In his 1963 “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., expressed his earnest desire for A) racial equality. B) black nationalism. C) Black Power. D) racial amalgamation. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During World War I, President Wilson did NOT recognize or sanction labor’s right to A) collective bargaining. B) an eight-hour workday. C) strike. D) organize unions. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Elements of fascism include all of the following EXCEPT A) communal ownership of property. B) one-party government. C) restrictions on personal liberty. D) government control of business. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and set up a puppet state, President Hoover applied the ________ , which was a pledge of ________ . A) Kellogg-Briand Pact; non-aggression B) Five-Power Treaty; non-colonization C) Stimson Doctrine; non-recognition D) Clark Memorandum; non-intervention ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the name of the 1939 agreement in which British and French leaders eagerly accepted Hitler’s promise not to seek additional territory in Europe? A) Munich Pact B) Rome-Berlin Axis C) Anti-Comintern Pact D) Non-aggression Treaty ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that in time of war, the government could limit the right to A) due process. B) free speech. C) keep and bear arms. D) redress of grievance. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late nineteenth century, farmers in the West and South suffered all these tangible problems EXCEPT A) high profit margins. B) low agricultural prices. C) high credit costs. D) high freight rates. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1935 and 1941, the United States changed its policy on arms sales to Great Britain. In sequence, these policies were: A) lend-lease B) embargo C) cash-and-carry A) B, A, C B) C, B, A C) A, C, B D) B, C, A ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was America’s first major contribution to the Allies after Congress declared war in 1917? A) agreeing to allow Allied generals to use American troops as replacement forces in British and French military units B) sending a large American Expeditionary Force (AEF) of infantry troops to the Western Front C) agreeing to allow the Allies […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The United States’ participation in World War I in 1917 and 1918 was A) opposed by the majority of the American public. B) unexpected by Germany. C) disastrous for the national economy. D) decisive to the Allied victory. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
