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With the end of slavery, two different yet similar agricultural systems appeared in the South.  Both had the intention to __________ but in reality they did not do this.

The “Crime of ‘73″ referred to what? A.  Lynching during ReconstructionB.  The Federal government stopping the minting of silver coinsC.  The rise of the KKKD.  The massacre at Little Big Horn

They were used to break strikes and infiltrate labor unions. A.  Pinkertons        B.  Bluekertons    C.  Orangemen    D.  Secret Service

This was America’s foreign policy regarding China, trying to secure access by everyone there for trade. A.  Imperialist policy        B.  Closed Door Policy    C.  Open Door Policy     D.  McKinley Doctrine

What was the Schlieffen Plan? a.    The German military plan to conquer France in one full swoop. b.    The German plan to avoid war with America by not sinking American ships. c.    The German plan to invade Russia to knock them out of the war in 36 days. d.    The Berlin housing estate where General Paul von Hindenburg convinced Germany to surrender.

This top-secret cable to the Mexican government sought to ring that country into the Great War against the US. a.    Long Telegram b.    Short Telegram c.    Zimmerman Telegram d.    Zacchini Telegram

It was American participation in putting down this insurgent movement in China, that gave the United States leverage in implementing the Open Door Policy. A.  Opium Rebellion        B.  Chinese Insurrection    C.  Boxer Rebellion     D.  Sino-Japanese War

This Progressive president gained an inaccurate reputation as a trustbuster.  In reality he only targeted the “bad” trusts.     A.  Theodore Roosevelt    B.  Franklin Roosevelt    C. Woodrow Wilson    D.  William Howard Taft

The US government’s action in the Dominican Republic, in taking over its customs house in order to sort out that country’s debt problem, is an example of what? A.  The Monroe Doctrine B.  The Roosevelt Corollary C. Dollar Diplomacy D.  Compassionate Conservatism.

Which of the following began as a muckraking magazine that still exists today?     A.  Popular Mechanics    B.  Time Magazine    C.  Playgirl Magazine    D.  Cosmopolitan