When Harry Truman became president in April 1945, few Americans knew much about him and expected him to only serve out the term to which Roosevelt had been elected. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Khubilai moved his seat of government to A) Beijing. B) Macao. C) Shanghai. D) Nanjing (Nanking). E) Chongqing. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision argued that A) race-based affirmative action programs in colleges and universities were constitutional. B) the federal government has no jurisdiction over private matters like racial discrimination. C) separation of the races is legal as long as each race has equal accommodations and facilities. D) separate facilities […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Most of our knowledge about Khubilai Khan and China under the Mongols has come from A) the Ebstorf Mappamundi. B) written histories by Mongol scholars. C) Khubilaiʹs court records. D) Buddhist holy texts. E) Marco Polo. ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
The March on Washington on August 28, 1963, was notable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. B) 200,000 Americans marched on the nation’s capital to hear speeches at the Lincoln Memorial. C) racial integration had been fully achieved. D) it came on […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Following the Revolutionary War, the American economy was characterized by A) significant growth of domestic manufacturing. B) an unfavorable balance of trade with England. C) booming new trade with the French and Dutch. D) rapid recovery from a postwar depression. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Berlin Wall was designed for what purpose? A) to stop the flow of smuggled weapons B) to prevent spying from Germany C) to separate East and West Germany D) to encourage young people not to migrate ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Theoretical science in the colonies lagged behind that of England and Europe. Easily the most prominent American scientist during the colonial period was: a. Jonathan Edwards b. Benjamin Franklin c. Thomas Jefferson d. Ethan Allen ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Kennedy administration’s creation of an Equal Employment Opportunities committee created a sense of optimism among civil rights groups. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Mongols brought to China A) shipbuilding techniques. B) architecture. C) Persian astronomy. D) historical writing. E) the creation of a long-lasting state in central Asia. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
