The key element of the U.S. military plan following the occupation of Iraq was to A) improve relationships with the Iraqi people and develop infrastructure. B) build a Pan-Arabic coalition in support of U.S. military presence in the Middle East. C) eliminate all pockets of terrorist and insurgent activity within Iraq. D) reinstall the Baath […]
Most of the delegates who attended the 1787 Constitutional Convention were A) states’ rightists. B) nationalists. C) Shaysites. D) ordinary citizens. ANSWER B
Discuss the circumstances facing the American Gulf Coast, in particular New Orleans, leading up to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Explain the lack of preparedness at both state and federal levels in their response to the natural disaster along with the plights of survivors due to the consequences of inaction. Answer: […]
The fundamental difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention concerned the matter of A) granting the new national government the power to levy taxes and regulate trade. B) the future of slavery in the new nation. C) the power given to the presidency. D) how states and their […]
Traditionally, banks issued loans cautiously, demanding detailed documentation to account for one’s ability to pay back the loan. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Which of the following was a founder of the National American Woman Suffrage Association? a. Rheta Childe Dorr b. John H. Kellogg c. Susan B. Anthony d. Charlotte Gilman e. Rebecca Ablowitz ANSWER C
Woodland people developed complex earthworks __________. A) after they adopted agriculture B) before they adopted agriculture C) after coming into contact with the Aztecs D) after the arrival of Europeans ANSWER Answer: B
Richard Hakluyt believed that Virginia __________. A) represented a great opportunity for England B) was all but uninhabitable C) was home to an Indian empire as wealthy as that of the Aztecs D) would serve well as a depository for criminals and outcasts ANSWER A
Cultivation of maize began in __________. A) Asia B) Africa C) Mesoamerica D) Europe ANSWER Answer: C
During the Heian period, Japan A) eliminated Shint_ rituals. B) had religious wars often. C) experienced little conflict. D) expelled all Buddhists. E) had only peasants who followed Confucianism. ANSWER C
