The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972 (SALT I) A) outlawed above-ground nuclear tests. B) called for the destruction of nuclear stockpiles in the Soviet Union. C) ended the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. D) placed limits on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The legal basis for the Emancipation Proclamation was that slaves were considered A) prisoners of war. B) property. C) fugitives. D) possible soldiers. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the Deep South respond to court-ordered desegregation? a. by taking action to end discrimination in schools b. with grudging acceptance of the decisions c. with apathy and passive acceptance d. with massive and widespread resistance e. with violence and threats to once again secede from the Union ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was NOT an example of the lack of resources by the South? A) food riots B) limited rations for the Army of Northern Virginia C) a decreasing number of refugees D) horrible conditions in prison camps ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What does the number of American deaths suggest about WWI casualties? a. Deaths from disease, famine, and other war-related causes were higher than combat deaths. b. Civilians were often targets of military action, leading to large number of civilian deaths. c. The lower number of non-combat deaths indicate the small impact the war had on […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was a new military technology that led to an increase in battlefield death rates? A) muskets B) iron ships C) rifles D) cannons ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In New England, women __________. a. enjoyed rights and powers equal to those of men b. outnumbered men in church by two to one c. had no economic power whatsoever d. could easily divorce their husbands e. began to lobby for voting rights in this colonial period ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under President Johnson’s reconstruction plan, the confederate states were readmitted as soon as they A) gave former slaves a voice in the new governments. B) proved that no former Confederates were in the new government. C) surrendered to the Union. D) ratified the Thirteenth Amendment. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The only occasion during the War for American Independence where the British captured an American army was at A) King’s Mountain. B) Guilford Courthouse. C) Cowpens. D) Charleston. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why were many former Confederate officers and leaders given pardons by President Johnson? A) They declared their loyalty to the federal government. B) President Johnson did not want to punish them. C) President Johnson wanted to include these men in decisions in the Reconstruction process. D) President Johnson wanted them back in military service for […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
