Both the “true” immigrants and “birds of passage” came to America seeking A) to make enough money to return home as wealthy individuals. B) refuge from religious persecution in their homelands. C) participation in America’s democratic political system. D) to take advantage of America’s promise of economic opportunity. ANSWER D
It would be inaccurate to describe the Rough Riders as A) cautious. B) competitive. C) enthusiastic. D) naive. ANSWER A
The notorious Hennessy case (1890 ) involved a violent nativist backlash against ________ immigrants. A) Italian B) Irish C) Polish D) Jewish ANSWER A
By the late 1970s, the government of the Shah of Iran was opposed by A) President Carter’s administration. B) wealthy Iranians. C) Iranians wishing to Westernize Iran’s economy. D) Iran’s fundamentalist Islamic clergymen. ANSWER D
Where did most of the flood of immigrants who entered the United States from 1820 to 1860 come from? A) northern and western Europe B) southern and eastern Europe C) Asia D) Latin America ANSWER A
Define the “paranoid style” in American politics and foreign policy. Evaluate each of the following as an expression of that style: The containment policy, NSC-68, McCarthyism. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The “paranoid style” alleges that grand conspiracies are at work, that malevolent forces work behind the scenes to control events. The […]
Explain why, as after World War I, Congress and the public turned against organized labor in America. Cite some specific anti-labor actions following World War II. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Postwar strikes turned public opinion against organized labor. President Truman fed the antilabor sentiment when he threatened to draft striking railroad […]
The arbitration commission that settled the 1902 anthracite coal strike did NOT recommend A) a wage increase for the miners. B) an increase in the price of coal. C) that the owners recognize the miners’ union. D) a reduction in the miners’ working hours. ANSWER C
What was one consequence of using new mass transit facilities in late nineteenth-century American cities? A) Most immigrant ethnic groups moved to the suburbs. B) Central city real estate prices declined. C) Geographically, cities became more compact. D) Residential areas became segregated by economic class. ANSWER D
When he ran for president in 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower presented himself as a A) conservative isolationist. B) conservative internationalist. C) liberal isolationist. D) liberal internationalist. ANSWER B
