Explain the shift toward militancy among college students during the mid-1960s. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the importance of how the baby boom and technology helped spur economic growth, middle-class suburbanization, and social mobility. 2. Discuss the importance of the rapid expansion of higher education and increased college enrollment post-World War […]
When President Johnson managed to get Congress to pass Kennedy’s proposed tax cut in 1964, the result was __________. a. huge budget deficits b. a sustained economic boom c. protests from welfare recipients d. a major recession e. cutbacks in certain social services ANSWER B
John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic elected president. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
What do we know about the sources of the witchcraft hysteria in Salem? a. They are known to have been primarily economic. b. They reflected the community’s underlying resistance to the teachings of Calvinism. c. They lay in the community’s dislike of English authority. d. They are a subject of debate among historians. e. They […]
All of the following women were involved in the growing women’s rights movement of the late 1960s EXCEPT A) Betty Friedan. B) Olympia Dukakis. C) Pauli Murray. D) Gloria Steinem. ANSWER Answer: B
How did conservatives react to the cultural transformations taking place in American cities during the 1920s? a. They had a general concern that cultural change would lead to economic instability and loss of international influence. b. In their minds, the transformation was eroding traditional values and was seen as threatening. c. They saw change as […]
Which of the following is NOT an action that Jimmy Carter took in order to change course from the previous administrations policies towards foreign affairs? A) He cut off diplomatic and trade negotiations with China, reversing the precedent set by Richard Nixon. B) He halted production of the B-1 bomber. C) He ended the development […]
The Land Ordinance of 1787 A) banned slavery in territories north of the Ohio River. B) provided for the orderly survey and sale of public land. C) granted free homesteads to families of modest means. D) allowed territorial governments to print currency and mint coins. ANSWER A
The Strategic Defense Initiative A) was a plan developed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico for coordinated defense of North America. B) was a strategic arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. C) envisioned shielding the United States from attack by nuclear-armed missiles. D) envisioned drone planes piloted by remote […]
A pagoda is A) a style of architecture. B) a familyʹs living quarters. C) a merchantʹs place of business. D) opposite of an Indian stupa. E) a Buddhist monument. ANSWER E
