In many western communities, local vigilantes used the superpatriotic mood created by World War I to settle scores with __________. A) Mexican migrants B) labor organizers C) business rivals D) progressives ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Henry Ford introduced the $5 dollar wage for an eight-hour day __________. A) to reduce labor turnover and boost workers’ spending power B) under pressure from AFL leader William Green C) because of his benevolent concern for workers’ welfare D) to beat GM’s $4 wage ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most divisive issue in the international economy after World War I was __________. A) Russian confiscation of Western properties B) loans owed to Europe by the United States C) loans owed to Germany by France and England D) war debts and reparations ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Sheppard-Towner Act, which created the first federally funded health care program, was repealed after opposition from the __________. A) National Woman Suffrage Association B) American Federation of Labor C) National Woman’s Party D) American Medical Association ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the feminist movement fragment after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, and how did new groups in the movement respond to women’s changed status? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: feminist organizations; objectives; membership; cultural and political context
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic development of the West during the New Deal can be attributed to __________. A) the cowboy spirit B) laissez faire economic practices C) western initiative and rugged individualism D) federal subsidies and rational planning ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Concerning African Americans, during the New Deal, Roosevelt and his administration __________. A) fought hard to guarantee equal rights and opportunities B) did little to combat entrenched racism and discrimination C) lashed out at blacks in order to win votes from southern whites D) adopted scrupulously administered quotas to ensure blacks participated fully in programs […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What group was excluded from enjoying the benefits of the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act? A) auto workers B) farm laborers C) salesmen D) actors ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
African Americans enlisted at a rate that was __________ percent above their proportion in the general population. A) 25 B) 35 C) 40 D) 60 ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
World War II military recruitment resembled the experience of World War I in that __________. A) many conscripts in both wars were turned away as functionally illiterate B) blacks were barred from military service in both wars C) very few recruits in either war were found physically unfit for service D) about equal numbers of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
