Which of the following is true of the immigration legislation of the 1920s? a. The legislation had no lasting effect. b. It was opposed by the large corporations. c. It encouraged immigration from underdeveloped countries. d. The legislation was the most enduring achievement of the rural counterattack. e. It was quickly repealed in the 1930s. […]
The southern states held true to the forecast that they would vote for the Democratic candidate in the election of 1928. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
At the Constitutional Convention, __________ took the lead in arguing for the separation of powers. A) George Washington B) John Adams C) Patrick Henry D) Samuel Adams ANSWER B
By taking the country off of the gold standard, FDR A) became a secret communist dedicated to ruining monetary policy. B) became an open socialist hoping to make everyone tied to the government. C) enabled more currency to be put into circulation. D) prevented new currency from being put into circulation. ANSWER Answer: C
The creation of NATO in 1949 made the American commitment to __________ permanent. A) Europe B) Central America C) South America D) Japan ANSWER A
In what country did Italy’s Benito Mussolini first try to establish empire? A) Libya B) France C) Ethiopia D) Saudi Arabia ANSWER Answer: C
__________ gave Walter Raleigh a patent to establish a colony in North America. A) Queen Elizabeth I B) Queen Mary C) King Henry VIII D) King Edward VI ANSWER A
Roosevelt’s Executive Order 8802 created the Fair Employment Practices Committee that A) enforced equal wages for men and women in war industries. B) equalized government purchases of war materials between factories in different states. C) determined which business and industries were necessary to the war effort and which were not. D) barred discrimination by race, […]
How would late-seventeenth-century Virginia best be described? a. a plantation society, dominated by a slaveholding aristocracy b. a diversified society and economy, with minimal social stratification c. a society of small farmers, committed to multicrop agriculture d. a successful commercial enterprise that returned large profits to the crown e. a society struggling with the question […]
People used ration stamps to pay income taxes and buy Series E bonds. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
