The massive flood surge following the breach of New Orleans’ levees further weakened the city by A) washing away bridges. B) flooding the city’s drainage systems. C) cutting the city off from federal government responses to deliver aid to New Orleans. D) flooding generators in the hospitals caring for people who could not evacuate the […]
The Vietnam War affected future U.S. foreign policy because it caused America to __________. a. pursue a more active containment policy abroad b. abandon its containment policies c. return to an isolationist policy abroad d. refuse to cooperate with nations in Asia for almost a decade e. abandon international efforts for almost a decade due […]
What Congressional measure was passed to limit the effects of the 2008 financial crisis? A) FDIC B) SEC C) TARP D) AIG ANSWER Answer: C
During the Nara and Heian periods, Japan experienced all of the following EXCEPT A) pestilence. B) high tax rates. C) an emphasis on the aristocracy. D) an increase in the number of literate farmers. E) the publication of the worldʹs first novel. ANSWER D
Peoples practicing “forest efficiency” __________. A) relied on intensive agriculture B) hunted and gathered available resources C) had a precarious life and often starved D) mainly lived in deserts ANSWER Answer: B
Between 1947 and 1961, the national income increased by __________ percent. A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80 ANSWER C
Desert farmers like the Pima and Yuma __________. A) exported high-quality flint hoes B) were highly communal apartment dwellers C) were the first to plow using animals D) lived in dispersed settlements called rancherias ANSWER Answer: D
Which of the following was true of suburban growth between 1950 and 1970? A) The suburban population more than doubled. B) The suburban population grew substantially more diverse. C) The suburbs began a process of slow decline. D) The suburbs struggled to attract middle-class families. ANSWER A
Teotihuacan had a population of about __________ at its height. A) 30,000 B) 100,000 C) 1 million D) 200,000 ANSWER Answer: D
Colonial ministers who opposed the Great Awakening were known as __________. a. “New Lights” b. “Old Lights” c. evangelicals d. pietists e. contraries ANSWER B
