True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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In the early twentieth century, automobiles became the most convenient form of
transportation.
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The most severe problems of industrialization occurred in rural areas.
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3.
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Reformers during the Progressive Era wanted government run by experts, not
cronies.
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South Carolina was one of the first states to ratify the women’s suffrage
amendment.
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The Republican Party wanted the United States to join the League of Nations
after World War I.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Why did few immigrants come to South Carolina between 1880 and 1920?
a. | They were trained for manufacturing jobs. | b. | They were not
attracted to S.C.’s struggling economy. | c. | They were not offered incentives to come to
South Carolina. | d. | They wanted to be near their relatives who had settled in northern
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What was the first immigrant group in the late 19th century to experience
discrimination?
a. | Chinese | b. | Germans | c. | Italians | d. | Jews |
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The first significant distant transmission of electricity came from a
hydroelectric plant on what river?
a. | Pee Dee | b. | Savannah | c. | Seneca | d. | Stono |
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Before there were bridges, what did automobile drivers do to cross
rivers?
a. | They used a ferry. | b. | They used a flatboat. | c. | They drove through
the water. | d. | They had to drive miles out of their way to get around the
river. |
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What disease did NOT keep young South Carolinians from serving in the
Spanish-American War?
a. | malaria | b. | polio | c. | smallpox | d. | typhoid |
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What disease caused a pandemic between 1918 and 1919?
a. | flu | b. | malaria | c. | pellagra | d. | polio |
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Why did the direct primary become the only real election in South
Carolina?
a. | because South Carolina held only one election | b. | because South
Carolina was a one-party state | c. | because South Carolina’s voters only
voted in the primary | d. | because South Carolina allowed all voters to
vote in the primary |
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Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States?
a. | Herbert Hoover | b. | Franklin Roosevelt | c. | William Howard
Taft | d. | Woodrow Wilson |
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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?
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Who was the only black man to win a Medal of Honor in World War I?
a. | Bernard Baruch | b. | Willie Earl | c. | William
Gonzales | d. | Freddie Stowers |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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A(n) ____________________ allows citizens to remove an elected official from
office before his or her term ends.
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Street cars that run on power from overhead wires are called
___________________.
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___________________ is another name for wrong-doers.
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4.
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A passenger vehicle that runs on rails pulled by horses is a(n)
________________________.
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5.
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____________________ is a disease which causes diarrhea, mental depression, and
skin disorders.
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