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The American Anti-Imperialist League, whose members included Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie, argued that:

Which statement best describes the racial and ethnic composition of cowboys in the post-Civil War West?

Ida Tarbell’s investigative reporting in McClure’s Magazine most directly led to:

Between 1914 and 1917, which pattern most undermined Wilson’s official claim of neutrality?

The dominant economic philosophy of the Gilded Age federal government was:

Which of the following correctly describes J.P. Morgan’s role in the Gilded Age economy?

Ida B. Wells became nationally prominent for her:

By 1900, Standard Oil controlled approximately what share of U.S. oil refining?

You go outside (somewhere in the Chicago area) and find that the Moon appears as shown below: Gibbous moon.png Where would the Moon be in its orbit around the Earth when we see it in the phase shown above?  Refer to the diagram below and assume your view point is above Earth’s North Pole. Moon placement.png 

Write on ONE (1) of the following essays. An Essay should be three to five paragraphs long and include anintroduction, discussion of historical facts, and conclusion. (This essay is worth a possible 40 points, donot skip this portion of the exam!!)1. Explain the various mechanisms used to keep freed slaves from attaining fullpolitical and social equality following the civil war.2. Discuss the many consequences of American westward expansion, specificallyas it pertained to immigrants and Native Americans.