The Ninth Circuit Court’s decision in Mendez v. Westminster __________. A) affirmed the president’s authority to issue executive orders B) reduced funding for interstate highways C) upheld the legality of immigration quotas D) outlawed segregated schools for Mexican Americans ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Teddy Roosevelt, who earned the nickname “trustbuster,” wanted all of the following measures as part of his economic policy EXCEPT A) he called for a ban on secret deal between railroad companies and other corporate entities. B) he wanted additional funds in the Department of Justice to pursue antitrust cases. C) he wanted the authority […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Sports flourished in the 1920s because __________. a. city dwellers attempted to escape the violence in the streets b. it was part of the youthful revolt of teenagers c. new sports were more interesting to women d. the wealthy sought ways to relieve boredom e. people had more leisure time ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast the domestic policy approaches of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. How did all three presidents act towards issues that were important to the progressive movement? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how each president approached trusts. Roosevelt earned the nickname “trustbuster” after his Justice Department successfully […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the major causes of __________ was the disfranchisement of landless freemen by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1670. a. Bacon’s Rebellion b. Coode’s Rebellion c. Leisler’s Rebellion d. the Stono Uprising e. Shays’s Rebellion ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the U.S.S Maine contribute to the war between the United States and Spain? A) Americans blamed Spain for the explosion and deaths of sailors. B) Americans blamed Cuba for the explosion and deaths of sailors. C) Cubans blamed Spain for the explosion and deaths of sailors. D) Americans wanted a catalyst to start […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The armed conflict between Native Americans and New Englanders in 1675 was led by __________. a. Massasoit b. Powhatan c. Metacomet d. Tecumseh e. Opechancanough ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Wilson’s foreign relations with Asian nations were negatively affected by all of the following EXCEPT A) the denial of the Morgan loan to China. B) the California law denying land purchase to anyone “ineligible for citizenship.” C) pre-existing tensions that came with his succession into office. D) Pearl Harbor. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s __________. a. appealed to old-stock Americans nervous about social and cultural change b. focused solely on blacks in both the North and the South c. was not politically active or powerful d. would not admit women e. was active mainly in the Old South ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Al Capone, who took control of the liquor business in Chicago, was eventually arrested and imprisoned for A) the murder of “Big Jim” Colosimo. B) violating the Volstead Act. C) income tax evasion. D) bribery of public officials. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
