The text authors describe actor John Wayne as a cultural icon representing such “western” values as rugged individualism, laissez-faire economics, chiseled masculinity, independent action, and political conservatism. Who among Hollywood actors would stand on the opposite end of the spectrum from John Wayne? What cultural values would he or she represent? ANSWER Consider someone […]
The first major engagement of the Spanish-American War occurred in A) the Philippine Islands. B) Puerto Rico. C) Cuba. D) Guam. ANSWER A
The Korean War was a “limited war” in that A) the war was incompatible with America’s professed containment policy. B) the original objective of the war was to push the North Koreans back to where the attack on South Korea had originally begun. C) the United States was the only United Nations country to send […]
At the Battle of Gettysburg, A) most of Lee’s men were seasoned veterans. B) Lee’s army lacked artillery support. C) General Lee lacked confidence in his men. D) Lee’s lieutenants all agreed with his plan for a massed charge of infantry troops. ANSWER A
More immigrants entered the United States from ________ than in any other thirty-year period in American history. A) 1830 to 1860 B) 1890 to 1920 C) 1860 to 1890 D) 1920 to 1950 ANSWER B
Which one of the following statements is NOT true of the Salem witchcraft episode? A) Most of the accusers of witches were young single women. B) The hysteria was related to political and economic tensions within Salem. C) Twenty accused witches were executed. D) The event revitalized Puritan religious fervor throughout Massachusetts. ANSWER D
With the establishment of the Board of Trade and Plantations in 1696, England enforced the Navigation Acts in America with all of the following EXCEPT A) royal governors. B) customs officers. C) vice-admiralty courts. D) military forces. ANSWER D
Some historians argue that the South’s states’ rights philosophy helped defeat the South in the Civil War. Explain why there may be some substance to this claim. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER States’ rights hindered a centralized coordination of military planning and operation, and the mobilization and utilization of resources and manpower […]
The 1910 Mann Act A) allowed states the option of legalizing prostitution. B) made it a felony to transport women across state lines for immoral purposes. C) imposed tests for venereal disease prior to marriage. D) criminalized abortion. ANSWER B
Place yourself in the role of a border state resident in 1861. Would you be in favor of secession? Why? Would you fight for the Union or the Confederacy? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The decision might rest on one’s attitude toward, or investment in slavery.
