In the 1920s, progressives were able to get several states to pass laws providing for all of the following EXCEPT A) aid to women with dependent children. B) workmen’s compensation. C) public housing programs. D) free birth control counseling. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Herbert Hoover placed little faith in A) technological expertise. B) free market competition. C) self-help individualism. D) government activism. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Generally, ________ did NOT support the annexation of the Philippines. A) Protestant missionaries B) businessmen C) labor leaders D) naval strategists ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Both presidents Ford and Carter were noted for A) their sincerity and honesty. B) defining a clear sense of direction for their administrations. C) their strong, decisive leadership. D) building public confidence in their administrations. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where did the “new” immigrants to America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries come from? A) the Middle East B) southern and eastern Europe C) Latin America D) Asia ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Both the “true” immigrants and “birds of passage” came to America seeking A) to make enough money to return home as wealthy individuals. B) refuge from religious persecution in their homelands. C) participation in America’s democratic political system. D) to take advantage of America’s promise of economic opportunity. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
It would be inaccurate to describe the Rough Riders as A) cautious. B) competitive. C) enthusiastic. D) naive. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The notorious Hennessy case (1890 ) involved a violent nativist backlash against ________ immigrants. A) Italian B) Irish C) Polish D) Jewish ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the late 1970s, the government of the Shah of Iran was opposed by A) President Carter’s administration. B) wealthy Iranians. C) Iranians wishing to Westernize Iran’s economy. D) Iran’s fundamentalist Islamic clergymen. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where did most of the flood of immigrants who entered the United States from 1820 to 1860 come from? A) northern and western Europe B) southern and eastern Europe C) Asia D) Latin America ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
