Which recreational inventions of the Gilded Age had an impact on American’s leisure and entertainment? A) televisions and moving pictures B) the printing press and recording disks C) newspapers and radios D) recording disks and moving pictures ANSWER Answer: D
Most of the American colonial rebels who were killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill died from A) the artillery barrage. B) disease and infection. C) musket fire. D) bayonet wounds. ANSWER D
Grover Cleveland reduced U.S. involvement in ________ due to violent conditions. A) Cuba B) Mexico C) the Congo D) Korea ANSWER Answer: C
What characterized the American economy of the 1920s? a. a desire for foreign imports over domestic products b. a reduction in consumer spending c. advertising becoming a major industry d. a revival in small shops over larger department stores e. a boom in agriculture ANSWER C
Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution who argued a New South, which was aimed at achieving economic prosperity, had been born? A) C.L. Pettigrew B) Julian Carr C) Henry Grady D) Thomas Nelson Page ANSWER Answer: C
Andrew Jackson’s attitude toward Native Americans was that they should be __________. a. removed to areas beyond white expansion b. allowed to remain on their tribal lands c. assimilated into white society d. treated as equals to the white man e. exterminated ANSWER A
There was an assumption that the People’s Party was a multiracial party. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
The Navigation Acts established the principle that __________. a. certain American products could be sold only in England or in English colonies b. only English merchants could engage in colonial trade c. all colonial goods sold in England had to be shipped in American vessels d. only colonial merchants could engage in colonial trade e. […]
Examine the role of religion in shaping the progressive movement. What changes did religious reformers seek and were they successful in their efforts? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the emergence of the Social Gospel as a set of religious ethics to industrial conditions and thereby alleviating poverty, slums, and labor exploitation. […]
Many contacts occurred between Europeans and Indians, including trading for furs. Which was false about the results of the fur trade? a. the population of animals like beavers was cut severely b. Indians became dependent on whites for trade goods c. it often led to alcoholism d. drunkenness and alcoholism harmed whites more than Indians […]