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(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)

(MC) The political cartoon below was created in 1909: © 2012 Library of Congress [Illus. in AP101.P7 1909] Which explains the message of this cartoon? (2 points)

(MC) The cartoon below titled “Where the Blame Lies” was created in the late 1800s: © The Granger Collection/Image Quest 2012 Which political issue does this cartoon illustrate? (2 points)

(LC) The map below shows train tracks along Florida’s east coast: © 2012 KmusserCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic Which entrepreneur and real estate promoter was responsible for the rail line shown in the map above? (1 point)

(LC) The picture below was taken in the early 1900s: Public Domain The conditions shown in the photograph are a result of which of the following? (1 point)

(HC) This quote is from Lincoln Steffen’s 1904 book The Shame of the Cities. In this excerpt, Steffens describes a speech given by a corrupt Philadelphia official who was trying to counter charges that his ward was “low down”: “[The orator] reminded his hearers that his was the ward of Independence Hall, and naming over signers of the Declaration of Independence, he closed his highest flight of eloquence with the statement that ‘these men, the fathers of American liberty, voted down here once. And,’ he added, with a catching grin, ‘they vote here yet.'” Which statement expresses the irony of this particular kind of corruption to the democratic process? (3 points)

(MC) How did mass production change the roles in the workplace? (2 points)