Assume the role of a western farmer in the period 1800 to 1835. Tell what changes have occurred in your life. Specifically address the impact of industrialization and urbanization on American agriculture. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: massive population movement to the West; cheaper land prices; more roads, canals, and railroads; […]
In a condition of stagflation such as occurred in the 1970s, there is ________ unemployment, ________ inflation, and ________ economic growth. A) low; high; no B) low; low; rapid C) high; low; slow D) high; high; no ANSWER D
The Kefauver Committee’s hearings A) were the first to be nationally televised. B) exposed the domestic political threat posed by Communism. C) sought to discover the causes of the high postwar crime rate. D) investigated the power of organized crime in America. ANSWER D
The nativists’ strongest resentment against the “new” immigrants was grounded in the fear that the newcomer was A) a political radical. B) an economic competitor. C) racially inferior. D) religiously unorthodox. ANSWER B
The text authors argue that contrary to popular belief, “the status of women remained much the same” in the 1920s. Do you agree? Why? Would you have liked to have been a “new woman” of the twenties? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Women’s status remained fundamentally unchanged–middle and upper class women […]
Do you agree with the “Lost Generation” of American writers’ lament that in the 1920s “America had become a nation of conspicuous consumption, awash in materialism and devoid of spiritual vitality”? Use specific events from the 1920s to explain your answer. ANSWER Consider: the 1920s was a “Prosperity Decade” when incomes and the standard […]
How does the financial-political climate of the late eighteenth century compare to today’s climate? a. The late eighteenth century was a simpler time; people were either farmers or professionals, and few people discussed politics or financial systems. b. Debate about politics and finances was more intense in the late eighteenth century; strife resulted as people […]
The Iran-contra affair involved the questionable raising and use of funds from the sale of A) military arms. B) high technology. C) American wheat. D) foreign oil. ANSWER A
When Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, Americans were LEAST concerned with A) racial discrimination and the segregation of African Americans. B) ending the Korean War. C) evidence of political corruption in high levels of government. D) allegations that communists held high positions in the executive branch. ANSWER A
Those who suffered the most from the Great Depression were A) the white lower classes. B) African Americans. C) immigrants. D) the middle classes. ANSWER B
