World War II?

A. Attack on Pearl Harbor

B. D-Day invasion

C. The Battle of Midway

D. The Munich Agreement

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The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, aimed to:

A. Prohibit discrimination in housing based on race, religion, or national origin

B. Provide financial assistance to veterans for housing

C. Establish government-owned housing projects in urban areas

D. Abolish restrictive covenants in real estate contracts

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The Great Society programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s aimed to:

A. Address poverty and promote social welfare through government intervention

B. Promote deregulation and free market policies

C. Increase military spending and intervention in foreign affairs

D. Expand the nuclear arsenal of the United States

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The Federalist Papers, authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, were written to:

A. Promote the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

B. Advocate for states' rights and limited federal government

C. Criticize the policies of President George Washington

D. Argue against the expansion of slavery

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The Progressive Movement advocated for various reforms, including:

A. Regulation of big businesses and monopolies

B. The expansion of territorial acquisitions

C. A return to laissez-faire economic policies

D. The elimination of the federal income tax

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Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of separate but equal in public facilities?

A. Plessy v. Ferguson

B. Brown v. Board of Education

C. Roe v. Wade

D. Miranda v. Arizona

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The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning which earlier precedent?

A. Plessy v. Ferguson

B. Marbury v. Madison

C. Roe v. Wade

D. Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Which of the following events directly led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton?

A. The Monica Lewinsky scandal

B. The Iran-Contra Affair

C. The Watergate scandal

D. The Teapot Dome scandal

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The 1972 Watergate scandal led to the resignation of which U.S. president?

A. Richard Nixon

B. Lyndon B. Johnson

C. John F. Kennedy

D. Gerald Ford

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The Red Scare of the 1920s was primarily a reaction to:

A. Fear of Communist influence and revolution in the United States

B. The spread of Spanish Influenza

C. The Great Depression

D. Racial tensions in Southern states

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The 1924 Immigration Act, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, primarily aimed to:

A. Restrict immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

B. Encourage open immigration policies

C. Provide asylum to political refugees

D. Increase immigration from Latin America

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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, primarily aimed to:

A. Abolish slavery in the Southern states

B. Grant equal rights to African Americans

C. Encourage Southern states to rejoin the Union

D. Prohibit the spread of slavery into new territories

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The 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to:

A. Eliminate barriers that prevented African Americans from voting

B. Establish a national identification system for voters

C. Enforce stricter residency requirements for voting

D. Limit the voting rights of women

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The term Manifest Destiny referred to the belief that:

A. The United States was destined to expand across the entire continent

B. The U.S. should remain isolated from international affairs

C. Slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished

D. Native American tribes should be granted sovereignty

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The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was a turning point in the Civil War because:

A. It marked the first major victory for the Confederate Army

B. It led to the Emancipation Proclamation

C. It was a decisive Union victory that halted Confederate advances into the North

D. It resulted in the capture of General Robert E. Lee