Compare and contrast the American workplace in industrial America in the late nineteenth century with its counterpart in preindustrial America. What things would a preindustrial worker find most objectionable about the industrial workplace? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The preindustrial workplace was slow paced, sociable, relaxed, informal, and personal. Labor and leisure […]
The authors stress the theme that in recent decades politics in the South and the West has been an unrelenting attack on the notion that the federal government should play a central role in the life of the nation. Do you agree or disagree with this notion? Explain why ANSWER This is one of […]
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
President Herbert Hoover placed little faith in A) technological expertise. B) free market competition. C) self-help individualism. D) government activism. ANSWER B
Generally, ________ did NOT support the annexation of the Philippines. A) Protestant missionaries B) businessmen C) labor leaders D) naval strategists ANSWER C
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
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
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
It would be inaccurate to describe the Rough Riders as A) cautious. B) competitive. C) enthusiastic. D) naive. ANSWER A
The notorious Hennessy case (1890 ) involved a violent nativist backlash against ________ immigrants. A) Italian B) Irish C) Polish D) Jewish ANSWER A
