Which individual was an African American appointed to a prominent post in the federal government during the Kennedy administration? a. Philip Randolph b. Thurgood Marshall c. Martin Luther King, Jr. d. Malcolm X e. Stokely Carmichael ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union was mainly organized through black churches. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
What impact did the Nineteenth Amendment have on women? a. It thrust women into the political arena. b. It fundamentally redefined the sex roles in society. c. It encouraged droves of middle class women to leave the home and enter the workforce. d. It had less impact on women than women had hoped for. e. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the election of 1912, the Socialist Party called for the government ownership of what enterprise? A) oil production B) automobile manufacturing C) steel production D) railroads ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors contend that Washington’s decision to defend New York was “one of the great blunders of the [Revolutionary] war.” Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Washington (acting under Congress’s orders) nearly allowed his army to be trapped and captured. Had that happened, at that time, the war would likely have […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
All of the following helped to increase the population of Alaska EXCEPT A) the gold rush. B) employment opportunities in the fishing, mining, and fur trade industries. C) hospitable relations with Alaskan tribes. D) the expansion of the Homestead Act to Alaska. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suppose yourself a delegate at the Second Continental Congress in 1775. Would you be among the radicals demanding independence or with the moderates seeking reconciliation with England? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Radical: fighting had already started; the British showed no inclination for reconciliation; the king had already declared the colonies […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements is TRUE of the U.S. war with Spain in Cuba? A) Cubans preferred Spanish rule over independence. B) The United States lost interest in Cuba after the Civil War. C) By the 1890s, a majority of Cuban exports went to Spain. D) The Ostend Manifesto demanded that Spain sell Cuba […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Volstead Act do? a. implemented prohibition b. restricted immigration c. created special supervision over stockyards, packinghouses, and grain trading d. reduced income taxes for the wealthy e. established a higher protective tariff ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
For negotiating peace between Japan and Russia, Roosevelt won the Pulitzer Prize. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
