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Question 1

In 1904, Ida Tarbell published a highly critical study on
 
  A. the Carnegie Steel Company.
 
  B. urban boss rule.
 
  C. Congress.
 
  D. child industrial labor.
 
  E. the Standard Oil trust.

Question 2

At the turn of the twentieth century, the leaders of the settlement house movement
 
  A. thought assimilation robbed immigrants of the best parts of their culture.
 
  B. were generally first-generation immigrants who helped second-generation immigrants.
 
  C. generally expressed moral disapproval of the behavior of immigrants.
 
  D. directed their attention to improving urban living conditions.
 
  E. eventually saw their ideas and institutions take hold in England.

Question 3

At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists
 
  A. believed in the importance of social cohesion.
 
  B. asserted that it was the right of individuals to act as they chose.
 
  C. held a strong commitment to improving racial justice.
 
  D. believed that organizations stunted individual growth and stifled creativity.
 
  E. believed that people's character was hardwired at birth.

Question 4

The term muckrakers referred to
 
  A. western progressives.
 
  B. Social Darwinists.
 
  C. critics of imperialism.
 
  D. journalists.
 
  E. socialists.



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Answer 1

E

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

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