Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach to the problems of African Americans was that they should A) organize local vigilante groups to respond to white violence. B) submit to white supremacy for the time being. C) advocate “Black Power” and refuse to cooperate with white liberals. D) protest discrimination by nonviolent, direct action. ANSWER D
Account for the American economic boom of the 1990s. What factors contributed to the unprecedented prosperity? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: sharp decline in price of basic commodities such as oil; restructuring of American businesses in the 1980s and early 1990s; slowdown of rivals’ economies; rising incomes and declining interest rates […]
In Cahokia and in most settled Native American cultures, the surplus farming of a variety of agricultural crops A) was men’s work. B) was supplemented by men hunting animals to produce a rich supply of food to sustain a large community that included many who neither farmed nor hunted. C) was evenly divided between men […]
What was the main deterrent to a French dream of a vast American empire? a. poor relations with the Indians of Canada and the West b. the French government’s indifference to affairs in the New World c. too many French settlers moving to the New World too quickly d. an inability to find anything of […]
What was distinctive about the Mayan culture in comparison with other early American cultures? A) The Mayans were the only culture to develop a fully functional written language. B) The Mayans practiced human sacrifice extensively. C) The Mayans subjugated other nearby tribes in pursuit of people and goods. D) The Mayans had developed sophisticated systems […]
The 1950s is usually portrayed as a decade marked by all the following EXCEPT A) complacent confidence. B) sharp social conflict. C) bland conformity. D) materialistic consumerism. ANSWER B
What late 15th-century development set the stage for Spain being newly able to launch expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic? A) the fall of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain from power B) the expulsion of all Jews from Spain C) the division of Spain into four Christian kingdoms and one Muslim kingdom D) […]
Why did few African Americans receive proper medical care in the 1930s? A) they could not afford it B) they were mostly isolated in rural areas C) many white physicians and hospitals refused to treat them D) All of the above. ANSWER D
All of the following were features of Chinese oceanic exploration EXCEPT A) Chinese fleets were commissioned to by Emperor Zhu Di to sail to South Asia, India, and East Africa. B) the Chinese treasure fleets mapped the Indian Ocean. C) Chinese ocean exploration ceased for nearly 200 years following an edict issued by Chinese emperor […]
How might Reconstruction have been different if Lincoln had not been assassinated? a. African Americans might have gained political and economic rights sooner, since Lincoln was a strong supporter of equal rights for all Americans. b. Terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan would not have developed in the South. c. Women would also have […]
