Under the Constitution, if no candidate wins a majority in the electoral college, __________ determines the president. A) the House of Representatives B) the Senate C) the Supreme Court D) a popular vote ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the D-Day invasion because A) he was the highest ranking U.S. officer. B) he had the most wartime experience of any U.S. officer. C) he was the Allied nations’ unanimous choice. D) Roosevelt personally chose him. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which was a consequence of the advent of advertising and large-scale retailing? a. Europeans bought more American goods. b. The demand for goods decreased. c. Rural areas saw an expansion of their economy. d. Most consumers felt threatened by new industrial goods. e. Americans became aware of needs they did not realize they had. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Bretton Woods monetary system was created in order to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT A) to avoid the mistakes of the Treaty of Versailles such as the reparations imposed on the defeated Germany. B) to maintain exchange rates between different currencies so people could buy and sell in different countries without fear that […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which sentence best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the South in the seventeenth century? a. Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages. b. Creole languages were a mixture of different African languages with no English. c. Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After North Korea invaded South Korea, the United States sent troops to fight against the spread of communism despite UN sanctions against such military intervention. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
A major feature of Mongol conquest was A) terror. B) the spreading of Chinese philosophy. C) a large infantry. D) the spreading of the Turkish language. E) benevolence. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Harry Truman became president in April 1945, few Americans knew much about him and expected him to only serve out the term to which Roosevelt had been elected. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Khubilai moved his seat of government to A) Beijing. B) Macao. C) Shanghai. D) Nanjing (Nanking). E) Chongqing. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision argued that A) race-based affirmative action programs in colleges and universities were constitutional. B) the federal government has no jurisdiction over private matters like racial discrimination. C) separation of the races is legal as long as each race has equal accommodations and facilities. D) separate facilities […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
