Manila was to the Philippines as __________ was to Cuba. A) Santiago B) Santo Domingo C) Havana D) San Juan ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Once in office, McKinley promoted a mixture of __________ measures. A) pro-business and expansionist B) pro-labor and social welfare C) progressive and repressive D) isolationist and pro-trade ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How and why did the nature of the federal government change over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the growth of government; professionalization; regulation of the economy; forces for government growth
Date: September 9th, 2020
Progressive reformers believed the primary purpose of public education was to __________. A) assimilate new immigrants B) create an aristocracy of the able C) prepare immigrant children for college D) allow the poor and the rich to mingle in a democratic manner ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Social Darwinists held the view that racism toward African Americans was acceptable because __________. A) without restrictions, African Americans would take jobs away from whites B) African Americans were more advanced than whites and did not need special treatment C) African Americans needed to fight their own battles for equality D) they believed African Americans […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Lawrence, Massachusetts; Gary, Indiana; and Butte, Montana, are all examples of __________. A) Helldarados B) company towns C) dry cities D) ethnic enclaves ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the alliance system in pre‒World War I Europe both a blessing and a curse? A) If successful, Europe would boom economically, but if not, depression would result. B) It could produce agricultural abundance or starvation. C) It could both appoint and remove monarchs. D) It could maintain peace or bring about war. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most important and long-lasting economic legacy of World War I was __________. A) the breakup of corporations B) direct government ownership of defense industries C) implementation of a government-corporate partnership D) the reduction of government’s influence over the economy ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the German armies were stopped at the River Marne in September 1914, the war on the western front __________. A) became much less important than the war on the eastern front B) turned into a “cold war” C) settled into a bloody stalemate D) appeared to be over ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suburban living during the 1920s was possible because of __________. A) land grants to construction companies B) government-subsidized mortgages C) the movement of factories out of the cities D) the growth of the automobile industry and mass transit ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
