Most American casualties in the Spanish-American War were caused by A) disease. B) battle wounds. C) “friendly fire.” D) malfunctioning weapons. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress’s efforts to curb the power of the “imperial president” included all the following EXCEPT the A) creation of the Congressional Budget Office. B) adoption of campaign finance reform. C) weakening of the seniority system. D) passage of the War Powers Act. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following does NOT describe the American economy in the few years before the 1929 Crash? A) Tariff rates were high. B) Farm prices were rising. C) Per capita income was rising. D) Production levels were high. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was it possible for the North and South to compromise over the divisive slavery issue in 1820? What “lessons” do you think the North and South learned from the Missouri Crisis? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: Compromise: passions over slavery were not yet so aroused; antislavery advocates were not yet […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the Filipino revolutionaries’ basic strategy during the Philippine Insurrection? A) to ally themselves with the Spanish Army to force Americans out of the islands B) to confront the United States Army in a series of decisive military engagements C) to get frustrated blacks in the American Army to desert and join the insurrection […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1873 Comstock Act made it illegal to A) sell birth control devices. B) advocate the use of birth control devices. C) send birth control devices through the mail. D) use birth control devices. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What does the phrase “era of salutary neglect” refer to? A) the late seventeenth century when the American colonists switched from indentured servitude to a slave labor system B) the early eighteenth century when Parliament voluntarily restrained its administration of colonial affairs C) the frightful months of the Salem witchcraft trials in the 1690s D) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors allege that “city life nurtured new sexual attitudes” in the 1920s. Explain this relationship between city life and changing sexual mores. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Sexual inhibitions were lifted by the anonymity of urban life. In large cities, community restraints on individual behavior were relaxed. The urban environment […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the key issues that divided the Soviet Union and the United States at the end of World War II? Describe the origins of the controversy over these issues and the outcome of the controversy in each case. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Poland’s freedom was the issue that began World […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
While he was president, Jimmy Carter did NOT A) mediate the Camp David accords peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. B) extend formal diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of (Red) China. C) sign the Panama Canal Treaty that will give control of the canal to Panama. D) establish and maintain peaceful detente with the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
