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(LC)Commodore Dewey was involved in which of the following?

(MC)What enabled the United States to become involved in the construction of the Panama Canal?

(HC) This political cartoon was created in 1909. The caption reads, “Try your strength, gents. The harder you hit, the higher it goes.” The label beneath the bell at the top of the game says “profits” and the figure sitting on the platform is labeled “consumers.”Library of Congress 26373 Based on this cartoon, which conclusion can be drawn about life in the United States in the early 1900s?

(MC) The table below shows the number of immigrants to the United States from different regions of Europe between 1871 and 1910: European Immigration   Northern/Western Europe Southern/Eastern Europe 1871 – 1890 5,850,689 1,160,906 1891 – 1910 3,554,313 8,244,864 Which statement explains the trend shown in this table?

(MC)Which of the following was a reaction to anti-Japanese sentiment on the West Coast during the early 20th century?

(MC)Which of these increased rapidly during the first several decades of the Second Industrial Revolution?

(MC)Which change led to a transition from the First to the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States?

(MC)Which of the following did labor organizers believe was necessary, in order for industrial workers to gain wage increases?

(MC) The passage below comes from a speech given by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in 1909:”The bill is of the simplest kind. The first section excludes from the country all immigrants who cannot read and write either their own or some other language. The second section merely provides a simple test for determining whether the immigrant can read or write, and is added to the bill so as to define the duties of the immigrant inspectors, and to assure to all immigrants alike perfect justice and a fair test of their knowledge.”Source: http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/pdocs/lodge_immigration.pdfWhat effect would the bill recommended by Senator Lodge have had on the United States in the early 20th century?

(MC)Which of these changes took place in the first two decades of the 20th century?