The most decisive campaign election issue in 1840 that led to the election of Whig Party nominee William Henry Harrison as president was A) President Van Buren’s ideological unwillingness and inability to take decisive federal government actions to alleviate the severe economic downturn in the country. B) the status of Harrison as an Indian wars […]
When he was elected president in 1968, Richard Nixon was NOT known as A) an extrovert. B) a hard worker. C) a man of action. D) a perfectionist. ANSWER A
What political development in the election of 1848 signaled that the extension of slavery in any new territory and any newly admitted state would shortly become the most bitterly contested political issue for the country? A) the nomination of Zachary Taylor, a slaveholder and nationalist, as the Whig Party nominee for president B) the nomination […]
Anne Hutchinson’s skillful self-defense at her trial before the magistrates of Massachusetts Bay was ruined by __________. a. her affinity for the dictum of works b. her claim of personal revelation c. her reliance on the Scriptures d. her rejection of free grace e. the fact that she was female ANSWER B
The Treaty of Wang-hsia in 1844, which gained the United States expansive trading rights in China, was made possible by A) Britain forcing China to open its ports to the West as a consequence of its military victory in the Opium War (1839-1842). B) a change in the Qing regime’s political leadership in China, bringing […]
Why did the nation’s progressives oppose U.S. involvement in World War I? a. They were naturally pessimistic and knew the United States would lose. b. They understood how financially costly the war would be for the nation. c. They did not believe the reports sent over from Europe. d. They opposed the Allied position because […]
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is seen as the catalyst for the start of the women’s movement in the United States. Discuss the conditions that helped spur this convention. Why did this convention mark a major turning point for the movement? What conditions in the United States helped to foster the development of the […]
What does the following quotation mean with regard to western migration: “The quest for something new would take place in the context of the very familiar”? a. Families would only migrate to the West after they had sent an individual ahead who would report back to them. b. People only migrated in family groups if […]
“Beecher’s Bibles” were A) Winchester rifles sent to Kansas in support of “border ruffians.” B) Winchester rifles sent to Kansas in support of antislavery forces. C) Springfield rifles sent to Kansas in support of “border ruffians.” D) Springfield rifles sent to Kansas in support of antislavery forces. ANSWER Answer: D
Fundamentally, the success of President Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy depended on A) lengthening the war until the Vietcong tired of fighting. B) improving the combat capability of the South Vietnamese Army. C) escalating America’s air war over North Vietnam. D) driving the Vietcong from their sanctuaries in Cambodia. ANSWER B
