Public schools in the 1870s and 1880s __________. a. placed greater value on educating females b. vigorously stressed discipline and routine c. ignored moral, religious education d. emphasized egalitarianism between students and teachers e. were considered better than factories by most students ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Iroquois were unusual among Native American cultures because their society was __________. A) matrilineal B) patriarchal C) pacifist D) not dependent on agriculture ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the main focus of the Nixon presidency? a. foreign policy b. civil rights c. economics d. education e. strengthening the military ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these is true of the inhabitants of the Americas prior to colonization? A) The inhabitants of the Americas all produced similar cultures. B) No single physical type characterized all the peoples of the Americas. C) The inhabitants of the Americas failed to develop farming. D) All Native Americans belonged to a single race. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who benefited from the policies of the Federal Housing Administration in the 1950s? A) black and Hispanic working-class families B) the urban poor C) the very wealthy D) white middle-class families ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Many new technologies and most of Europe’s trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through __________. A) Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa B) long distance sea voyages by English merchants C) African middlemen D) Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The SALT treaties involved __________. a. the American withdrawal from Vietnam b. reduction of U.S. and Soviet offensive ballistic missiles c. removal of Soviet nuclear weapons from Cuba d. preventing outright war in the Middle East e. the collapse of the former Soviet Union ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Spanish monopoly of the New World was broken with __________. A) Vasco da Gama’s voyages B) the French successfully seizing Louisiana in 1564 C) the French defeat of the Spanish at St. Augustine in 1607 D) the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was designed to __________. a. bring modernization and jobs to desolate areas of the rural upper South b. help support continued control of electrical power by private companies c. alienate troublesome conservationists in the president’s administration d. test the authority of the Supreme Court e. win votes in a largely […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was life like for the majority of medieval Europeans? A) Life was harsh and most people were poor. B) Most people lived a comfortable, if not luxurious, life. C) Europeans enjoyed the fruits of the most dynamic economy in the world. D) Life was difficult, but it was easy to move up the social […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
