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(LC) What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act? (1 point)

(MC) The quote below is from Henry Ford in the early 1900s: “It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.”–Henry Ford Based on the quote, what conclusion can be made about the United States during the 1900s? (2 points)

(MC) What two different approaches did the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor take in building a union organization? (2 points)

(HC) The following excerpt was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1964: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.”Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxiv How does this constitutional amendment relate to one of the Reconstruction Amendments? (3 points)

(MC) The poster below was created during the 1920s: Public Domain What does this image from the early 1920s suggest about life during this period? (2 points)

(LC) Why were Russian leaders unhappy with the Treaty of Versailles? (1 point)

(MC) Which statement highlights the difficulties faced by those working on the Panama Canal? (2 points)

(MC) In 1917, the pacifist and socialist Norman Thomas described conscientious objectors in this way: “He may believe in dying for one’s country, or for ideals; but not in killing for them.”Source: http://debs.indstate.edu/t459w2_1917.pdf, pg. 4 How does this quotation help explain the role that many conscientious objectors played overseas during the war? (2 points)

(MC) What was the effect of the increasing use of installment buying during the 1920s? (2 points)

(MC) This graph shows Japanese immigration to the United States from 1906 to 1910: © 2012 FLVS Which conclusions about Japanese immigration can be drawn from the graph and your knowledge of U.S. immigration policy? (2 points)