When Soviet missiles were detected in Cuba in 1962, Kennedy’s advisors’ first response was to call for __________. A) negotiations with Castro and an offer of U.S. aid if the missiles were removed B) bombing of the sites by American aircraft C) a Special Forces operation to assassinate Castro D) a declaration of war on […]
Why was African American music so appealing to young white audiences in the 1950s? Why did it cause so much anxiety in their parents? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: dissatisfaction with musical mainstream; excitement and perceived danger of African American music; social and cultural anxieties of parents and older Americans
The idea of organizing a March on Washington in 1963 was suggested by __________. A) James Meredith B) Medgar Evers C) Martin Luther King Jr. D) A. Philip Randolph ANSWER Answer: D
After Malcolm X made a pilgrimage to Mecca, he __________. A) turned toward overt political violence B) broke with the Nation of Islam and abandoned black separatism C) renounced his citizenship and moved to Ghana D) joined King in founding the SCLC ANSWER Answer: B
Eastern Woodland tribes in North America believed A) God gave men the power of reason to understand nature. B) human affairs were guided by a single, omnipresent god. C) human life was superior to animal life. D) plant and animal life were spiritually alive. ANSWER D
Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of the United States would NOT A) issue paper notes to circulate as currency. B) be governed by a board of directors composed of the president’s cabinet. C) collect and deposit tax monies. D) make loans to private businessmen. ANSWER B
The Spanish monarchs who sponsored Christopher Columbus were most excited by Columbus’s A) extraction of gold from the lands he discovered. B) discovery of an all-water route to the Indies. C) discovery of new continents. D) report of his friendly reception by Native Americans. ANSWER A
All of the following intensified party divisions in the early republic EXCEPT A) the Gen t Affair. B) Pinckney’s Treaty. C) Jay’s Treaty. D) the Whiskey Rebellion. ANSWER B
In an 1846 agreement with Great Britain, the United States surrendered its claim to the Oregon territory between A) the 49th parallel and 54° 40′. B) the 45th parallel and Puget Sound. C) 36° 30′ and the 42nd parallel. D) the Willamette Valley and Vancouver Island. ANSWER A
Of the following, the Freedmen’s Bureau was most successful in providing freedmen with A) schools. B) land. C) the vote. D) economic independence. ANSWER A
