What was one major factor that helped Kennedy defeat Nixon in the 1960 presidential election? a. Kennedy’s performance in the first televised presidential debate b. Nixon’s poor performance in a presidential radio debate c. Kennedy’s extensive political experience compared to Nixon’s d. Kennedy’s warm relationship with the Eisenhower administration e. the fact that the nation […]
The post-Civil War period saw hundreds of men looking for work as the West developed and the cattle business expanded. This created a larger work pool for a small number of jobs. Groups looking for employment included whites, African-Americans, Mexicans, and Native Americans. Cattle companies, after hiring mainly white workers, began hiring Mexican cowboys at […]
What was Kennedy’s top priority when he assumed the office of the presidency? a. civil rights b. foreign policy c. health care d. poverty e. the economy ANSWER B
A problem with the 1884 presidential campaign was that both sides A) resorted to mud-slinging. B) could not nominate a candidate. C) were too focused on economic issues. D) were too focused on reconstructivist issues. ANSWER Answer: A
Denounced by most Puritans, Quakers believed in the “inner light” and opposed: a. German Pietists b. a trained clergy c. fair treatment of Indians d. trial by jury ANSWER B
The religion that grew the most due to European immigration was A) Judaism. B) Catholicism. C) Protestantism. D) Islam. ANSWER Answer: B
Which of the following was true of the Viking settlement in Vinland? A) It was established as a military outpost. B) It lasted almost two hundred years. C) It was very small. D) Its inhabitants never had any conflict with native peoples. ANSWER C
W.E.B. Du Bois accused Booker T. Washington of encouraging African-Americans to give up their political power. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
As for women workers, the American Federation of Labor __________. a. enthusiastically supported their needs b. either ignored or opposed them as members c. brought important changes in the workplace d. allowed them into leadership positions e. encouraged all producing women to join ANSWER B
Who were the muckrakers and what problems did they specifically expose in American society? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Define the muckrakers as journalists who wrote investigative journalist reports for newspapers and magazines, like McClure’s. The term muckraker comes from Teddy Roosevelt, who referred to the journalists as raking through the filth […]
